Babushka Boi
2019 single by ASAP Rocky
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"Babushka Boi" is a song by American rapper ASAP Rocky, released as a single through ASAP Rocky Recordings, Polo Grounds Music and RCA Records on August 28, 2019. The music video was released the same day.[1]
- ASAP Forever
- Polo Grounds
- RCA
- Rakim Mayers
- Alexander Ridha
- Hector Delgado
- Mario Reddick
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| Single by ASAP Rocky | ||||
| Released | August 28, 2019 | |||
| Length | 3:07 | |||
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Background
ASAP Rocky began wearing a babushka headscarf to cover the resulting cut on his face after he fell off his scooter in September 2018. This inspired Frank Ocean, who posted a picture on his Instagram of himself in a babushka, with ASAP Rocky commenting "Babushka Boi" on the image and later adding the phrase to his own Instagram.[2] Rocky previewed the song at the 'Injured Generation Tour' in January 2019,[3] and shared a trailer of its music video on August 26.[4]
Music video
The Nadia Lee Cohen-directed music video was also released on August 28. It was inspired by Dick Tracy and features ASAP Rocky, ASAP Ferg, Schoolboy Q, ASAP Nast and Kamil Abbas as prosthetic-enhanced gangsters robbing a bank and on the run from police, who are portrayed as anthropomorphic pigs.[5][6] The criminals get into a shootout with the police which "leaves ASAP and his crew with some fresh sausage meat."[7][8]
It has been noted that it was filmed before ASAP Rocky's arrest and detainment in Sweden. The video was produced by Virgin Soil Pictures.[5][9]
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[10] | 60 |
| Canada Hot 100 (Billboard)[11] | 48 |
| Latvia (LAIPA)[12] | 12 |
| Lithuania (AGATA)[13] | 21 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[14] | 39 |
| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[15] | 5 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] | 66 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[17] | 89 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[18] | 69 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[19] | 27 |
| US Rolling Stone Top 100[20] | 32 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[21] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[22] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[23] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[24] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||