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Throat Baby (Go Baby)

"Throat Baby (Go Baby)" is the debut single by American rapper BRS Kash. It was released on July 24, 2020, originally through Team Litty and later with Love Renaissance and Interscope Records, as the lead single from BRS Kash's debut mixtape, Kash Only (2021). The dirty Southern hip hop and R&B song was written by Kash & Elliot Prince, who wrote it as an ode to fellatio inspired by two separate sexual encounters, with production by Adamslides and Chi Chi.

"Throat Baby (Go Baby)"
Single by BRS Kash
from the album Kash Only
ReleasedJuly 24, 2020 (2020-07-24)
Genre
Length3:38
Label
Songwriter(s)Kenneth Duncan
Producer(s)
BRS Kash singles chronology
"Throat Baby (Go Baby)"
(2020) 		"30 Stacks"
(2021)
Music video
"Throat Baby (Go Baby)" on YouTube

The track became popular on video-sharing social media platform TikTok in late 2020, and peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was included on lists of the best songs of 2020 published by Vice and NPR.[1][2] A remix of the song with American rapper DaBaby and American hip hop duo City Girls was released on January 21, 2021.

Background and composition

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Kash first recorded "Throat Baby" while "joking around", and was at first apprehensive about releasing it, fearing that he would receive backlash for "just degrading women".[3][4] The track gained traction on the video-sharing platform TikTok in October 2020, where a dance set to the song became popular.[5][6]

"Throat Baby" is a dirty Southern hip hop[7] and R&B song.[6] The intro of the song contains a sample of Kash's best friend, who died after the song's release, laughing and talking with her friends after crashing Kash's studio session.[5] Its lyrics are written as an ode to fellatio[8][9] and were inspired by "a crazy experience with one of [Kash's] homegirls" the night before Kash wrote the song, as well as a later sexual experience with her friend in the backseat of a Toyota Sprinter.[5]

Jewel Wicker of GQ described "Throat Baby" as "a melodic ode to sexual desire and the things it can drive someone to do", while Uproxx's Aaron Williams called it a "campy, anti-romance anthem".[10] Writing for Okayplayer, Robyn Mowatt referred to the track as a "stripper anthem" that "exists between R&B and trap music".[6]

Live performance

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Kash gave a live performance of "Throat Baby" as part of the Uproxx Sessions series in October 2020.[10] He headlined a drive-in rally for then-US Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in Lithonia, Georgia in December 2020 prior to the runoffs for the 2020–21 Senate election and special election, where he changed the lyrics of "Throat Baby" to "Vote Baby". Following his performance at the rally, various Republicans circulated tweets from Kash which referenced sexual assault.[11][12]

Remix

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"Throat Baby (Go Baby) [Remix]"
Single by BRS Kash, DaBaby and City Girls
from the album Kash Only
ReleasedJanuary 21, 2021 (2021-01-21)
Length3:31
Label
  • Team Litty
  • LVRN
  • Interscope
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Adamslides
  • Chi Chi
BRS Kash singles chronology
"Throat Baby (Go Baby)"
(2020) 		"Throat Baby (Go Baby) [Remix]"
(2021) 		"Kash App"
(2021)
DaBaby singles chronology
"Masterpiece"
(2021) 		"Throat Baby (Go Baby) [Remix]"
(2021) 		"Cry Baby"
(2021)
City Girls singles chronology
"Said Sum (Remix)"
(2020) 		"Throat Baby (Go Baby) [Remix]"
(2021) 		"Twerkulator"
(2021)
Music video
"Throat Baby (Go Baby) [Remix]" on YouTube

A remix of "Throat Baby (Go Baby)" featuring American rapper DaBaby and American hip hop duo City Girls was released on January 21, 2021. It was first teased in a post on Kash's Instagram account made less than a week before its release.[13] Jon Powell of Revolt called the remix "an even more adults-only effort for fans to enjoy, especially from the feminine perspective".[9] The remix debuted and peaked at number 63 on the Rolling Stone Top 100.[14][15]

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[16][17]

Original

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  • BRS Kash – vocals, songwriting
  • Adamslides – production
  • Chi Chi – production
  • Jaycen Joshua – mixing

Remix

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  • BRS Kash – vocals, songwriting
  • DaBaby – vocals, songwriting
  • Yung Miami – vocals, songwriting
  • JT – vocals, songwriting
  • Adamslides – production, songwriting
  • Chi Chi – production, songwriting
  • Brittany "Chi" Coney – songwriting
  • Denisia "Blu June" Andrews – songwriting
  • Kinta "Ball Greezy" Cox – songwriting
  • Colin Leonard – mastering
  • D-Billy – mixing

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart performance for "Throat Baby (Go Baby)"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Global 200 (Billboard)[18] 88
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 24
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[20] 10
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[21] 17
Chart performance for the remix version of "Throat Baby (Go Baby)"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[22] 29
US Rolling Stone Top 100[23] 63

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "Throat Baby (Go Baby)"
Chart (2021) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[24] 97
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[25] 39

Certifications

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Certifications for "Throat Baby (Go Baby)"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[26] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "The Best Music Of 2020: NPR Staff Picks". NPR. December 4, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "The 100 Best Songs of 2020". Vice. December 9, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Green, Dylan (October 26, 2020). "BRS Kash Is the Next Atlanta Original: Interview". DJBooth. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  4. ^ Elibert, Mark (February 1, 2021). "BRS Kash On 'Throat Baby' Critics & Performing The Song At Georgia Senate Runoff Rally: 'My Voice Is Stronger Than It Ever Was'". HipHopDX. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Wicker, Jewel (January 22, 2021). "BRS Kash Broke Out With Lewd Viral Anthem "Throat Baby," But Shows His Sensitive Side on First Mixtape 'Kash Only'". GQ. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Mowatt, Robyn (January 22, 2021). "BRS Kash Topped Charts with "Throat Baby," but What's Next?". Okayplayer. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  7. ^ Sacher, Andrew (February 1, 2021). "7 Best Rap Albums of January 2021". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  8. ^ Seabrook III, Robby (January 6, 2021). "The Break Presents: BRS Kash". XXL. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  9. ^ a b Powell, Jon (January 21, 2021). "BRS Kash reveals remix of "Throat Baby (Go Baby)" with DaBaby and City Girls". Revolt. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  10. ^ a b Williams, Aaron (October 29, 2020). "Watch BRS Kash Performs The Campy 'Throat Baby' For 'UPROXX Sessions'". Uproxx. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  11. ^ Chasmar, Jessica (December 29, 2020). "BRS Kash, Atlanta rapper who headlined Ossoff, Warnock rally, slammed after 'rape' tweet surfaces". The Washington Times. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  12. ^ Mitchell, Tia (December 28, 2020). "Warnock, Ossoff appeal to young voters at hip-hop focused DeKalb rally". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  13. ^ "Instagram Flexin: BRS Kash Announces 'Throat Baby' Remix With City Girls & DaBaby". HipHopDX. January 17, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  14. ^ Leight, Elias (February 1, 2021). "RS Charts: Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Holds Strong at Number One". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  15. ^ Anderson, Trevor (February 6, 2021). "BRS Kash's 'Throat Baby' Shoots Into Top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  16. ^ "Throat Baby (Go Baby) - BRS Kash". Tidal. 25 July 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  17. ^ "Throat Baby (Go Baby) [Remix] - BRS Kash". Tidal. 25 July 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  18. ^ "Billboard Global 200 Chart: Week of February 6, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  19. ^ "The Hot 100 Chart: Week of February 6, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  20. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart: Week of February 6, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  21. ^ "Rhythmic Songs Chart: Week of March 13, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  22. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  23. ^ "Rolling Stone Charts". Rolling Stone. January 22, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  24. ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  25. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  26. ^ "American single certifications – BRS Kash – Throat Baby (Go Baby)". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
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