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Bad and Boujee
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<p>"Bad and Boujee" is a song by American <a href="/facts/Hip_hop_music/0lsHpwAD">hip-hop</a> group <a href="/facts/Migos/UdIxsaAM">Migos</a> featuring American rapper <a href="/facts/Lil_Uzi_Vert/VxGBPTHx">Lil Uzi Vert</a>. Written alongside producer <a href="/facts/Metro_Boomin/8HzvqWt8">Metro Boomin</a> and co-producer <a href="/facts/G_Koop/llN9mdDG">G Koop</a>, it was originally released to the <a href="/facts/Quality_Control_Music/c1rF52rm">Quality Control Music</a> <a href="/facts/YouTube/db276jst">YouTube</a> channel on August 27, 2016 before being officially released on October 28 by Quality Control Music, <a href="/facts/300_Entertainment/8fGdAmEt">300 Entertainment</a>, and <a href="/facts/Atlantic_Records/mDWQefs5">Atlantic Records</a> as the lead single from the group's second studio album <i><a href="/facts/Culture_(album)/eLWIE84z">Culture</a></i> (2017). </p><p>In late December 2016, "Bad and Boujee" became an <a href="/facts/Internet_meme/f1fL5oT3">Internet phenomenon</a>, spawning many <a href="/facts/Meme/65Qsyhak">memes</a> with the lyrics "rain drop, drop top". This viral trend, combined with <a href="/facts/Donald_Glover/3Cv2Emdp">Donald Glover</a>'s shoutout at the <a href="/facts/74th_Golden_Globe_Awards/8vqCKFxd">2017 Golden Globes</a>, would help its commercial performance and cause the song to spike into the top ten and later peak at number one on the US <a href="/facts/Billboard_Hot_100/gwKl8VL9"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> for the week of January 21, 2017, making it the first number one single for both Migos and Lil Uzi Vert. There were also many memes about member <a href="/facts/Takeoff_(rapper)/sTDxjgPv">Takeoff</a>'s omission from the song. The single received a nomination for <a href="/facts/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rap_Performance/94hA3MgI">Best Rap Performance</a> at the <a href="/facts/60th_Annual_Grammy_Awards/QqA8NgJ5">60th Annual Grammy Awards</a>. The track has acquired 970 million <a href="/facts/Spotify/wsTSvDD8">Spotify</a> plays as of January 2025. </p>