In a later interview with Billboard in April 2012, Rocky expressed his desire to release the song still but said he may not feature it on his debut album, Long. If he wants to put it on the album, that's that." But A$AP really wanted to use it for his album and as much as we love the song and are super excited to put it out and are disappointed that it's not out, we've got to respect that. I don't think even the people involved had any idea it would have such a large impact in such a short amount of time. On the topic of the leak, The Kickdrums told Complex "Well, we had like a general consensus to go ahead and leak it. I gotta work with her! My dream girl acknowledges me!'"ĪSAP Rocky on Del Rey, Billboard May 2012 interview when she said I was her favorite rapper, I was like, 'Oh fuck no, man. I probably heard it in July, August for the first time, I think it was 'Blue Jeans.' And from then on, I'm like. "I fell in love with her voice the first time I heard it.
The production duo insisted they had not leaked it, stating their shared shock at the track being leaked. He took to Twitter to denounce his involvement with the song, saying he had freestyle to get a feel for the song and that his lyrics were not on par with what he would officially release. Alongside that, Rocky promoted the song with MTV and said they had changed the title from "My Bitch" to "Ridin'" for better radio play, implying his intentions for it to serve as a single.Īfter the song was leaked, Rocky expressed frustration with the producers, who he accused of leaking the track. Promotion Īll musicians involved with the song had promoted it in various interviews, with Rocky and The Kickdrums releasing a "behind the scenes" in-studio video documenting the making of the song.
Supposedly, the producers were hours away from releasing their mixtape, Follow the Leaders, online for free with "Ridin'" featured on it when Rocky's team stepped in and had the song removed from the tracklist.
Both Rocky and The Kickdrums had planned to feature it on their separate releases, but neither had ended up using it on their records. The track was written by Rocky and Del Rey while it was produced by The Kickdrums. Originally titled "My Bitch", the song was leaked on June 27, 2012.