Start wit Me

"Start wit Me"
"Start wit Me"
Single by Roddy Ricch featuring Gunna
from the album Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial
Released	October 25, 2019
Length	2:38
Label	Atlantic; Bird Vision;
Songwriter(s)	Rodrick Moore, Jr.; Sergio Kitchens; Tahj Morgan; Jasper Harris;
Producer(s)	JetsonMade; Harris;
Roddy Ricch singles chronology
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Music video
	"Start wit Me" on YouTube

"Start wit Me" is a song by American rapper Roddy Ricch, featuring vocals from fellow American rapper Gunna. The song was released as the second single from Ricch's debut studio album, Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial, on October 25, 2019. The song was written by the artists and the producers JetsonMade and Jasper Harris.

Composition and lyrics

The song's beat has been compared to that of American rapper DaBaby's sound. Lyrically, Ricch "tweaks cliches just enough to stay unpredictable", rapping about his extravagant lifestyle and his "brand new draco", with him and Gunna throwing warning shots to any opposers threatening to step to them.^[1]

Critical reception

Upon its release, Pitchfork named it the "New Rap Song of the Day", with the magazine's Sheldon Pearce praising producer JetsonMade's flute line and "caroming drums that elevate the song".^[1]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Start wit Me" was first released onto YouTube on October 28, 2019.^[2] It was directed by Spike Jordan and shot in California, giving off "street vibes with various foreign cars, guns, and girls".^[3] According to Heran Mamo of Billboard, the video "depicts the real-life peril a neighborhood like Ricch's Compton hometown regularly goes through when a group plots and carries out; a drive-by shooting on another [group], juxtaposing the resulting bloodshed with the local kids' sidewalk chalk drawings". Conversely, Mamo further noted, Ricch "feels richer than ever in the cinematic clip, as he sits atop a Rolls-Royce (coincidentally with the star's same initials) and brags about his new guns and designer jewels alike".^[4]

Live performances

On December 16, 2019, Roddy Ricch performed the song live, alongside an 8-piece orchestra, at Peppermint Club in Los Angeles^[5] for Audiomack's Trap Symphony series.^[6]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[7]

Roddy Ricch – vocals, songwriting
Gunna – vocals, songwriting
JetsonMade – production, songwriting
Jasper Harris – production, songwriting
Derek "MixedByAli" Ali – mixing
Mike Bozzi – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019–2020)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[8]	63
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)^[9]	37
US Billboard Hot 100^[10]	56
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[11]	25
US Rolling Stone Top 100^[12]	23

Year-end charts

Chart (2020)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[13]	86

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[14]	Platinum	80,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[15]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b Pearce, Sheldon (October 31, 2019). "The Ones: Roddy Ricch's "Start wit Me" [ft. Gunna]". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
^ "Roddy Ricch - Start Wit Me (feat. Gunna) [Official Music Video]". October 28, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2020 – via YouTube.
^ "NEW HEAT: RODDY RICCH & GUNNA DROP 'START WIT ME' VISUAL". Hot 97. October 29, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
^ Mamo, Heran (February 18, 2020). "Here Are the Lyrics to Roddy Ricch & Gunna's 'Start Wit Me'". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
^ "Roddy Ricch Trap Symphony With Live Orchestra (Full Performance)". Audiomack. December 16, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2020 – via YouTube.
^ Price, Joe (December 16, 2019). "Watch Roddy Ricch's Full 'Trap Symphony' Performance With 8-Piece Orchestra". Complex. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
^ "Credits / Start Wit Me (feat. Gunna) / Roddy Ricch – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
^ "Roddy Ricch Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 4, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
^ "Roddy Ricch Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
^ "Roddy Ricch Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
^ "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
^ "Canadian single certifications – Roddy Ricch – Start wit Me". Music Canada.
^ "American single certifications – Roddy Ricch – Start wit Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 6, 2021.

[The_Ones-1] Pearce, Sheldon (October 31, 2019). "The Ones: Roddy Ricch's "Start wit Me" [ft. Gunna]". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 3, 2020.

[2] "Roddy Ricch - Start Wit Me (feat. Gunna) [Official Music Video]". October 28, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2020 – via YouTube.

[Hot_97-3] "NEW HEAT: RODDY RICCH & GUNNA DROP 'START WIT ME' VISUAL". Hot 97. October 29, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2020.

[BB_Lyrics-4] Mamo, Heran (February 18, 2020). "Here Are the Lyrics to Roddy Ricch & Gunna's 'Start Wit Me'". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2020.

[5] "Roddy Ricch Trap Symphony With Live Orchestra (Full Performance)". Audiomack. December 16, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2020 – via YouTube.

[TrapSymp-6] Price, Joe (December 16, 2019). "Watch Roddy Ricch's Full 'Trap Symphony' Performance With 8-Piece Orchestra". Complex. Retrieved April 3, 2020.

[7] "Credits / Start Wit Me (feat. Gunna) / Roddy Ricch – TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved April 2, 2020.

[sc_Canada_Roddy_Ricch-8] "Roddy Ricch Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2020.

[9] "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 4, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2020.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Roddy_Ricch-10] "Roddy Ricch Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2020.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Roddy_Ricch-11] "Roddy Ricch Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2020.

[12] "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 3, 2020.

[13] "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2020.

[CanadaRoddy_RicchStart_wit_MesingleCertRef-14] "Canadian single certifications – Roddy Ricch – Start wit Me". Music Canada.

[United_StatesRoddy_RicchStart_wit_MesingleCertRef-15] "American single certifications – Roddy Ricch – Start wit Me". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 6, 2021.

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v t e Roddy Ricch
Discography
Studio albums	Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial (2019) Live Life Fast (2021) The Navy Album (2025)
Mixtapes	Feed Tha Streets II (2018) Feed Tha Streets III (2022)
Singles	"Die Young" "Every Season" "Project Dreams" "How It Is" "Ballin'" "Big Stepper" "Start wit Me" "Tip Toe" "The Box" "High Fashion" "4 Da Gang" "Late at Night" "Stop Breathing" "Aston Martin Truck" "Twin" "Survivor's Remorse"
Featured singles	"Racks in the Middle" "Wow. (Remix)" "Letter to Nipsey" "Walk Em Down" "Numbers" "Rockstar" "The Woo" "Gifted" "Lemonade (Remix)" "Body in Motion" "Too Easy (Remix)" "Cooped Up" "B.R.O. (Better Ride Out)" "Pissy"
Other songs	"Pure Souls" "Dodger Blue"

v t e Gunna
Discography
Studio albums	Drip or Drown 2 (2019) Wunna (2020) DS4Ever (2022) A Gift & a Curse (2023) One of Wun (2024) The Last Wun (2025)
Compilation albums	Slime Language 2 (with YSL Records and Young Thug) (2021)
Mixtapes	Drip Season 3 (2018) Drip Harder (with Lil Baby) (2018)
Singles	"Sold Out Dates" "Drip Too Hard" "One Call" "Speed It Up" "Skybox" "Turks" "Wunna" "Dollaz on My Head" "Lemonade" "Young Wheezy" "Repeat It" "Too Easy" "Banking on Me" "Bread & Butter" "FukUMean" "Bachelor" "Bittersweet" "Prada Dem" "Jump" "WhatsApp (Wassam)" "Style Rare" "Him All Along" "Got Damn" "Won't Stop"
Featured singles	"Yosemite" "Space Cadet" "Heat" "Stuck in a Dream" "Hot" "Start wit Me" "Numbers" "My Oh My" (remix) "Big" "His & Hers"
Other songs	"Life Goes On" "Chanel (Go Get It)" "Never Recover" "Can't Leave Without It" "Pop Out Again" "Dior" (remix) "Top Floor" "Solid" "Ski" "Pushin P" "P Power" "What Happened to Virgil" "Back to the Moon" "One of Wun" "On One Tonight" "Baby I'm Back" (remix) "Just Say Dat" "Sakpase" "At My Purest" "WGFT" "Forever Be Mine" "Different Species"

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