Broke as Fuck

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"Broke as Fuck"
Song by Cordae
from the album The Lost Boy
ReleasedJuly 26, 2019
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Length3:16
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Producer(s)
Music video
"Broke as F**k" on YouTube

"Broke as Fuck" is a song by American rapper Cordae from his debut studio album The Lost Boy (2019). It was produced by Take a Daytrip.

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Composition

The song contains a trap beat [1] that mainly consists of bass and keyboard. [2] Lyrically, Cordae details his PTSD resulting from traumatic events in his life, such as the death of his grandmother, the murder of his cousin, [3] and his brother being sentenced to prison. [4] The beat switches halfway through the song. [5] [6]

Critical reception

Scott Glaysher of HipHopDX regarded the song to be the "biggest and brashest 'banger'" from The Lost Boy. [7] Leor Galil of Chicago Reader wrote, "when the vitriolic beat on 'Broke as Fuck' transitions into a sumptuous soul melody, he switches gears as smoothly and flawlessly as somebody who's been doing it since birth." [5]

Music video

An official music video was directed by Josh Forman released on August 15, 2019. In it, Cordae and his friends ride bicycles to a convenience store, where they cause havoc [8] and shoplift. [6] Cordae raps his verse until his friends run out of the store and he follows suit. [8] While his friends escape, Cordae is shot by the clerk before he can. The song's beat switch then occurs. Cordae wakes up, [6] [8] finding himself in a mountain trail. Recreating the cover of The Lost Boy, Cordae wanders past a sign reading "The Lost Boy" that points to different paths. [6]

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [9] 22

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References

  1. ↑ Thomas, Fred. "The Lost Boy – YBN Cordae". AllMusic . Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  2. ↑ Tyrell, Nicolas (July 26, 2019). "YBN Cordae – The Lost Boy". Clash . Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  3. ↑ Udensi, Derek (March 2, 2020). "YBN Cordae's Sold-Out Tour Promises a Bigger ATX Stake Next Time Through". The Austin Chronicle . Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Tyrell, Nicolas (July 26, 2019). "YBN Cordae – The Lost Boy". Clash . Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  5. 1 2 Galil, Leor (January 24, 2020). "YBN Cordae sounds like he could charm the entire music industry on The Lost Boy". Chicago Reader . Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Williams, Aaron (August 15, 2019). "YBN Cordae Pays The Price For Taking A Five-Finger Discount In His Eerie 'Broke As F*ck' Video". Uproxx . Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  7. ↑ Glaysher, Scott (August 14, 2019). "Review: YBN Cordae's "The Lost Boy" Showcases The Promise Ahead". HipHopDX . Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  8. 1 2 3 A., Aron (August 15, 2019). "YBN Cordae Goes Back To When He Was "Broke As F*ck" In New Visual". HotNewHipHop . Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 5, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
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