"Who Dat Boy" is a song by American rapper Tyler, the Creator featuring fellow American rapper ASAP Rocky. It was released on June 30, 2017 alongside, " 911 / Mr. Lonely" through

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, as the lead singles from the Tyler, the Creator's fourth studio album '' Flower Boy''. The song was written by the two artists and produced by Tyler, the Creator.

Background

Tyler, the Creator began a one-week countdown on

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and

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to promote and release the two dual-singles called "Who Dat Boy" and " 911 / Mr. Lonely" on June 30, 2017. The single debuted at 87 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song was originally written for Schoolboy Q, but he turned it down.

Music video

The song's accompanying music video was uploaded on June 29, 2017 on Tyler's official

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channel. The music video was directed by Tyler under the

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Wolf Haley. The music video features rapper Action Bronson's face being sewn onto Tyler's, as well as visual

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s to the 2017 film '' Get Out''. It also features a snippet of the song "911/ Mr. Lonely" at the end of the track. The video features rapper A$AP Rocky, who is the doctor performing the operation, and Tucker Tripp, who is Tyler's co-driver.

Track listing

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

Lyrics of this song at Genius
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