Bad and Boujee

The song is written in the key of E minor at a tempo of 127 bpm. The instrumental has been described as a "boom-heavy, moody-keyboard creeper". The verses are performed by Offset, Quavo, and Lil Uzi Vert, who all rap about their lifestyles of using expensive products, drugs, and being with women. Ad-libs are also heard throughout the song. ==Critical reception==

Complex placed it at number 24 on its The 50 Best Songs of 2016 list, saying; "The track is lurching and confident, the kind of song that's sure of its own appeal but knows not to step outside of the pocket. It seems like an unlikely hit, but try listening just once". Pigeons & Planes ranked it at number 43 on their Best Songs of 2016 list, saying that the "track is really all about Offset". The Fader ranked the song at number 25 on its The 115 Best Songs of 2016 list. Fact named it as one of the 20 best rap and R&B tracks of 2016. Vulture favorably compared "Bad and Boujee" to James Brown's song "Super Bad". In 2021, it was ranked No. 451 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". ==Chart performance==

The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the first chart-topping single for both Migos and Lil Uzi Vert. A week after its peak, it was dethroned by Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You", but retrieved its peak position the following week and stood there for two more weeks before being replaced by "Shape of You" again. It remained in the top ten of the chart for 14 consecutive weeks and was later ranked as the sixth biggest song of 2017. "Bad and Boujee" has also peaked at number five in Canada, making it Migos and Lil Uzi Vert's first charted single in that country. As of June 20, 2017, the song has sold 4,000,000 units in the United States. The song was certified 4× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). ==Music video==

The Daps-directed music video for "Bad and Boujee" premiered via Migos' YouTube channel on October 31, 2016. It features cameo appearances from rappers Travis Scott and OG Maco. Rapper & Social Media Celebrity, Rubi Rose, also made her debut appearance as the main model during the video. As of February 2025, the video on YouTube has over 1.3 billion views. ==Live performances==

On January 17, 2017, Migos performed the song on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. On February 20, they performed it on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Migos also performed the song at 2017 BET Awards. == Media usage ==

The song is featured in the television show Black-ish. "Bougie", originating from bourgeois, has been a popularly referenced term within African American cultural media. Due to the mass proliferation of the song, the term 'bougie'/'boujee' quickly rose to popularity in hip hop culture and social media. Netizens have also created memes utilizing select lines from the song. ==Charts==

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