"Zaddy" is a song by American singer

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. It was released on August 25, 2016, as the third single from his ninth mixtape, ''

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'' (2016). The song was written by Tyrone Griffin, Jr., Jay Cummings,

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, and Jahaan Sweet, with the production being helmed by the latter two.

Background and release

In June 2016, Ty Dolla Sign announced his new mixtape, ''

''. On July 11, 2016, he released the title track lead single featuring

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. The second single, "No Justice" featuring Ty's brother Big TC, was released on July 21. On July 24, Ty shared the mixtape's track listing, which included "Zaddy" as the seventh track. He released "Zaddy" as the mixtape's third single on August 25, 2016.

Critical reception

Pigeons & Planes named "Zaddy" as one of the best songs of September 2016. ''

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'' placed it at number 37 on its The 50 Best Songs of 2016 list.

Music video

The

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for "Zaddy" was filmed in Tokyo, Japan, and was inspired by 2015

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, '' Ex Machina''. The video premiered via Ty Dolla Sign's

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channel on August 30, 2016.

Charts

Release history

In popular culture

''Zaddy'' passed into slang culture as a term for a good-looking, fashionable man with "swag".

References

{{Ty Dolla Sign 2016 singles 2016 songs Ty Dolla Sign songs Songs written by Ty Dolla Sign Songs written by Frank Dukes Song recordings produced by Frank Dukes