On March 15, 2014, Tyga posted a snippet of the song on his Facebook page.[1] Two days later on March 17, the full version of "Hookah" premiered and on April 9, 2014, the song released for digital download.[2]
Music video
The music video was filmed on April 21, 2014, and was directed by Alex Nazari and Tyga.[3] On June 6, 2014, the music video premiered. As of March 31, 2020, the video has over 438 million views.
Remixes
On May 18, 2014, American rapper K Camp released a remix to "Hookah".[4]