Rich Baby Daddy
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Rich Baby Daddy
| type = single
| cover =
| caption =
| artist = Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA
| album = For All the Dogs
| released = {{start date|2023|10|13}}
| recorded = December 2022
| genre = *Miami bass
| length = 5:19
| label = {{hlist|OVO|Republic}}
| writer = {{hlist|Aubrey Graham|Janae Wherry|Solána Rowe|Diamanté Blackmon|Richard Zastenker|Johannes Klahr|Benjamin Saint Fort|Douglas Ford|Shivam Barot|Yuval Chain|Florence Welch|Isabella Summers|T. Schaeferdieck}}
| producer = {{hlist|Diamanté Blackmon|Liohn|Klahr|Uv Killin Em|The Loud Pack}}
| chronology = Drake
| prev_title = 8AM in Charlotte
| prev_year = 2023
| next_title = First Person Shooter
| next_year = 2023
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Sexyy Red
| type = single
| prev_title = Shake Yo Dreads
| prev_year = 2023
| title = Rich Baby Daddy
| year = 2023
| next_title = H*e Sh*t (Remix)
| next_year = 2023
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = SZA
| type = single
| prev_title = Slime You Out
| prev_year = 2023
| title = Rich Baby Daddy
| year = 2023
| next_title = Saturn
| next_year = 2024
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|UcsSdIXHCWM"Rich Baby Daddy"}}}}
}}
"Rich Baby Daddy" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake featuring American rapper Sexyy Red and American singer-songwriter SZA. It was sent to Italian contemporary hit radio through OVO Sound and Republic Records as the third single from Drake's eighth studio album, For All the Dogs, on October 13, 2023. The three artists wrote the song with producers Gordo, Liohn, and Klahr, and co-producers Bnyx, Dougie F, the Loud Pack, and UV Killin Em, alongside Florence Welch, Isabella Summers, and T. Schaeferdieck, due to the song interpolating "Dog Days Are Over" by Florence + the Machine. While the song marks the first time that Sexyy Red has collaborated with both Drake and SZA, the latter two previously collaborated on "Slime You Out", which served as the lead single from For All the Dogs.
Critical reception
Writing for Rolling Stone, Mosi Reeves compared Drake matching his vocal performance to that of Sexyy Red on "Rich Baby Daddy" to him matching that of City Girls on his 2018 single, "In My Feelings" and praised the sample of "Dog Days Are Over" by Florence + the Machine.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/drake-for-all-the-dogs-review-1234848477/|title=Drake Sounds A Little Tired of Being Drake On 'For All the Dogs'|last=Reeves|first=Mosi|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=October 6, 2023|access-date=October 13, 2023}} Pitchfork's Dylan Green found Sexyy Red and SZA to be "two of the most memorable features" on For All the Dogs and felt that their "raucous" parts on the song "live up to the song’s hectic, club-ready beat".{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/takeaways-from-drakes-new-album-for-all-the-dogs/|title=5 Takeaways From Drake's New Album For All the Dogs|last=Green|first=Dylan|website=Pitchfork|date=October 6, 2023|access-date=October 13, 2023}} Kyle Denis of Billboard saw the song as "with infectious production that heavily nods to Miami bass, this is the song of the summer that we deserved — from Sexyy's 'Looking for the Hoes' interpolation to an outro from Drake that basically cements him as the ultimate rich baby daddy" and saw it to be the potential "Song of the Fall".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/drake-for-all-the-dogs-best-songs-ranked-slime-you-out/rich-baby-daddy-feat-sexyy-red-sza/|title=Drake's 'For All the Dogs': All 23 Songs Ranked|last=Denis|first=Kyle|magazine=Billboard|date=October 6, 2023|access-date=October 13, 2023|archive-date=October 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006194421/https://www.billboard.com/lists/drake-for-all-the-dogs-best-songs-ranked-slime-you-out/calling-for-you-feat-21-savage/|url-status=live}} Chris Richards at The Washington Post criticized the "stray" line "Take care of the dog until the dog days are over" that Drake rapped and called it an "inelegant hint at potentially forthcoming Drake redemption album".{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2023/10/09/drake-for-all-the-dogs-review/|title=This meeting of the Drake Haters Association will now come to order|last=Richards|first=Chris|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=October 9, 2023|access-date=October 11, 2023}}
Music video
An official music video was filmed during New Year's Eve, as well as February 4, 2024, which is when Sexyy Red gave birth unexpectedly during filming. The video was later officially released on February 14, 2024. It was directed by Drake himself.{{cite AV media |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/drake-sexyy-red-sza-rich-baby-daddy-video-1234968595/ |title=Drake, Sexyy Red Are Parents in 'Rich Baby Daddy' Video Co-Starring SZA |date=February 14, 2024 |last=Madarang |first=Charisma |publisher=Rolling Stone |access-date=February 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215031506/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/drake-sexyy-red-sza-rich-baby-daddy-video-1234968595/ |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |url-status=live |via=}}{{cite AV media |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/drake-rich-baby-daddy-video-sza-sexy-redd.html |title=SZA Doulas for Sexyy Red in Drake's 'Rich Baby Daddy' Video |date=February 14, 2024 |last=Squires |first=Bethy |publisher=Vulture |access-date=February 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215032831/https://www.vulture.com/article/drake-rich-baby-daddy-video-sza-sexy-redd.html |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |url-status=live |via=}}{{cite AV media |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/zach-dionne/drake-rich-baby-daddy-video-sexyy-red-sza |title=Drake and Sexyy Red Have a Baby in "Rich Baby Daddy" Video Co-Starring SZA |date=February 14, 2024 |last=Dionne |first=Zach |publisher=Complex |access-date=February 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215033104/https://www.complex.com/music/a/zach-dionne/drake-rich-baby-daddy-video-sexyy-red-sza |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |url-status=live |via=}}{{cite AV media |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/763980-drake-sza-sexyy-red-rich-baby-daddy-music-video-hip-hop-news |title=Drake And Sexyy Red Pose As A Couple In "Rich Baby Daddy" Music Video |date=February 14, 2024 |last=Alexandria |first=Lavender |publisher=HotNewHipHop |access-date=February 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215033728/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/763980-drake-sza-sexyy-red-rich-baby-daddy-music-video-hip-hop-news |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |url-status=live |via=}}{{cite AV media |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/drake-sexyy-red-rich-baby-daddy-video-sza |title=Drake & Sexyy Red cosplay suburban couple in 'Rich Baby Daddy' video with SZA |date=February 14, 2024 |last=Mendez |first=Marisa |publisher=HipHopDX |access-date=February 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215053700/https://hiphopdx.com/news/drake-sexyy-red-rich-baby-daddy-video-sza |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |url-status=live |via=}} The video documents the actual birth of Sexyy Red's second child, including her transportation to the hospital after her water broke, as well as audio of her pushing the baby out. The video ends with Sexyy Red dancing in the hospital along with several other girls while holding her newly born child, who later gets held by SZA in another scene.{{cite AV media |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/drake-rich-baby-daddy-video-sza-sexyy-red-1235608503/ |title=Drake & SZA Drive Sexyy Red to the Hospital to Give Birth in 'Rich Baby Daddy' Video: Watch |date=February 15, 2024 |last=Saponara |first=Michael |publisher=Billboard |access-date=February 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215232534/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/drake-rich-baby-daddy-video-sza-sexyy-red-1235608503/amp/ |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |url-status=live |via=}}{{cite AV media |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/drake-and-sza-have-a-party-sexyy-red-has-a-baby-in-new-rich-baby-daddy-video-watch/ |title=Drake and SZA Have a Party, Sexyy Red Has a Baby in New "Rich Baby Daddy" Video: Watch |date=February 15, 2024 |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |publisher=Pitchfork |access-date=February 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215232656/https://pitchfork.com/news/drake-and-sza-have-a-party-sexyy-red-has-a-baby-in-new-rich-baby-daddy-video-watch/ |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |url-status=live |via=}}{{cite AV media |url=https://hypebeast.com/2024/2/drake-sexyy-red-sza-rich-baby-daddy-music-video-stream |title=Drake and SZA Help Sexyy Red Give Birth in "Rich Baby Daddy" Music Video |date=February 15, 2024 |last=Caraan |first=Sophie |publisher=Hypebeast |access-date=February 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215235820/https://hypebeast.com/2024/2/drake-sexyy-red-sza-rich-baby-daddy-music-video-stream |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |url-status=live |via=}}{{cite AV media |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/sexyy-red-rich-baby-daddy-video-drake-sza-b2496825.html |title=Sexyy Red gives birth in new Drake and SZA video |date=November 11, 2016 |last=Butt |first=Maira |publisher=Independent |access-date=February 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216001049/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/sexyy-red-rich-baby-daddy-video-drake-sza-b2496825.html |archive-date=February 16, 2024 |url-status=live |via=}}
Live performances
SZA performed "Rich Baby Daddy" during the Grand National Tour (2025), which she co-headlined with rapper Kendrick Lamar. Prior to the tour, he and Drake were engaged in a highly publicized feud; its inclusion led Joe Lynch of Billboard to speculate on why it was performed: "Trolling? Tribute? Olive branch? Olive the above?"{{Cite web |last=Lynch |first=Joe |date=2025-04-20 |title=13 Best Moments from Kendrick Lamar & SZA's Grand National Tour Kickoff in Minneapolis |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/kendrick-lamar-sza-tour-grand-national-best-moments/30-for-30-3/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Rich Baby Daddy" ! scope="col"| Chart (2023–2024) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2023-10-30|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=October 30, 2023|access-date=October 27, 2023}}
| 11 |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/hip-hop-r-and-b-singles-chart/2023-11-06|title=ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=November 6, 2023|access-date=November 3, 2023}}
| 2 |
| {{single chart|Canada|18|artist=Drake|rowheader=true|access-date=October 17, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardcanadachrtop40|28|artist=Drake|rowheader=true|access-date=January 6, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|France|152|artist=Drake feat. Sexyy Red & SZA|song=Rich Baby Daddy|rowheader=true|access-date=October 19, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Germany|68|songid=2399802|artist=Drake feat. Sexyy Red & SZA|song=Rich Baby Daddy|rowheader=true|access-date=January 26, 2024}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardglobal200|16|artist=Drake|rowheader=true|access-date=October 17, 2023}} |
| scope="row"| Greece International (IFPI){{Cite web |title=Digital Singles Chart (International) |url=https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html |access-date=2023-10-24 |publisher=IFPI Greece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024235652/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html|archive-date=October 24, 2023}}
| 30 |
| scope="row"| Iceland (Tónlistinn){{cite web|url=http://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/|title=Tónlistinn – Lög|trans-title=The Music – Songs|language=is|publisher=Plötutíðindi|access-date=October 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028205424/https://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/|archive-date=October 28, 2023}}
| 22 |
| {{single chart|Ireland4|20|date=20240105|rowheader=true|access-date=January 5, 2024}} |
| scope="row"| Lithuania (AGATA){{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s3-2/|title=2024 3-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)|publisher=AGATA|language=lt|date=January 19, 2024|access-date=January 19, 2024}}
| 45 |
| {{single chart|Dutch100|72|artist=Drake feat. Sexyy Red & SZA|song=Rich Baby Daddy|rowheader=true|access-date=January 27, 2024}} |
| scope="row"| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2023-10-20|title=NZ Top 40 Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=October 23, 2023|access-date=October 21, 2023}}
| 9 |
| {{single chart|Portugal|72|artist=Drake feat. Sexyy Red & SZA|song=Rich Baby Daddy|rowheader=true|access-date=February 10, 2024}} |
| {{single chart|Slovakdigital2|95|year=2024|week=4|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2024}} |
| scope="row"| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2024&dspp=3|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 3, 2024|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=January 20, 2024}}
| 1 |
| {{single chart|Switzerland|81|artist=Drake feat. Sexyy Red & SZA|song=Rich Baby Daddy|rowheader=true|access-date=January 21, 2024}} |
| {{single chart|UK|10|date=20240105|rowheader=true|access-date=January 5, 2024}} |
| {{single chart|UKrandb|3|date=20240112|rowheader=true|access-date=January 12, 2024}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|11|artist=Drake|rowheader=true|access-date=October 17, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|4|artist=Drake|rowheader=true|access-date=November 14, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|37|artist=Drake|rowheader=true|access-date=February 6, 2024}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphopairplay|6|artist=Drake|rowheader=true|access-date=November 20, 2023}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|1|artist=Drake|rowheader=true|access-date=November 26, 2023}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Rich Baby Daddy"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|access-date= April 21, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|artist=Drake|title=Rich Baby Daddy|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|region=Canada}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=Drake feat. Sexyy Red and SZA|title=Rich Baby Daddy|relyear=2023|id=2024-03-01|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|certyear=2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Drake feat. Sexyy Red & SZA|title=Rich Baby Daddy|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|access-date=September 11, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=Drake Ft Sexyy Red & Sza|title=Rich Baby Daddy|relyear=2023|certyear=2025|id=19632-6624-1|access-date=June 18, 2025}}
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Release history
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|+Release dates and formats for "Rich Baby Daddy" ! scope="col" |Region ! scope="col" |Date ! scope="col" |Format(s) ! scope="col" |Label(s) ! scope="col" |{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| scope="row" |Italy
|October 13, 2023 |
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| scope="row" |United States
|October 17, 2023 |Rhythmic contemporary radio | align="center" |{{Cite web |date=October 17, 2023 |title=A Recap of Radio Add Recaps |url=https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=338022 |access-date=January 8, 2025 |website=Hits |language=en}} |
References
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{{Sexyy Red}}
{{SZA songs}}
Category:Drake (musician) songs
Category:Republic Records singles
Category:Songs written by Drake (musician)
Category:Songs written by Florence Welch