Boy Looka Here
"Boy Looka Here" | ||||
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Single by Rich Boy | ||||
from the album Rich Boy | ||||
B-side | "Throw Some D's" (remix) | |||
Released | February 14, 2007 | |||
Recorded | 2006 | |||
Genre | Southern hip hop | |||
Length | 3:51 | |||
Label | Interscope | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Polow da Don | |||
Rich Boy singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Boy Looka Here" on YouTube |
"Boy Looka Here" is the second single from the eponymous debut album by rapper Rich Boy. The single was produced by Polow da Don. The video features the Omega Psi Phi, Tuskegee University and Alabama A&M University marching band. The song was used in an Extreme Exposé segment at World Wrestling Entertainment's pay-per-view No Way Out in February 2007. The song was also featured in the film Rocky Balboa. The video for the song was released in February 2007.
Critical reception
[edit]Jonathan Ringen of Rolling Stone called it a "standout" on the album, praising Polow da Don for his ability to "mix[es] flamenco guitar, haunted-house synths and a Reznor-hard beat into a menacing banger".[2] J-23 of HipHopDX put it alongside "Touch That Ass" as highlights that "display[s] Polow's dynamic production and Rich's style."[3] Reptilia of AbsolutePunk called it "a fantastic marching band-based number and an interesting tribute to the South's love of marching bands and football."[4]
Remixes
[edit]- Remix featuring Ja Rule and Harry-O
- Remix featuring Rasheeda
- Freestyle by Joe Budden
- Freestyle by Crooked I and The Horshoe Gang
Charts
[edit]Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[5] | 16 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6] | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Boy Looka Here — ASCAP Repertory".
- ^ Ringen, Jonathan (March 20, 2007). "Rich Boy : Review". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on May 26, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ J-23 (March 16, 2007). "Rich Boy - Rich Boy". HipHopDX. Cheri Media Group. Archived from the original on March 19, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Reptilia (January 26, 2008). "Rich Boy - Rich Boy". AbsolutePunk. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ "Rich Boy Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ "Rich Boy Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2020.