Kelly Price (song)

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"Kelly Price"
Song by Migos featuring Travis Scott
from the album Culture
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2017
Genre Trap
Length6:03
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Cash Clay Beats
  • Deraj Global

"Kelly Price" is a song by American hip hop group Migos, released on January 27, 2017, from their second studio album Culture (2017). Featuring American rapper Travis Scott, the song was produced by Cash Clay Beats and Deraj Global.

Contents

Composition

In the song, Quavo, Takeoff and Travis Scott sing about riding in luxury cars and their lifestyle of spending time with women and taking drugs. [1] [2] XXL described the instrumental as "elegant, slow-moving". [2]

Critical reception

In an otherwise positive review of Culture, Winston Cook-Wilson of Spin wrote, "The album only seems to tire of being serviceable and precise in its final act, slumping into the oddly bloated, Travis-Scott-assisted ballad 'Kelly Price'". [3]

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [4] 55
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ) [5] 6
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 58
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 23

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References

  1. "New Music: Migos feat. Travis Scott – 'Kelly Price'". Rap-Up . January 29, 2017.
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  3. Cook-Wilson, Winston (2017-01-27). "Review: It's Worth Listening to the Rest of Migos' Culture, Too". Spin .
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