100 Grandkids

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"100 Grandkids"
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Single by Mac Miller
from the album GO:OD AM
ReleasedAugust 7, 2015
Recorded2015
Studio
  • Mac's Crib (Los Angeles)
  • ID Labs (Pittsburgh)
Genre Hip hop
Length4:38
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Mac Miller singles chronology
"Diablo"
(2014)
"100 Grandkids"
(2015)
"Break the Law"
(2015)
Music video
"100 Grandkids" on YouTube

"100 Grandkids" is a song recorded by American rapper Mac Miller for his third studio album GO:OD AM (2015). It was released on August 7, 2015, by Warner Bros. Records as the lead single from Miller's major label debut album. The song is divided into two parts: "Grandkids", produced by Sha Money XL, and "100 Grand" produced by ID Labs.

Contents

Background

Miller premiered "100 Grandkids" at the Grassroots Music Festival in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on July 31, 2015. [1] [2] The song was officially released by Warner Bros. Records as the lead single from his third studio album and major label debut GO:OD AM on August 7, 2015. [3]

"100 Grandkids" is a two-part song, split between "Grandkids"—promising to give his mother grandkids—and "100 Grand"—recalling when he "first made a hundred grand". [3] The first part was produced by Sha Money XL, and the second by ID Labs. [3] Miller described the two parts as "thinking about your future" and "thinking about yourself", respectively. [4] The song samples P. Diddy, Black Rob and Mark Curry's "Bad Boy for Life" and Norman Connors' "Last Tango in Paris". [5]

Music video

The music video was released on the same day as the official audio. Directed by Nick Walker, the video is split into two parts like the song, beginning with Miller rapping as the moon in a play performed by children dressed in costumes. It transitions to Miller rapping in an empty parking lot beside a car bouncing with hydraulics. [3] [6]

Track listing

  1. "100 Grandkids" – 4:38
  1. "100 Grandkids (Short Radio Edit)" – 3:58

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal and ASCAP. [8] [9]

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [10] 100
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 28

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