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He Ain't wit Me Now (Tho)

"He Ain't wit Me Now (Tho)"
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Single by RichGirl
from the album RichGirl
Released June 2, 2009
Format CD single
Digital Single
Recorded 2009
Genre R&B, Hip hop
Length 3:45
Label Richcraft/Jive
Writer(s) Rich Harrison
Producer(s) Rich Harrison
RichGirl singles chronology
"24's"
(2009)
"He Ain't wit Me Now (Tho)"
(2009)
"Swagger Right"
(2010)

"He Ain't wit Me Now (Tho)" is a song by R&B girl group RichGirl. The song serves as the group's debut single from the girls' self-titled debut album, RichGirl, which was later shelved following the group's disbandment. The single was produced and written by Rich Harrison, who has additionally worked with Beyoncé on her chart-topping "Crazy in Love" and Amerie on "1 Thing". The song was digitally released on June 2, 2009 on iTunes, and released onto Rhythmic and Urban radio the following July.

Many critics have given positive reviews on the single, complimenting Harrison's beat as "hectic" and "blinding" and being in huge favor of the ladies vocal-performances, stating that when both are added together it creates a song as "dangerous" as "He Ain't wit Me Now (Tho)." A music video for the single was shot and directed by Ray Kay and released on May 22, 2009.

The song serves as the lead single of the group's self-entitled debut album RichGirl. The song was released for digital download on June 2, 2009. In the month of July 2009, the single was released onto Rhythmic, Urban and Urban Club radio. The song was additionally released on a free EP distributed by the girls' official website, along with the group's promotional single "24's" and three snippets of songs expected to be included on their debut album.

The song has been performed multiple times by the girls, most of which have been at exclusive concerts and televised appearances. While touring with Beyoncé Knowles as the opening act of the I Am... Tour, the girls included the song on their setlist, performing the single in outfits similar to the music video with ladders on stage. The song was additionally performed at many exclusive concerts held by certain radio stations including BB Kings and a Kiss FM concert.

The song received very positive reviews by critics most of which complimented the girls debuting with such an explosion of base and vocal power-houses. Daniel of MTV Buzzworthy stated "I do expect that this jam is gonna bounce your ass all the way through summer before you even notice school's out. Get wise to RichGirl and brace yourself for more high-drama R&B out of these ATL all-stars, coming your way soon." Ben Ratliff of The New York Times put the song on a list of "Notable Dispatches From the Edge of Jazz and Beyond" that came in at #3 on the "Top Songs". With a rating of seven out of ten, NewMusicReviews named the single decent, stating that although it might not find multiple chart-success it may still receive plenty of "action." Awarding the song three stars out of five, DJBooth showed great praise for the song stating that although their album doesn't have a release date, that all may change following possible success with the single. Felipe Delerme of FADER praised the song for bringing back the "glory days of Glam&B," adding that they saved a spot in an "R&B Honeys desktop folder" for a group like this to perform this kind of song. Delerme ended his review by stating that the song's release could mark the return to a simpler time.


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