The 6th track off of Big Boi’s sophomore solo LP, Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors, featuring a hook from Kid Cudi.

This all-star posse cut showcases three distinctive rappers trying to out-stunt each other on the subject of fucking “bad bitches.” Rocky called the song a “reunion” of Drake’s 2012 Club Paradise Tour, which featured Rocky, Kendrick Lamar, and 2 Chainz as opening acts.

“Fuckin’ Problems” began as a collaboration between Drake and 2 Chainz, when a line from the latter inspired the nascent song’s concept and hook. Drake and longtime producer Noah “40” Shebib, who were also working on a posthumous Aaliyah album at the time, interpolated unreleased vocal samples from the late singer to form the basis of the beat.

According to Drake, the aggressive nature of the song was a response to Kendrick and those who tried to categorize him as a “soft” artist:

It was actually Kendrick’s record first. He had asked me to get on “Poetic Justice,” and again I was like, “Oh, ‘Poetic Justice.‘” It’s a great song, but it’s the typical, you know, “I’m going to be on the soft girls song on the album.” So it was like, “Let me give you some shit.”

Drake submitted the song for inclusion on Kendrick’s good kid, m.A.A.d city album, but it was ultimately not included because it didn’t fit with the LP’s narrative.

The song finally found a home with A$AP Rocky, who released it as the second single in advance of his 2013 debut Long. Live. A$AP. According to Rocky, he was under pressure to deliver a hit. “The expectations for me [were] almost unfair, and unrealistic,” he says. “I just wanted [a song] to really back up that hype.”

Despite its explicit lyrics and title, “Fuckin’ Problems” was a major success on radio, eventually becoming a top 10 pop hit and Rocky’s most successful song to date. A video directed by Sam Lecca and Clark Jackson, and featuring all four artists, was released.

After the song became a major success, Drake reflected on his choice to give it away:

Most people would be like, “Oh, we’re going to save this for six, seven months, until my album comes out.” For me it’s, well, I’m going to give this song to someone who is popping now. We’re all on tour now. It’s a big record. It needs to come out in the next two months. I made that personal decision.

Sure, I sacrificed the record. Maybe they’ll think I’m crazy. But I’m very present in the rap game even when I’m working on an album. What I do is pick five or six songs and disperse out and say, ‘This is going to keep me very much alive in people’s minds for the next year.’