Bad and Boujee
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{{Short description|2016 single by Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Bad and Boujee
| cover = BadandBoujee.jpg
| type = single
| artist = Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert
| album = [[Culture (album)|Culture
]]
| released = October 28, 2016
| recorded = 2016
| genre = * Hip hop
| length = * 5:34 (single and video version)
- 5:43 (album version)
- 3:27 (radio edit)
| label = *Quality Control
| writer = * Quavious Keyate Marshall
| producer = * Metro Boomin
| chronology = Migos
| prev_title = Cocoon
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = T-Shirt
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Lil Uzi Vert
| type = singles
| prev_title = Too Much Sauce
| prev_year = 2016
| title = Bad and Boujee
| year = 2016
| next_title = Go Off
| next_year = 2017
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|S-sJp1FfG7Q|"Bad and Boujee"}}}}
}}
"Bad and Boujee" is a song by American hip-hop group Migos featuring American rapper Lil Uzi Vert. Written alongside producer Metro Boomin and co-producer G Koop, it was originally released to the Quality Control Music YouTube channel on August 27, 2016 before being officially released on October 28 by Quality Control Music, 300 Entertainment, and Atlantic Records as the lead single from the group's second studio album Culture (2017).{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/migos-bad-and-boujee-feat-lil-uzi-vert-prod-by-metro-boomin-new-song.1971106.html|publisher=hotnewhiphop.com|title=Migos - Bad & Boujee Feat. Lil Uzi Vert (Prod. By Metro Boomin) {{pipe}} Stream [New Song]|date=August 27, 2016|access-date=November 15, 2016}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVOS_lzgEpQ |title=Migos - Bad and Boujee ft. Lil Uzi Vert |date=2016-08-27 |last=Quality Control Music |access-date=2024-11-06 |via=YouTube}}{{cite web |title=Bad and Boujee – Single by Migos |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bad-and-boujee-single/id1168812085 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114171329/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bad-and-boujee-single/id1168812085 |archive-date=November 14, 2016 |access-date=February 1, 2017 |publisher=Apple Music}}
In late December 2016, "Bad and Boujee" became an Internet phenomenon, spawning many memes with the lyrics "rain drop, drop top".{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/10315934|title=Raindrop (drip), drop top (drop top) / Smokin' on cookie in the hotbox (cookie)|website=Genius|access-date=May 22, 2017}} This viral trend, combined with Donald Glover's shoutout at the 2017 Golden Globes,{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7648022/donald-glover-golden-globes-migos-bad-and-boujee-streaming-increase|title = Donald Glover's Golden Globes Shout-Out Spurs 243% Increase in Spotify Streams for Migos' 'Bad and Boujee'|magazine = Billboard|date = January 9, 2017}} would help its commercial performance and cause the song to spike into the top ten and later peak at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 21, 2017, making it the first number one single for both Migos and Lil Uzi Vert.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7648006/hot-100-migos-bad-and-boujee-lil-uzi-vert-number-one|title=Migos' 'Bad and Boujee,' Featuring Lil Uzi Vert, Tops Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=January 9, 2017|access-date=January 10, 2017}} There were also many memes about member Takeoff's omission from the song.{{Cite web |title=Here's What Quavo Had to Say About Why Takeoff Wasn't on "Bad and Boujee" |url=https://www.complex.com/music/quavo-why-takeoff-wasnt-on-bad-and-boujee |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Complex |language=en}} The single received a nomination for Best Rap Performance at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. The track has acquired 970 million Spotify plays as of January 2025.
Composition
The song is written in the key of E-flat minor at a tempo of 127 bpm.{{cite web |title=Key & BPM for Bad and Boujee (feat. Lil Uzi Vert) by Migos, Lil Uzi Vert |website=Tunebat.com |url=https://tunebat.com/Info/Bad-and-Boujee-feat-Lil-Uzi-Vert-Migos-Lil-Uzi-Vert/4Km5HrUvYTaSUfiSGPJeQR}} The instrumental has been described as a "boom-heavy, moody-keyboard creeper".{{Cite magazine|last=Weingarten|first=Christopher R.|date=January 26, 2017|title=Review: Migos Up Their Game, Take Thrilling Victory Lap on 'Culture'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-migos-up-their-game-take-thrilling-victory-lap-on-culture-126305/|access-date=|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}} The verses are performed by Offset, Quavo, and Lil Uzi Vert, who all rap about their lifestyles of using expensive products, drugs, and being with women.{{Cite web|last=Breihan|first=Tom|date=January 4, 2017|title=Takeoff's' "Bad & Boujee" Background Role Suits His Place in Migos|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1918179/the-brain-conquering-majesty-of-migos-bad-boujee/columns/status-aint-hood/|access-date=|website=Stereogum|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Woolf|first=Jake|date=January 10, 2017|title=Migos' Hit Single 'Bad and Boujee' Really Is That Big of a Deal|url=https://www.gq.com/story/migos-bad-and-boujee-song-single-number-one|access-date=|website=GQ|language=en-US}} Ad-libs are also heard throughout the song.{{cite web|last=Gibbons|first=Chris|date=February 1, 2017|title=Migos' Evolution Is Undeniable on 'Culture'|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/02/migos-culture-album-review/|work=XXL|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318105757/http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2017/02/migos-culture-album-review/|archivedate=March 18, 2017}}
Critical reception
Complex placed it at number 24 on its The 50 Best Songs of 2016 list, saying; "The track is lurching and confident, the kind of song that's sure of its own appeal but knows not to step outside of the pocket. It seems like an unlikely hit, but try listening just once".{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2016/12/best-songs-of-2016|title=The 50 Best Songs of 2016|work=Complex|date=December 12, 2016|access-date=December 12, 2016}} Pigeons & Planes ranked it at number 43 on their Best Songs of 2016 list, saying that the "track is really all about Offset".{{cite web|url=http://pigeonsandplanes.com/in-depth/2016/12/best-songs-2016/|title=Best Songs of 2016|work=Pigeons & Planes|date=December 19, 2016|access-date=December 21, 2016}} The Fader ranked the song at number 25 on its The 115 Best Songs of 2016 list.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2016/12/13/best-songs-of-2016-playlist|title=The 115 Best Songs Of 2016|work=The Fader|date=December 13, 2016|access-date=December 14, 2016}} Fact named it as one of the 20 best rap and R&B tracks of 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2016/12/18/best-rap-and-rb-tracks-2016/|title=The 20 best rap and R&B tracks of 2016|work=Fact|date=December 18, 2016|access-date=December 18, 2016}} Vulture favorably compared "Bad and Boujee" to James Brown's song "Super Bad".{{cite web | url = http://www.vulture.com/2017/02/what-migos-bad-and-boujee-owes-to-james-brown.html | title = The Link Between James Brown and Migos' 'Bad and Boujee' | date= February 9, 2017 | access-date = June 29, 2017 | publisher = Vulture.com | author = Frank Guan }} In 2021, it was ranked No. 451 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".{{Cite magazine |date=September 15, 2021 |title=The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/ |access-date=July 3, 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}
Chart performance
The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the first chart-topping single for both Migos and Lil Uzi Vert. A week after its peak, it was dethroned by Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You", but retrieved its peak position the following week and stood there for two more weeks before being replaced by "Shape of You" again. It remained in the top ten of the chart for 14 consecutive weeks and was later ranked as the sixth biggest song of 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2017/02/27/ed-sheerans-shape-of-you-is-at-no-1-for-a-fifth-week/#105c97103a79|title=Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" is at No. 1 for a Fifth Week|first=Hugh|last=McIntyre|work=Forbes|access-date=March 6, 2017}}
"Bad and Boujee" has also peaked at number five in Canada, making it Migos and Lil Uzi Vert's first charted single in that country. As of June 20, 2017, the song has sold 4,000,000 units in the United States.{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.42327/title.hip-hop-single-bruno-mars-the-weeknd-bruno-mars|title=Hip Hop Single Sales: Bruno Mars, The Weeknd and more Bruno Mars|first=D.L.|last=Chandler|date=February 11, 2017|publisher=HipHopDX|access-date=March 2, 2017}} The song was certified 4× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Music video
The Daps-directed music video for "Bad and Boujee" premiered via Migos' YouTube channel on October 31, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2016/10/31/video-migos-lil-uzi-vert-bad-and-boujee/|title=Video: Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert – 'Bad and Boujee'|work=Rap-Up|date=October 31, 2016|access-date=December 1, 2016}} It features cameo appearances from rappers Travis Scott and OG Maco.
In an interview with Kiss FM Kenya, director Daps revealed the inspiration behind the concept of the viral music video: "The concept came about from the title really. 'Bad' is good looking so we needed pretty ladies and 'boujee' is stuck up so we needed them to play that part. I like having juxtapositions in my videos as it makes the art stand out. The contrast between these ladies dressed in high fashion but having them in regular environments grasped me. Then it was about adding in little elements after that — the doves, the noodles, Ace of Spades, silk shirts on a dirt bike."{{cite news|title=Exclusive Interview: Meet The African Director Behind The Hit "Bad and Boujee" Music Video|url=https://kiss100.co.ke/exclusive-interview-meet-the-african-director-behind-the-hit-bad-and-boujee-music-video/|access-date=January 29, 2017|publisher=Harun Momanyi|date=January 1, 2017|archive-date=October 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023035149/https://kiss100.co.ke/exclusive-interview-meet-the-african-director-behind-the-hit-bad-and-boujee-music-video/|url-status=dead}} Rapper & Social Media Celebrity, Rubi Rose, also made her debut appearance as the main model during the video.
As of February 2025, the video on YouTube has over 1.3 billion views.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-sJp1FfG7Q|title=Migos - Bad and Boujee ft Lil Uzi Vert [Official Video]|work=YouTube|access-date=June 24, 2017}}
Live performances
On January 17, 2017, Migos performed the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2017/01/18/migos-perform-bad-and-boujee-on-jimmy-kimmel-livei|title=Watch Migos Perform 'Bad And Boujee' On Jimmy Kimmel Live!|work=The Fader|date=January 18, 2017|access-date=January 27, 2017}} On February 20, they performed it on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.{{cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2017/2/migos-bad-and-boujee-ellen-degeneres-show|title=Watch Migos Perform "Bad and Boujee" on 'The Ellen Show'|date=February 21, 2017|publisher=Hype Beast}} Migos also performed the song at 2017 BET Awards.
Media usage
The song is featured in the television show Black-ish.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
"Bougie", originating from bourgeois, has been a popularly referenced term within African American cultural media. Due to the mass proliferation of the song, the term 'bougie'/'boujee' quickly rose to popularity in hip hop culture and social media.{{Cite web |title=What Does Boujee Mean And Who Said It First? |url=https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/boujee/ |access-date=March 20, 2022 |website=Dictionary.com |date=April 11, 2018 |language=en-US}} Netizens have also created memes utilizing select lines from the song.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theringer.com/2017/1/9/16039250/migos-bad-and-boujee-billboard-hit-56599b15186a|title = How Memes Turned Migos's "Bad and Boujee" into a Billboard Hit|date = January 9, 2017}}
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2016–2017)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{singlechart|Australia|34|artist=Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert|song=Bad and Boujee|rowheader=true|access-date=January 21, 2017}} |
| scope="row"| Australia Urban (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/charts/urban-singles-chart|title=ARIA Urban Singles Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=February 11, 2017}}
| 3 |
| {{singlechart|Flanders|50|artist=Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert|song=Bad and Boujee|rowheader=true|access-date=February 11, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|Wallonia Tip|25|artist=Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert|song=Bad and Boujee|rowheader=true|access-date=February 4, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|Canada|5|artist=Migos|rowheader=true|access-date=January 18, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|Czechdigital|69|year=2017|week=03|rowheader=true|access-date=January 31, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|Denmark|39|artist=Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert|song=Bad and Boujee|rowheader=true|access-date=February 15, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|France|77|artist=Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert|song=Bad and Boujee|rowheader=true|access-date=January 28, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|Germany|65|songid=1622383|artist=Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert|song=Bad and Boujee|rowheader=true|access-date=February 3, 2017}} |
| scope="row"| Ireland (IRMA){{cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Migos|title=irish-charts.com – Discography Migos|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=June 23, 2017}}
| 40 |
| {{singlechart|Dutch100|41|artist=Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert|song=Bad and Boujee|rowheader=true|access-date=February 11, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|New Zealand|17|artist=Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert|song=Bad and Boujee|rowheader=true|access-date=February 3, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|Norway|29|artist=Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert|song=Bad and Boujee|rowheader=true|access-date=February 11, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|Portugal|34|artist=Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert|song=Bad and Boujee|rowheader=true|access-date=February 23, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|Scotland|87|date=20170120|rowheader=true|access-date=January 21, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|Sweden|37|artist=Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert|song=Bad and Boujee|rowheader=true|access-date=January 21, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|Switzerland|31|artist=Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert|song=Bad and Boujee|rowheader=true|access-date=February 6, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|UK|30|date=20170223|rowheader=true|access-date=February 26, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|UKindie|1|date=20170223|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 2, 2025}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|1|artist=Migos|rowheader=true|access-date=January 10, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|1|artist=Migos|rowheader=true|access-date=January 10, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|31|artist=Migos|rowheader=true|access-date=February 23, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardrhythmic|1|artist=Migos|rowheader=true|access-date=February 28, 2017}} |
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| scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/hot-r-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Decade-End Charts: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|magazine=Billboard|date=October 31, 2019|access-date=January 13, 2020}}
| 46 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2016|certyear=2019|access-date=November 12, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert|title=Bad and Boujee|award=Platinum|id=12970|relyear=2016|certyear=2023|type=single|access-date=September 27, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert|title=Bad and Boujee|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2018|certmonth=03|access-date=April 9, 2018}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert|title=Bad and Boujee|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2016|certyear=2019|access-date=August 15, 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2016|certyear=2019|artist=Migos|title=Bad and Boujee|id=4673|access-date=December 31, 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert|title=Bad and Boujee|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2016|id=2017-03-03|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|relmonth=10}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2021|certmonth=11|access-date=November 11, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|artist=Migos feat. Lil Uzi Vert|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2016|certyear=2022|id=file_2022-05-13-15-04-29.pdf|access-date=May 23, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2016|certyear=2020|artist=Migos|title=Bad and Boujee|access-date=May 2, 2020|id=14217-4363-1}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|number=4|relyear=2016|certyear=2017|artist=Migos|title=Bad and Boujee|access-date=June 22, 2017}}
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See also
References
{{reflist|30em}}
{{Migos}}
{{Lil Uzi Vert}}
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Category:Songs written by Quavo
Category:Songs written by Offset (rapper)
Category:Songs written by Lil Uzi Vert
Category:Songs written by Metro Boomin
Category:Song recordings produced by Metro Boomin
Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
Category:300 Entertainment singles
Category:Atlantic Records singles