Rich Baby Daddy
"Rich Baby Daddy" is a song by Canadian rapper and singer Drake featuring American rapper Sexyy Red and American singer-songwriter SZA. It was sent to Italian contemporary hit radio through OVO Sound and Republic Records as the third single from Drake's eighth studio album, For All the Dogs, on October 13, 2023.[1] The three artists wrote the song with producers Diamanté Blackmon, Liohn, and Klahr, and co-producers Bnyx, Dougie F, the Loud Pack, and UV Killin Em, alongside Florence Welch, Isabella Summers, and T. Schaeferdieck, due to the song interpolating "Dog Days Are Over" by Florence + the Machine. While the song marks the first time that Sexyy Red has collaborated with both Drake and SZA, the latter two previously collaborated on Drake's 2023 number-one single, "Slime You Out", which serves as the lead single from For All the Dogs.
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Single by Drake featuring Sexyy Red and SZA | ||||
from the album For All the Dogs | ||||
Released | October 13, 2023 | |||
Recorded | December 2022-2023 | |||
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Length | 5:19 | |||
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Critical reception
Writing for Rolling Stone, Mosi Reeves compared Drake matching his vocal performance to that of Sexyy Red on "Rich Baby Daddy" to him matching that of City Girls on his 2018 single, "In My Feelings" and praised the sample of "Dog Days Are Over" by Florence + the Machine.[2] Pitchfork's Dylan Green found Sexyy Red and SZA to be "two of the most memorable features" on For All the Dogs and felt that their "raucous" parts on the song "live up to the song’s hectic, club-ready beat".[3] Kyle Denis of Billboard saw the song as "with infectious production that heavily nods to Miami bass, this is the song of the summer that we deserved — from Sexyy's 'Looking for the Hoes' interpolation to an outro from Drake that basically cements him as the ultimate rich baby daddy" and saw it to be the potential "Song of the Fall".[4] Chris Richards at The Washington Post criticized the "stray" line "Take care of the dog until the dog days are over" that Drake rapped and called it an "inelegant hint at potentially forthcoming Drake redemption album".[5]
Charts
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[6] | 11 |
Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA)[7] | 3 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] | 18 |
France (SNEP)[9] | 152 |
Global 200 (Billboard)[10] | 16 |
Ireland (IRMA)[11] | 30 |
Lithuania (AGATA)[12] | 71 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13] | 9 |
Portugal (AFP)[14] | 72 |
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[15] | 5 |
UK Singles (OCC)[16] | 17 |
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[17] | 7 |
US Billboard Hot 100[18] | 11 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[19] | 7 |
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[20] | 25 |
References
- Mancabelli, Alice (October 13, 2023). "Drake - Rich Baby Daddy (feat. Sexyy Red & SZA) (Radio Date: 13-10-2023)". EarOne (in Italian). Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- Reeves, Mosi (October 6, 2023). "Drake Sounds A Little Tired of Being Drake On 'For All the Dogs'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- Green, Dylan (October 6, 2023). "5 Takeaways From Drake's New Album For All the Dogs". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- Denis, Kyle (October 6, 2023). "Drake's 'For All the Dogs': All 23 Songs Ranked". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- Richards, Chris (October 9, 2023). "This meeting of the Drake Haters Association will now come to order". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. October 30, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- "ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. October 30, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- "Drake Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- "Drake feat. Sexyy Red & SZA – Rich Baby Daddy" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- "Drake Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- "2023 41-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- "Drake feat. Sexxy Red & SZA – Rich Baby Daddy". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 41". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- "Drake Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- "Drake Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- "Drake Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2023.