Shabooya
{{Short description|2022 single by Hitkidd, Gloss Up and K Carbon featuring Slimeroni and Aleza}}
{{Infobox single
| name = Shabooya
| cover = Hitkidd, Gloss Up & K Carbon - Shabooya.jpg
| type = single
| artist = Hitkidd, Gloss Up and K Carbon featuring Slimeroni and Aleza
| released = September 30, 2022{{cite web |title=Shabooya (feat. Slimeroni & Aleza) - Single |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/shabooya-feat-slimeroni-aleza-single/1646103826 |website=Apple Music |access-date=14 February 2023 |date=September 30, 2022}}
| recorded =
| genre = Crunk
| length = 2:58
| label = {{hlist|Blac Noize!|Campsouth}}
| writer = {{hlist|Anthony Holmes, Jr.|Jerrica Russell|Kimbrya McCraney|Aja Canyon|Aleghsa Haywood}}
| producer = Hitkidd
| chronology = Hitkidd
| prev_title = F.N.F. (Let's Go) (Remix)
| prev_year = 2022
| next_title = Kater to Me
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Gloss Up
| type = single
| prev_title = Broke Boy (Pt. 2)
| prev_year = 2022
| title = Shabooya
| year = 2022
| next_title = Alone
| next_year = 2022
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = K Carbon
| type = single
| prev_title = Set the Tone
| prev_year = 2021
| title = Shabooya
| year = 2022
| next_title = 25 Days of Christmas
| next_year = 2022
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Slimeroni
| type = single
| prev_title = Bank Tella
| prev_year = 2022
| title = Shabooya
| year = 2022
| next_title = 25 Days of Christmas
| next_year = 2022
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Aleza
| type = single
| prev_title = Skin Tone
| prev_year = 2022
| title = Shabooya
| year = 2022
| next_title = 25 Days of Christmas
| next_year = 2022
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|aV-pJ8BBxj8|"Shabooya"}}}}
}}
"Shabooya" is a single by American record producer Hitkidd and American rappers Gloss Up and K Carbon featuring American rappers Slimeroni and Aleza. It was released on September 30, 2022, and is considered the breakout song of all four rappers.
Composition
Adopting the style of a "Shabooya (Roll Call)" chant, the song sees each of the rappers introducing themselves and what they are all about in their own sense of humor, with all of them in favor of robbing men.{{cite web |last1=Callender |first1=Brandon |title=The Rap Report: Fenix Flexin counts it up, Shaudy Kash rings in spooky season, and more |url=https://www.thefader.com/2022/10/04/the-rap-report-fenix-flexin-saudy-cash |website=The Fader |access-date=14 February 2023 |date=October 4, 2022}} The verses are accompanied with ad-libs.{{cite web |last1=Haile |first1=Heven |title="Shabooya" [ft. Slimeroni and Aleza] Track Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/hitkidd-shabooya/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=14 February 2023 |date=October 6, 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Inman |first1=Demicia |title=ICYMI: Music Releases You Probably Didn't Hear Early This Fall |url=https://www.vibe.com/lists/icymi-music-september-2022/laya-sailor-moon-2-0-featuring-baby-tate/ |website=Vibe |access-date=14 February 2023 |date=October 21, 2022}}
Heven Haile of Pitchfork wrote, "On the track, the quartet is like a really hard version of the PowerPuff Girls, each showing off their distinct personality. Slimeroni's over-it goth girl vibe is counterbalanced by Aleza's bubbly stoner persona; Gloss Up asserts herself with the confident demeanor of a cheer captain, while Carbon is a rabble-rouser bragging about shitting on bitches and running through their man's money."
Music video
A music video for the song was released alongside the single. It takes places in a high school setting.{{cite web |last1=Shepard |first1=Ryan |title=Hitkidd Tops One Million Views Again With 'Shabooya' |url=https://defpen.com/hitkidd-shabooya/ |website=Def Pen |access-date=14 February 2023 |date=October 12, 2022}}
Critical reception
The song received generally positive reviews. Demicia Inman of Vibe wrote, "While each has a different style, their southern swagger and confident demeanor make an effortless posse cut where everyone gets their shine." Jon Caramanica placed the song at number 18 on his list of the best songs of 2022.{{cite news |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon |last2=Caramanica |first2=Jon |last3=Zoladz |first3=Lindsay |title=Best Songs of 2022 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/07/arts/music/best-songs-2022.html |access-date=14 February 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=December 7, 2022}} Pitchfork included the song on their list of "The 43 Best Rap Songs of 2022".{{cite web |title=The 43 Best Rap Songs of 2022 |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-rap-songs-2022/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=14 February 2023 |date=December 12, 2022}}
Remix
An official remix of the song with American rapper Lola Brooke was released on March 17, 2023.{{cite web |title=Shabooya (Remix) [feat. K Carbon, Slimeroni & Aleza] - Single |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/shabooya-remix-feat-k-carbon-slimeroni-aleza-single/1677431129 |website=Apple Music |access-date=24 March 2023 |date=March 17, 2023}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for "Shabooya" ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-r-and-b-hip-hop-airplay/2023-02-18/|title=R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: Week of February 18, 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 14, 2023}}
| 21 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Rhythmic (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/rhythmic-40/2023-02-18/|title=Rhythmic Airplay: Week of February 18, 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 14, 2023}}
| 31 |