Oprah's Bank Account
{{short description|2020 single by Lil Yachty and DaBaby featuring Drake}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Oprah's Bank Account
| cover = Lil Yachty and DaBaby - Oprah's Bank Account.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Lil Yachty and DaBaby featuring Drake
| album = Lil Boat 3
| released = {{start date|2020|03|09}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| length = {{duration|m=3|s=26}}
| label = Quality Control
| writer =
- Miles McCollum
- Jonathan Kirk
- Aubrey Graham
- Earl Bynum
| producer = Earl on the Beat
| chronology = Lil Yachty
| prev_title = Hightop Shoes
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Split/Whole Time
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{ Extra chronology
| artist = DaBaby
| type = single
| prev_title = Fucked Up
| prev_year = 2020
| title = Oprah's Bank Account
| year = 2020
| next_title = S.O.E
| next_year = 2020
}}{{ Extra chronology
| artist = Drake
| type = single
| prev_title = Life Is Good
| prev_year = 2020
| title = Oprah's Bank Account
| year = 2020
| next_title = Toosie Slide
| next_year = 2020
}}{{External music video|{{YouTube|eb4CtV8zTk|"Oprah's Bank Account"}}}}
}}
"Oprah's Bank Account" is a song by American rappers Lil Yachty and DaBaby featuring Canadian rapper Drake. Produced by Earl on the Beat, it was released by Quality Control on March 9, 2020 alongside a comedic video, where Lil Yachty portrays talk-show host Oprah Winfrey.{{Citation |title=Oprah's Bank Account (feat. Drake) – Single by Lil Yachty & DaBaby |url=https://music.apple.com/album/oprahs-bank-account-feat-drake-single/1501793202 |website=Apple Music |access-date=March 9, 2020}}{{Cite web |date=March 9, 2020 |title=Lil Yachty Drops 'Oprah's Bank Account' Video with Drake & DaBaby |url=https://www.rap-up.com/article/2020/03/09/lil-yachty-drake-dababy-oprahs-bank-account-video/ |access-date=March 9, 2020 |website=Rap-Up}}{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/drake-and-dababy-join-lil-yachty-in-video-for-new-song-oprahs-bank-account-watch/|title=Drake Joins Lil Yachty on New Song "Oprah's Bank Account"|last=Moreland|first=Quinn|date=March 9, 2020|website=Pitchfork|access-date=March 9, 2020}} Yachty originally wanted American singer Lizzo to appear on the song, but, according to him, she never responded to him.
When the song debuted at number 89 on the Billboard Hot 100, Drake broke the Glee Cast's record for most Hot 100 chart entries.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9335811/drake-breaks-record-most-hot-100-entries|title=Drake Breaks Record for Most Billboard Hot 100 Entries Ever|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=March 16, 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 30, 2020}}
Background and release
The song was released on the four year anniversary of Lil Yachty's debut mixtape, Lil Boat, as well as the second anniversary of his second studio album, Lil Boat 2. Earlier in January 2020, Yachty had made a cameo appearance in the music video for Future hit single "Life Is Good", featuring Drake. He was an assistant of Drake being the worker of an off-brand Apple Store in the video. Although "Oprah's Bank Account" is an "organic" collaboration, the rapper said he did not initially plan to have Drake or DaBaby on it. Instead, Yachty originally wanted Lizzo on the song. However, according to him, Lizzo never responded to him. Drake decided to feature on the song after hearing a snippet of it on Yachty's personal Instagram account. DaBaby's verse was added a few days after Yachty had made the song and DaBaby expressed interest in being on the song after he heard Yachty play it while they were in the studio together. Lil Yachty said his purpose for the song was "to be fun and be a vibe".{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/03/lil-yachty-interview-oprah-bank-account-drake-dababy|title=Lil Yachty Interview: How Drake and DaBaby Got on "Oprah's Bank Account" Instead of Lizzo|last=McKinney|first=Jessica|date=March 9, 2020|website=Complex|access-date=March 9, 2020}}
Composition and lyrics
The song was produced by Earl on the Beat, whose production, according to Stereogum{{'}}s Chris DeVille "makes phenomenal use of arpeggios".{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2076193/lil-yachty-dababy-drake-oprahs-bank-account/video/|title=Lil Yachty & DaBaby - Oprah's Bank Account (Feat. Drake)|last=DeVille|first=Chris|date=March 9, 2020|website=Stereogum|access-date=March 9, 2020}} DeVille also noted the three artists' varying contributions to the song, writing, "DaBaby contributes a DaBaby verse", Lil Yachty "croons a mush-mouthed chorus": "Diamond in the rough, you look as good as Oprah's bank account/ I just wanna take you out/ Fuck you in your mama's house", while in his verse, Drake "leans into the melodious sing-song that has long been his calling card". Drake also references his kiss with Madonna during his 2015 Coachella performance, rapping "Back home I know Presi, I'm Obama / I condone the drama / I tongued down Madonna".
==Music video==
The music video premiered alongside the song's release, on March 9, 2020. The 9-minute video, directed by Director X, was filmed in Toronto and Atlanta.
=Background and concept=
In the video, Lil Yachty portrays "Boprah", a character inspired by media mogul Oprah Winfrey.{{cite web |last1=osunkunle |first1=olusegun |title=Lil Yachty, Drake & Dababy Collaborates on Oprah's Bank Account |url=http://muzzmusic.com/lil-yachty-drake-dababy-collaborates-on-oprahs-bank-account/ |website=Muzz Music |publisher=Muzz}} Yachty wears a wig, dress, and heels in the video. The video itself is a recreation and parody of an old episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, with Yachty "interviewing" both DaBaby and Drake on the "Boprah Show". Jordan Darville of The Fader summed up that the video "succeeds" because each artist manages to make jokes at their own expense: "Drake reveals his LSC (light-skinned capability), DaBaby skewers his notorious tendency to use the same flow over and over, ('make every damn song like an ongoing song' [...] 'You never have to make another song again') while Yachty-as-Boprah endures Drake's skewering of mumble-rap, the genre Yachty pioneered".{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2020/03/09/lil-yachty-oprahs-bank-account-video-drake-and-dababy|title=Lil Yachty shares "Oprah's Bank Account" video featuring Drake and DaBaby|last=Darville|first=Jordan|website=The Fader|access-date=March 9, 2020}}
=Controversy=
Some people accused Lil Yachty of being sexist for wearing a dress, while others resulted with homophobic remarks to suggest Lil Yachty was homosexual. Others said that Lil Yachty only dressed as a woman to "gain recognition" because he "fell off". In response, Lil Yachty said "It's just supposed to be entertaining... it ain't even that deep."{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/03/lil-yachty-addresses-criticism-over-wearing-womens-clothes-in-oprahs-bank-account-music-video|title=Lil Yachty Tells Fans to 'Relax' After Being Criticized for Wearing a Dress in "Oprah's Bank Account" Video|website=Complex|last=Espinoza|first=Joshua|date=March 11, 2020|access-date=May 29, 2020}}
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/133464152|title=Oprah's Bank Account / Lil Yachty|website=Tidal|access-date=March 9, 2020}}
- Lil Yachty – vocals, songwriting
- DaBaby – vocals, songwriting
- Drake – vocals, songwriting
- Gentuar Memishi – recording
- Thomas "Tillie" Mann – mixing
- Princeton "Perfect Harmony" Terry – assistant mixing
- Colin Leonard – mastering
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance of "Oprah's Bank Account" ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite magazine|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 23 March 2020|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|issue=1568|date=March 23, 2020}}
| 93 |
|---|
| {{single chart|Canada|38|artist=Lil Yachty|rowheader=true|access-date=March 24, 2020}} |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2020-03-20|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=March 23, 2020|access-date=March 21, 2020}}
| 3 |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|88|artist=Lil Yachty & DaBaby feat. Drake|song=Oprah's Bank Account|rowheader=true|access-date=March 23, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|UK|54|date=20200320|rowheader=true|access-date=March 21, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|55|artist=Lil Yachty|rowheader=true|access-date=March 24, 2020}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|27|artist=Lil Yachty|rowheader=true|access-date=April 14, 2020}} |
| scope="row"| US Rolling Stone Top 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2020-03-13/|title=Top 100 Songs|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=April 2, 2020}}
| 34 |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Oprah's Bank Account"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Australia|certyear=2023|award=Gold|access-date=July 9, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Lil Yachty|title=Oprah's Bank Account|relyear=2020|certyear=2024|access-date=July 4, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Lil Yachty And DaBaby feat. Drake|title=Oprah's Bank Account|relyear=2020|certyear=2022|source=radioscope|access-date=December 25, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=Lil Yachty and DaBaby|title=Oprah's Bank Account (feat. Drake)|relyear=2020|certyear=2020|access-date=October 23, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
References
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{{Lil Yachty}}
{{DaBaby}}
{{Drake songs}}
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Category:Songs written by Drake (musician)