Mo Bamba (song)

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"Mo Bamba"
Mo Bamba cover art.jpg
Single by Sheck Wes
from the album Mudboy
ReleasedJune 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)
Recorded2017
Genre
Length3:01 (single version)
3:04 (album version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Sheck Wes singles chronology
"Live SheckWes Die SheckWes"
(2017)		"Mo Bamba"
(2017)		"Do That"
(2018)
Music video
"Mo Bamba" on YouTube

"Mo Bamba" is a song by American rapper Sheck Wes. A sleeper hit that achieved mainstream success despite limited promotion, it was produced by Take a Daytrip and 16yrold. The song was independently released on music streaming site SoundCloud by 16yrold in 2017, and became a word of mouth sensation without record label or radio support, reaching number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. [1]

Contents

The song later served as a single from Wes' debut studio album, Mudboy . It remains his most popular and successful song. [2] [3]

Background

The song is named after then-Texas Longhorn and current Los Angeles Clippers [4] basketball player Mo Bamba, who grew up with Sheck Wes in his home town Harlem, New York neighborhood. The two spent some of their childhoods together. [5]

Producers 16yrold and Take a Daytrip consisting of Denzel Baptise and David Biral, who had met online, collaborated on the track's beat and composition. [1] 16yrold invited Wes to record in the studio with them. [6] Wes recorded the majority of the song in one take, [1] [7] with additional ad-libs recorded afterwards. [7]

Baptise of Take a Daytrip looped the beat as Wes recorded his vocals. The beat cutting off at the 1:38 minute mark of the song was the result of the laptop used to record Wes’ vocals freezing. This caused concern among the producers who feared that the song would be ruined because the entire song up until that point had been recorded in one take without any issues. At the 1:40 minute mark of the song, someone can be heard in the background saying "whoa". [6] Wes shouting out, "Oh! Fuck! Shit! Bitch!", was his actual reaction to the beat freezing by accident. Shortly after, the beat unfroze as Wes proceeded to record a new verse on the spot. [6] [7]

Music video

The song's music video was released on January 30, 2018, via YouTube and was directed by White Trash Tyler, Nick Walker and Wes himself. It is a music video in black and white and finds Wes on a basketball court. [8]

Usage in media

In sports

The song has gained widespread popularity at sporting events, particularly at college football games. The song is primarily used to help hype up the home fans and raise the volume inside the stadium. During a highly anticipated sellout 2019 game at Beaver Stadium, the song was used during then ranked #16 Michigan Wolverines first possession. Penn State Nittany Lions fans plus the song made the stadium so loud that Michigan was forced to use a timeout to avoid a delay of game penalty. [9]

The song can be heard in the video game EA Sports College Football 2025. [10]

Personnel

Credits adapted from The New York Times . [1]

Artist

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [37] 3× Platinum240,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [38] Gold45,000‡
France (SNEP) [39] Gold100,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [40] Gold35,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [41] Gold15,000‡
Poland (ZPAV) [42] Platinum50,000‡
Portugal (AFP) [43] Platinum10,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [44] Platinum600,000‡
United States (RIAA) [45] 5× Platinum5,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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