Boss Ass Bitch
Single by PTAF
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"Boss Ass Bitch" (edited for radio as "Boss Boss Chick") is a song by American hip hop girl group PTAF. It was first released on May 6, 2012 as a music video on YouTube,[1] following which it went viral online in 2013. The song was also remixed by rapper Nicki Minaj.
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| Single by PTAF | ||||
| from the EP 3 The Hard Way | ||||
| Released | November 6, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop rap comedy hip hop comedy rap | |||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label | DeRe | |||
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| Producer | LadyTinyFameSix | |||
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| "Boss Boss Chick" on YouTube | ||||
Background
In 2012, PTAF made the song when they were students at Crenshaw High School. It was originally targeted at a girl in their school and titled "I Don't Like That Bitch", and the video was filmed at the school.[2] At the time, they made music with the help of a man who would come after school every week for the purpose. One afternoon, K'Duce was beating on a desk when she yelled "boss ass bitch", which inspired the song. Soon, the trio recorded their verses and shot its video.[3][4] K-Duce and Alizé stated that the title of the song has a different meaning from being "bossy" and refers to them "bossing up to our responsibilities."[3]
The video that PTAF made for the song was used in many Vine videos, leading to the song becoming popular in the summer of 2013 and being played on radio.[2][3][4] The song was released to streaming services on November 6, 2013[5] and served as the lead single from their EP 3 The Hard Way (2014).[6] The success of the song led to PTAF signing to Capitol Records.[4]
Music video
A music video for the song was directed by Lil Chris and released on March 30, 2014. It sees PTAF walking around town and eating cereal.[7]
In popular culture
The 2015 film The Bronze features a version of "Boss Ass Bitch" during the closing credits, titled "F That!" and performed by American actress Melissa Rauch.[8]
Charts
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[9] | 16 |
Nicki Minaj remix
| "Boss Ass Bitch (Remix)" | |
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| Song by PTAF with Nicki Minaj | |
| from the album Beam Me Up Scotty | |
| Released | May 14, 2021 |
| Genre | Hip-hop |
| Length | 4:08 |
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On December 30, 2013, rapper Nicki Minaj released an unofficial remix of the song. In this freestyle, she raps aggressively about her way of handling disrespectful women,[10][11] sharing three rules.[12][13] Her lyrics consist of sex-related matters and boasts[10] directed at her rivals.[14] Toward the end, she sings in a haunting manner, "When I'm back on the prowl, you bitches better have my money, 'cause I'm coming for you".[11][15][16] She ends the song with orders to ask rappers Lil Wayne and Birdman "who the five-star bitch is".[13][14][15][16]
PTAF had not been asked permission for the use of the song's beat. Kandii said in regard to Minaj, "I thought she could have tried harder to contact us. I guess for her, putting out the song was a way of trying to get in contact with us. I thought she was complimenting us and getting us out there."[4]
Minaj's remix was included in Pitchfork's list "The 100 Best Tracks of 2014".[17]