![]() 1’ - it’s honestly the best song I’ve heard in the past five years.” The week after Fox’s tweets and the many, many others that emulated them (ending Dec. “There’s definitely some checks that could be written, but I wasn’t thinking to myself, ‘I’m doing this so this song can be No. “If I didn’t do it, somebody else was going to,” he adds. “Most of what I do is just me on my laptop with a blanket over my head, Photoshop is open, and it just happens.” Fox already had a substantial Twitter following, which helped his tweets go viral (now, he’s at more than 40,000 followers). “There’s no mystique to how I use the Internet,” says Fox. When you bout to leave the club and hear offset say “you know….” /oGrt4zLJEJ Though it entered the chart thanks to exponential growth in streams, airplay was still a factor, particularly in Atlanta (the top city for “Boujee” airplay every week since its release except one, confirming that they are still very much local boys making good), Chicago and New York.īy mid-November, the lyrics were averaging 2,500 mentions a day on Twitter, and it had become almost a prerequisite to attach an image or an exhortation to respond to any mention of “raindrop” with “drop top.” Two of the meme formats that have had the most impact, though, seem to have been created by Atlanta artist Zack Fox, an Awful Records affiliate and most recently cast member and writer of Flying Lotus’ debut film Kuso. 42 on the Hot Hip-Hop/R&B Songs chart for the week ending Nov. 28) across platforms and radio push, prompted the song’s chart debut: No. That, combined with the song’s official single release (Oct. “For a hip-hop artist that’s not necessarily global yet, that was impressive,” says YouTube head of culture and trends Kevin Alloca. 31, racked up 1 million views in just three days and within a few weeks was added to more than 4,000 YouTube playlists daily. “Perform the song, and personally go up to the DJ and say, ‘Hey, this is our new record.'” Plus: “If those girls start putting up clips of themselves dancing to it on Snapchat,” says Coach K of the strip clubs’ dancers, “you know it’s going to go.” “We hadn’t done that in a while, because been on the road so much, but with this record we knew we had to go back to the basics, back to the grind,” he adds. In September, Migos personally visited “every club and every strip club” in the city to perform and promote “Boujee,” according to Coach K. My favorite part was that so many people could relate to it.”ĭespite its instant online cred, the next step for the track was totally old school: club and radio promotion, specifically via Atlanta strip clubs and listening parties. I had to tip the server $100 to be the lookout and give us five more minutes - $100 all for a dope Instagram picture, LOL. When the server brought the water, my photographer pulled the noodles out of his bag to catch the shot. I ordered a tea and asked for extra hot water. “My photographer Cris Evans and I snuck into the Sun Dial and pretended we were there to eat. ![]() Plus, the song is super catchy - I like it.” The story behind the photo, fittingly, is about as “Bad and Boujee” as it gets: “I was at such a transitional time in my life, and I wanted the photo to tell a story,” says Tommie Lee. “It’s always cool to know someone appreciates your vision. “I didn’t know they were using the picture, but I was flattered,” Tommie Lee told Billboard via email. thank you!! #curry noodles coming soon #transitiontees #kiltframes #tommieshit#neverforgetwhereyoucamefrom #vh1 #currynoodles #lhhatl#monascott photo posted by Tommie on at 2:18pm PDT I thank God for everyday of my new life, As I transition into the woman at one time I could only dream of becoming. ![]() Throughout my life there’s been a lot of pain and hardships. ![]()
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