Bag Talk

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"Bag Talk"
Single by Polo G
ReleasedOctober 28, 2022
RecordedFebruary 2022
Genre Drill
Length2:27
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Polo G singles chronology
"Bottle Girls"
(2022)
"Bag Talk"
(2022)
"Red Dead"
(2022)
Music video
"Bag Talk" on YouTube

"Bag Talk" is a song by American rapper Polo G, released on October 28, 2022, alongside a music video. It was produced by Southside and TM88.

Contents

Background

In an interview with Rolling Stone , Polo G stated he made the song around February 2022, during studio sessions with Southside. [1]

Composition

"Bag Talk" is a drill song, [2] in which Polo G raps about street life and his origins, [3] combining elements of his introspective and blustery rapping styles. [2] [4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Caleb Jermale. It opens with Polo G and his friends roaming in their stomping grounds in Chicago. [4] [5] Polo is then seen at a jewelry store and on a private jet. [5]

Charts

Chart performance for "Bag Talk"
Chart (2022)Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [6] 20
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [7] 7
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 41

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