Bodak Yellow
| "Bodak Yellow" | |
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| Single by Cardi B | |
| Released | June 16, 2017 |
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| Recorded | 2017 |
| Studio | Krematorium Studio (Elmont, New York) Fight Klub Studios (New York, New York) |
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| Length | 3:43 |
| Label | Atlantic |
| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | J. White |
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| "Bodak Yellow" on YouTube | |
"Bodak Yellow" is a song written and recorded by American rapper Cardi B. It was released on June 16, 2017 by Atlantic Records as her debut single on a major record label. Cardi B's flow on the song and its title was inspired by Florida-based rapper Kodak Black and his 2015 song "No Flockin".
Complex called the song "a great, extraordinarily catchy record. The hook, the beat, her lyrics: it all works. Cardi sounds so sure of herself, it’s difficult not to believe and rap along with every word. Her shit feels like early Lil' Kim, the way the fellas react to her bars. That beat drops and people go nuts." When commenting on the song, Stereogum wrote "On 'Bodak Yellow,' Cardi uses [her] voice to fill up the synthy, minimal beat, using all the track's open space to project personality everywhere. It’s a big, loud, brash, noisy song, and it’s perfect."
On June 25, 2017, Cardi B performed the song at the 2017 BET Awards afterparty show. On July 18, she performed "Bodak Yellow" on The Wendy Williams Show.
The song debuted on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 85. In its second week it rose to number 78. In its third week the song climbed 29 spots, reaching number 49. In its fourth week, it climbed another 21 places to number 28.
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