"Oprah's Bank Account" is a song by American rappers

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and

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featuring Canadian rapper

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. Produced by Earl on the Beat, it was released by

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on March 9, 2020 alongside a comedic video, where Lil Yachty portrays talk-show host

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. Yachty originally wanted American singer

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to appear on the song, but, according to him, she never responded to him. When the song debuted at number 89 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, Drake broke the ''Glee'' Cast's record for most Hot 100 chart entries.

Background and release

The song was released on the four year anniversary of Lil Yachty's debut mixtape, '' Lil Boat'', as well as the second anniversary of his second studio album, ''

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''. Earlier in January 2020, Yachty had made a cameo appearance in the music video for

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hit single " Life Is Good", featuring Drake. He was an assistant of Drake being the worker of an off-brand

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in the video. Although "Oprah's Bank Account" is an "organic" collaboration, the rapper said he did not initially plan to have Drake or DaBaby on it. Instead, Yachty originally wanted

on the song. However, according to him, Lizzo never responded to him. Drake decided to feature on the song after hearing a snippet of it on Yachty's personal

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account. DaBaby's verse was added a few days after Yachty had made the song and DaBaby expressed interest in being on the song after he heard Yachty play it while they were in the studio together. Lil Yachty said his purpose for the song was "to be fun and be a vibe".

Composition and lyrics

The song was produced by Earl on the Beat, whose production, according to ''

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''s Chris DeVille "makes phenomenal use of

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s". DeVille also noted the three artists' varying contributions to the song, writing, "DaBaby contributes a DaBaby verse", Lil Yachty "croons a mush-mouthed chorus": "''Diamond in the rough, you look as good as Oprah's bank account/ I just wanna take you out/ Fuck you in your mama's house''", while in his verse, Drake "leans into the melodious sing-song that has long been his calling card". Drake also references his kiss with

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during his 2015

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performance, rapping "Back home I know Presi, I'm Obama / I condone the drama / I tongued down Madonna".

Music video

The music video premiered alongside the song's release, on March 9, 2020. The 9-minute video, directed by

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, was filmed in

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and

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Background and concept

In the video, Lil Yachty portrays "Boprah", a character inspired by media mogul

. Yachty wears a wig, dress, and heels in the video. The video itself is a recreation and

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of an old episode of ''

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'', with Yachty "interviewing" both DaBaby and Drake on the "''Boprah Show''". Jordan Darville of ''

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'' summed up that the video "succeeds" because each artist manages to make jokes at their own expense: "Drake reveals his LSC (light-skinned capability), DaBaby skewers his notorious tendency to use the same flow over and over, ('make every damn song like an ongoing song' ..'You never have to make another song again') while Yachty-as-Boprah endures Drake's skewering of mumble-rap, the genre Yachty pioneered".

Controversy

Some people accused Lil Yachty of being sexist for wearing a dress, while others resulted with homophobic remarks to suggest Lil Yachty was homosexual. Others said that Lil Yachty only dressed as a woman to "gain recognition" because he "fell off". In response, Lil Yachty said "It's just supposed to be entertaining... it ain't even that deep."

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. *

– vocals, songwriting *

– vocals, songwriting * Gentuar Memishi – recording * Thomas "Tillie" Mann – mixing * Princeton "Perfect Harmony" Terry – assistant mixing * Colin Leonard – mastering

Charts

Certifications

References

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