"Best Friends" is a song by rapper
Froggy Fresh
Tyler Stephen Cassidy, also known as Froggy Fresh (and previously Krispy Kreme), is an American singer, songwriter, and rapper. Cassidy became known after the comedy rap music video for his song, " The Baddest", became popular on YouTube. He cont ...
from his debut album, ''
Money Maker (Re-Loaded)''. It was originally released on May 31, 2012, under the name Krispy Kreme. The song was accompanied by a music video, just as "
The Baddest", and all other of Froggy's songs. The video, Froggy's third overall, has accumulated over 6.5 million views, as of December 1, 2013.
Release
"Best Friends" was released following "
The Baddest", and "Haters Wanna Be Me". Both of the preceding songs thrust Froggy into the spotlight.
Music video
The music video depicted the friendship between Froggy Fresh, and
Money Maker Mike.
It also displays the "
beef
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" that Mike has with the main antagonist of Froggy's raps, James.
James, a drug lord, kidnaps Mike.
This propels Froggy to salvage his friendship, by rescuing Mike.
Reception
The music video, just as Froggy's previous two, as well as his subsequent videos, went viral, being featured on
''Complex'', and ''
CollegeHumor
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'', among other online publications.
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One source used the video as a criticism and point to determine that Froggy is a ]troll
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The video was highlighted for having a more serious tone than his previous works.[ Froggy's shout out to rapper ]Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known as 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. He is widely considered one of the most influential rappers of all time. Shakur is among the Li ...
, at the end of the song, was also heavily noted.[
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References
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2012 songs
American hip hop songs
Viral videos
2012 YouTube videos
Songs about friendship