Broke as Fuck

The song contains a trap beat{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-lost-boy-mw0003303225|title=The Lost Boy – YBN Cordae|publisher=AllMusic|last=Thomas|first=Fred|accessdate=February 23, 2024}} that mainly consists of bass and keyboard.{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/ybn-cordae-the-lost-boy|title=YBN Cordae – The Lost Boy|work=Clash|last=Tyrell|first=Nicolas|date=July 26, 2019|accessdate=March 30, 2020}} Lyrically, Cordae details his PTSD resulting from traumatic events in his life, such as the death of his grandmother, the murder of his cousin,{{cite news |last1=Udensi |first1=Derek |title=YBN Cordae’s Sold-Out Tour Promises a Bigger ATX Stake Next Time Through |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/music/2020-03-02/ybn-cordaes-soldout-tour-promises-a-bigger-atx-stake-next-time-through/ |access-date=23 February 2024 |work=The Austin Chronicle |date=March 2, 2020}} and his brother being sentenced to prison.{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/ybn-cordae-the-lost-boy|title=YBN Cordae – The Lost Boy|work=Clash|last=Tyrell|first=Nicolas|date=July 26, 2019|accessdate=March 30, 2020}} The beat switches halfway through the song.{{cite news |last1=Galil |first1=Leor |title=YBN Cordae sounds like he could charm the entire music industry on The Lost Boy |url=https://chicagoreader.com/music/ybn-cordae-sounds-like-he-could-charm-the-entire-music-industry-on-the-lost-boy/ |access-date=23 February 2024 |work=Chicago Reader |date=January 24, 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Aaron |title=YBN Cordae Pays The Price For Taking A Five-Finger Discount In His Eerie ‘Broke As F*ck’ Video |url=https://uproxx.com/music/ybn-cordae-broke-as-fck-video/ |website=Uproxx |access-date=23 February 2024 |date=August 15, 2019}}

Scott Glaysher of HipHopDX regarded the song to be the "biggest and brashest 'banger'" from The Lost Boy.{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3495/title.review-ybn-cordaes-the-lost-boy-showcases-the-promise-ahead|title=Review: YBN Cordae's "The Lost Boy" Showcases The Promise Ahead|work=HipHopDX|last=Glaysher|first=Scott|date=August 14, 2019|accessdate=March 30, 2020}} Leor Galil of Chicago Reader wrote, "when the vitriolic beat on 'Broke as Fuck' transitions into a sumptuous soul melody, he switches gears as smoothly and flawlessly as somebody who's been doing it since birth."

An official music video was directed by Josh Forman released on August 15, 2019. In it, Cordae and his friends ride bicycles to a convenience store, where they cause havoc{{cite web |last1=A. |first1=Aron |title=YBN Cordae Goes Back To When He Was "Broke As F*ck" In New Visual |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/184214-ybn-cordae-goes-back-to-when-he-was-broke-as-f-ck-in-new-visual-new-video |website=HotNewHipHop |access-date=23 February 2024 |date=August 15, 2019}} and shoplift. Cordae raps his verse until his friends run out of the store and he follows suit. While his friends escape, Cordae is shot by the clerk before he can. The song's beat switch then occurs. Cordae wakes up, finding himself in a mountain trail. Recreating the cover of The Lost Boy, Cordae wanders past a sign reading "The Lost Boy" that points to different paths.

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