My Beyoncé
| "My Beyoncé" | ||||
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| Single by Lil Durk featuring Dej Loaf | ||||
| from the album 300 Days, 300 Nights and Lil Durk 2X | ||||
| Released | November 9, 2015 | |||
| Length | 4:39 | |||
| Label | Def Jam | |||
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| Producer(s) | C-Sick | |||
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| Dej Loaf singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "My Beyoncé" on YouTube | ||||
"My Beyoncé" is a song by American rapper Lil Durk featuring fellow American rapper Dej Loaf, released on November 9, 2015, as a single. It appears on Durk's mixtape 300 Days, 300 Nights (2015)[1] and his second studio album Lil Durk 2X (2016). The song was produced by C-Sick.
Background
[edit]In October 2015, the song was previewed in a profile of producer No I.D.[1]
Composition
[edit]Meaghan Garvey of Pitchfork called the song "a Midwestern rap romance averse to gooey histrionics, where being ride-or-die is not so much a glamorous choice but a given."[2] Lil Durk and Dej Loaf take the role of a couple in love;[3] in Auto-Tuned vocals, Durk professes his "devotion and infatuation" for Loaf,[4] whom he calls his "Beyoncé", singing, "Ooh I like the way she move / Shawty my baby, my everything, she the truth".[5] Loaf also expresses her love, singing, "Leave your girl, be through with that / Get with DeJ, he ain't never going back" and "Durk and Dej, I'm thinking about changing my last name".[1][5][6]
Music video
[edit]A music video for the song was released on January 11, 2016. It features Lil Durk and Dej Loaf at a basketball court, where they rap and shoot hoops.[7][8]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2016) | Peak
position |
|---|---|
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[9] | 3 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] | 32 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[11] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Carley, Brennan (November 9, 2015). "Lil Durk Calls DeJ Loaf 'My Beyoncé' on Their New Collaboration". SPIN.
- ^ Garvey, Meaghan (November 10, 2015). ""My Beyoncé" by Lil Durk / Dej Loaf Review". Pitchfork.
- ^ Cheung, HP (November 10, 2015). "Lil Durk featuring Dej Loaf - My Beyoncé". HYPEBEAST.
- ^ Ivey, Justin (November 9, 2015). "Listen to Lil Durk Feat. Dej Loaf, "My Beyonce" - XXL". XXL Mag.
- ^ a b Leight, Elias (November 9, 2015). "Lil Durk And Dej Loaf Are Love-Struck On "My Beyoncé"". The FADER.
- ^ Mench, Chris (November 9, 2015). "Listen to Lil Durk and Dej Loaf's New Song "My Beyoncé"". Complex.
- ^ Strauss, Matthew (January 11, 2016). "Lil Durk and Dej Loaf Hit the Basketball Court in Their "My Beyoncé" Video". Pitchfork.
- ^ Claymore, Gabriela Tully (January 11, 2016). "Lil Durk – "My Beyoncé" (Feat. DeJ Loaf) Video". Stereogum.
- ^ "Lil Durk Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ "Lil Durk Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ "American single certifications – Lil Durk – My Beyoncé". Recording Industry Association of America.