Pissy Pamper
{{Short description|Unreleased 2019 song by Young Nudy and Pi'erre Bourne featuring Playboi Carti }}
{{use mdy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Pissy Pamper
| cover =
| type = song
| released = April 18, 2019 (leak)
| artist = Young Nudy featuring Playboi Carti
| genre = * Hip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=21}}
| label = RCA
| writer = {{hlist|Quantavious Thomas|Jordan Jenks|Jordan Carter|Makoto Matsushita|Scott Mescudi}}
| producer = Pi'erre Bourne
| misc = {{Audio sample
| type = song
| header =
| file = Young Nudy Pierre Bourne Pissy Pamper.ogg
| description = Audio sample featuring Young Nudy rapping and Playboi Carti's "baby voice".
}}
}}
"Pissy Pamper" (unofficially known under the de facto title "Kid Cudi") is an unreleased song by American rapper Young Nudy. It was produced by Pi'erre Bourne and features vocals by Playboi Carti. The song initially leaked online on April 18, 2019. An unofficial upload of the song featuring just Playboi Carti's verse topped the Spotify US Viral 50 chart in late May 2019, after a performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.{{Cite web|title=An Unofficial Upload Of Playboi Carti's "Kid Cudi" Is No. 1 On Spotify's US Viral 50 Chart|url=https://genius.com/a/an-unofficial-upload-of-playboi-carti-s-kid-cudi-is-no-1-on-spotify-s-us-viral-50-chart|access-date=2021-11-05|website=Genius|language=en}}
On December 22, 2020, a snippet of the song featuring new vocals from Kid Cudi himself was previewed on Playboi Carti's Twitter and TikTok accounts, leading to speculations about the song being released on Carti's second studio album Whole Lotta Red (2020).Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/PwaQ3_Hi_NY Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20210909055016/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwaQ3_Hi_NY Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://youtube.com/watch?v=PwaQ3_Hi_NY| title = Kid Cudi on Kid Cudi (Pissy Pamper) - Playboi Carti SNIPPET | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} The song, however was ultimately unable to be released due to sample clearance issues.
Background
"Pissy Pamper" was produced by Pi'erre Bourne for Sli'merre, his collaborative mixtape with Young Nudy. The song was not included on the mixtape due to a sample clearance issue. Young Nudy had sent the song to Playboi Carti to record a verse. Upon being sent back the verse, Nudy reacted by saying "Man, what the fuck is Carti talking about? He sound like a goddamn baby."{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/06/27/young-nudy-slimerre-kid-cudi-pissy-pamper-atlanta-interview|title=The FADER Interview with Young Nudy, the people's champ of Atlanta|author=Ben Dandridge Lemco|website=The Fader|date=27 June 2019|accessdate=2 July 2019}}
Carti's verse was first previewed on Instagram Live as a snippet in March 2019, where the song was dubbed "Kid Cudi" due to Carti referencing American rapper Kid Cudi by name twice: "Brand-new pack like Kid Cudi / I smoke dope like Kid Cudi". Internet memes, usually featuring NBA players of the Brooklyn Nets, using Carti's verse quickly became popular prior to the song's full leak.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/a-leaked-upload-of-playboi-cartis-kid-cudi-is-currently-no1-on-spotifys-us-viral-50-chart-news.80875.html|title=A Leaked Upload Of Playboi Carti's "Kid Cudi" Is Currently No.1 On Spotify's US Viral 50 Chart|author=Nada Mesh|date=21 May 2019|accessdate=25 May 2019|website=HotNewHipHop}}
Composition
The song is built upon a sample of Japanese singer Mai Yamane's 1980 song "Tasogare".{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/a/playboi-carti-scores-a-viral-hit-with-kid-cudi-a-leaked-snippet-from-a-song-that-s-not-even-his-aka-pissy-pamper|title=Playboi Carti Scores A Viral Hit With "Kid Cudi", A Leaked Snippet From A Song That's Not Even His|date=3 May 2019|accessdate=25 May 2019|website=Genius|author=Chris Mench}} It is a "jazzy pop" song, with Young Nudy and Carti trading "stoned thoughts" in their verses.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/pierre-bournes-10-best-beats/|title=Pi'erre Bourne's 10 Best Beats|work=Pitchfork|last=Pierre|first=Alphonse|date=April 27, 2020|accessdate=June 20, 2020}} Carti uses his viral "baby voice" technique for his guest feature, with his voice hitting a high pitch with unclear pronunciations and frantic cadences.{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/05/playboi-carti-baby-voice-history/|title=The History of Playboi Carti's Baby Voice|date=10 May 2019|accessdate=25 May 2019|author=Greg Gaffney|website=Complex}} Due to the sample of Tasogare not being cleared, the song was never released.
Leak and success
File:Playboi Carti, Clout Festival 2024 14.jpg's use of his high pitch "baby voice" allowed an unofficial upload of just his verse to top the Spotify US Viral 50 chart in May 2019]]
The song was leaked on April 18, 2019. The "baby voice" verse, a voice technique previously used by Carti on Solange's "Almeda" and Tyler, the Creator's "Earfquake", became popular and was boosted by Internet memes.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8512748/playboi-carti-kid-cudi-spotify-charts|title=Fan Sneaks Unreleased Playboi Carti Song to DSPs, Tops Spotify's US Viral 50 Chart|author=Carl Lamarre|date=22 May 2019|accessdate=25 May 2019|magazine=Billboard}}{{Cite web |title=A Linguist Explains Playboi Carti's Baby Voice |url=https://genius.com/a/a-linguist-explains-playboi-cartis-baby-voice |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=Genius |language=en}}
A high school sophomore under the name Lil Kambo{{Cite web |last=Yoo |first=Noah |date=2019-08-21 |title=How Artist Imposters and Fake Songs Sneak Onto Streaming Services |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/article/how-artist-imposters-and-fake-songs-sneak-onto-streaming-services/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} uploaded Carti's verse to Spotify under the title "Kid Carti".{{Cite web |last=Lamarre |first=Carl |date=2019-05-22 |title=Fan Sneaks Unreleased Playboi Carti Song to DSPs, Tops Spotify’s US Viral 50 Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/playboi-carti-kid-cudi-spotify-charts-8512748/ |access-date=2025-04-23 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}} In an interview with Genius, Kambo explained "I first made my Spotify account to post songs that aren’t already on Spotify. Before the song came out there was a snippet on YouTube and it sounded like it would be a hit if it was released. A couple weeks later the song got leaked and I posted it to my channel not thinking about how big it would get."{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/a/an-unofficial-upload-of-playboi-carti-s-kid-cudi-is-no-1-on-spotify-s-us-viral-50-chart|title=An Unofficial Upload Of Playboi Carti's 'Kid Cudi' Is No. 1 On Spotify's US Viral 50 Chart|date=21 May 2019|accessdate=25 May 2019|website=Genius|author=Chris Mench}} After Kambo shared the link to his upload on Reddit, along with Carti's performance of his verse during his set at the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the unofficial upload topped the US Viral 50 chart on May 20, 2019, with over two million streams.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/05/21/playboi-carti-pissy-pamper-kid-cudi-spotify-viral|title=A clip of Playboi Carti's leaked song "Kid Cudi" is number one on the Spotify Viral 50 Chart|author=Jordan Darville|date=21 May 2019|accessdate=25 May 2019|website=The Fader}} The song was removed from Spotify on May 22, 2019. By June 26, 2019, another unofficial upload of Carti's verse, under the title "Kid Cudi Only Carti", by YungGen, had climbed up into the top 5 of the Spotify Viral 50 chart,{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/a/here-s-the-origin-of-every-leaked-song-on-playboi-carti-s-apple-music-account|title=Multiple Leaked Playboi Carti Tracks Have Appeared Under His Official Apple Music Account|date=26 June 2019|website=Genius|author1=Isaac Welch|author2=Chris Mench}} but then got taken down. By July 2019, yet another unofficial upload of the full song, by King Zay, had climbed to the Spotify US Viral 50 chart until it was removed.
In a May 2019 interview with Pitchfork, Nudy stated that he did not "give a damn" that the song did not make it onto Sli'merre. He added that, "Sometimes you think you made the best song in the world, and someone come out the blue talking about, 'You can't use that sample.' You just gotta move on."{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/levels/young-nudy-interview/|website=Pitchfork|date=30 May 2019|accessdate=2 July 2019|title=Young Nudy Is Putting the Bullshit Behind Him|author=Alphonse Pierre}} Young Nudy reiterated that he "ain't give a fuck" that the song had leaked in a June 2019 interview with The Fader.
Reception
On June 27, 2019, Connecticut Public Radio's The Colin McEnroe Show named "Pissy Pamper" as a contender for 2019 Song of the Summer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wnpr.org/post/2019-song-summer|title=The 2019 Song Of The Summer Is...|date=27 June 2019|accessdate=3 July 2019|publisher=WNPR|author1=Chion Wolf|author2=Colin McEnroe}} In a July 2019 article, the Phoenix New Times included "Pissy Pamper" on the newspaper's list of "Favorite Songs of 2019 (So Far)".{{Cite web|url=https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/favorite-songs-of-2019-so-far-injury-reserve-playboi-carti-vampire-weekend-11315238|title=Phoenix New Times' Favorite Songs of 2019 (So Far)|date=2 July 2019|accessdate=2 July 2019|work=Phoenix New Times|author=Douglas Markowitz}} In its year-end list, Pitchfork listed "Pissy Pamper" at number 43 on its list of the 100 best songs of 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-songs-2019/|title=The 100 Best Songs of 2019|accessdate=9 December 2019|work=Pitchfork|date=9 December 2019}}
See also
- "@ Meh", the only officially released Playboi Carti song featuring his "baby voice"
References
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{{Young Nudy}}
{{Playboi Carti}}
{{Kid Cudi songs}}
Category:Songs written by Young Nudy
Category:Songs written by Pi'erre Bourne