"Flocky Flocky" is a song by American rapper and singer Don Toliver featuring fellow American rapper and singer Travis Scott. It was released through Cactus Jack Records,300 Entertainment,and We Run It Entertainment as the fourth and final single from Toliver's second studio album,Life of a Don,on October 11,2021.[1] Toliver and Scott wrote the song with producers Cardo,Dez Wright,and Mu Lean.
"Flocky Flocky" was one regular studio recording day I had and [Travis Scott] randomly […] came to my session and just pulled up on me. I already had that record,I just did that record before he walked in. He pulled up and instantly laid his verse down. I was just happy man,I was just happy he pulled up to the session,period. Seeing him get on the mic and doing that verse was exciting.[3]
In December 2021,Mu Lean released a video in which he walks through the production process of the song.[4]
Composition
The song focuses on the rappers' "rockstar lifestyle" which includes drug usage,and is performed with vocals in Auto-Tune.[5]
Critical reception
Aron A. of HotNewHipHop called the song a "trancey banger",[5] while Robin Murray of Clash called it "an addictive Travis Scott burner".[6] Kyann-Sian Williams of NME gave a negative review,commenting that "the duo court that moody sound but also add the tinny melodies popular in pop-rap nowadays. It feels chaotic and rushed,never mind Travis Scott's mostly nonsensical lines:'I keep a place to bait,to tune your brain up / She stuffs her face in cake,no way it's safe'."[7]
Music video
An official music video was released on October 11,2021. Shot through fisheye lens with grainy,night vision-like footage,[8][9] it starts with the rappers racing in their Lamborghinis on a highway at night,[8][9][10][11] before fueling up and boarding a private jet to New Orleans.[8][9][12] They hang out in the studio,dine on wings and throw money at a strip club,[8][9][10][12] visit a mural of Lil Wayne in his neighborhood of Hollygrove[8][9][11] and ride in a limousine.[12]
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