Sucker 4 Green
2023 song by Lil Tay
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"Sucker 4 Green"[a] is the debut single by American-born Canadian social media personality Lil Tay. It was released independently on September 30, 2023. The music video for the song also marked her comeback to the internet after her 5-year-long hiatus and death hoax.[1][2]
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| Single by Lil Tay | ||||
| Released | September 30, 2023 | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop | |||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label | Create Music Group | |||
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| Producer | Jason Tian | |||
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| "Sucker 4 Green" on YouTube | ||||
Background and composition
Lil Tay rose to fame at the age of 10 (while claiming she was nine) in 2018 for being the self-proclaimed "youngest flexer of the century" as well as posting rap videos on YouTube.[3] In June 2018, Tay's Instagram and YouTube content were wiped out in an attempt to rebrand.[4] Since then until the release of this single, Tay had disappeared from social media. In August 2023, it was announced that Lil Tay and her half-brother, Jason Tian, had supposedly died.[5] A day after the announcement, it was reported that Tay's Instagram account was hacked and that none of them died.[6][7]
On September 28, 2023, Tay was spotted outside Los Angeles International Airport by paparazzi.[8] The next day, she shared a link for her new single "Sucker 4 Green". Unlike her previous rap content, "Sucker 4 Green" is a dance-pop song,[9][10] talking about Tay's obsession and love for money.[11] Rolling Stone described it as a "daft punk-groove-reminiscent bop".[12] It features lyrics like "Money, money, money/ Money, money, money/ I just can’t look away from it/ I want it, want it, want it." as well as "Some calling it a sick obsession/Nothing wrong with being rich and blessed and/ I just want a few yachts and mansions, right now."[13]
Music video
According to Entertainment Tonight, the music video for "Sucker 4 Green" features Tay dancing around a palatial modernist estate, in front of a line of suit-clad backup dancers, as well as in and around numerous high-end cars.[13] Her mother and brother were both featured in the music video.[14] It received 1.7 million views within a day.[13]
Critical reception
Hayley Hynes of HotNewHipHop described the song as "less rap-centric" than what people had expected to hear. Hynes also said that it sounds "ready to be played at H&M or Hollister".[15]