"Baddest" is a song by American musicians

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, and

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. It was released through Vandross Music Group and

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as the third anticipation single from Bleu's album '' Moon Boy'' on June 11, 2021. The song was written produced by

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, Romano, and Mike Woods.

Background and composition

Bleu and

sketched the song during the first months of 2021, and Bleu asked the producer, that at the time was working on Chris Brown's album ''

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'', if he could've get him to sing the hook and chorus that they wrote. After

added his verse, in April Hitmaka previewed the song on his

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posting snippets of it. The song is an R&B, hip hop, and

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mid-tempo produced by

, Hitmaka, Romano and Mike Woods. The instrumental of the song contains a vocal sample of

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's song "You're Always on My Mind", a song that was already used by Brown in an interpolation for the 2017 single "Always" by A1, where he was featured alongside

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Critical reception

The song received positive responses from music critics. ''

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'' reviewer Alphonse Pierre defined the song as one of ''Moon Boy'' highlights, stating that "Brown's hook carried the song to a whole other level". ''HotNewHipHop'' called the song a "smooth banger" praising Brown and 2 Chainz appearances. Fred Thomas of

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complimented the song "thoughtfully constructed hook" and "gentle gliding" saying that the song has a "sunny R&B flavor".

Music video

The official music video for the song was released on July 7, 2021. In the video Bleu navigates a hood party looking for a lady, while Brown dances in a balcony looking at a full moon.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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