"B Boy" is a song by American
hip hop recording artist
Meek Mill. It was released as a third single from ''
Dreams Worth More Than Money'' on January 3, 2015, by
Maybach Music Group
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and
Atlantic Records
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. The hip hop song, which was
produced
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by
Sap
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, features guest appearances from
Big Sean
Sean Michael Leonard Anderson (born March 25, 1988), known professionally as Big Sean, is an American rapper. Anderson began his music career in 2007 and gained popularity in 2010 with his third mixtape '' Finally Famous Vol. 3: Big''. He then s ...
and
ASAP Ferg
Darold Durard Brown Ferguson Jr. (born October 20, 1988), known professionally as ASAP Ferg (stylized as A$AP Ferg), is an American rapper from New York City's Harlem neighborhood. Aside from his solo career, he is a member of the hip hop collec ...
.
Critical reception
Tierney McAfee of ''
Hollywood Life'' praised Big Sean's verse writing that "he seems to be rapping about random hookups in “B-Boy”, we’re sure it's just for show since we know he only has eyes for one woman —
Ariana!". Writing for
MTV
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, Adam Fleischer noted that the track has only bars instead of hook, commenting that "ain’t anything wrong with that".
Music video
A
music video
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for the track, directed by Spike Jordan, was released on January 29, 2015.
Charts
References
External links
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2015 singles
2015 songs
Meek Mill songs
Big Sean songs
ASAP Ferg songs
Maybach Music Group singles
2010s Atlantic Records singles
Songs written by Big Sean
Songs written by Meek Mill
Songs written by ASAP Ferg
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