SkeeYee

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"SkeeYee"
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Cyberspeed - DjEss Mix cover
Single by Sexyy Red
from the album Hood Hottest Princess
ReleasedJune 9, 2023
Genre Dirty rap
Length2:37
Label Open Shift
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Sexyy Red singles chronology
"Pound Town 2"
(2023)
"SkeeYee"
(2023)
"Shiesty"
(2023)
Music video
"SkeeYee" on YouTube

"SkeeYee" is a song by American rapper Sexyy Red. It was released on June 9, 2023, as the fourth single from her mixtape Hood Hottest Princess with an accompanying music video. [1] [2] The song was produced by Tay Keith, DJ Meech and BanBwoi.

Contents

The song was the first to top the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart after its creation. [3] [4]

Background

In terms of the lyrics, the meaning of the title has been described as: "It's when you tell a guy to pull up, and also when you swerve him anyway — he wants to fuck with you but you've got him stuck. SkeeYee is the baddest bitch showing up to the club, single-handedly turning the party, and the sound of the jewelry on her wrist." [5]

The song garnered popularity on the video-sharing app TikTok before it was officially released, through a trend in which users aggressively whip their hair as the ad-lib "skee-yee" is heard. [6]

The song also garnered popularity in professional wrestling in October 2023 when X user @HaangEmHiigh shared an edited video of WWE wrestler Jey Uso hyping up the crowd with the song playing over it. The video caught Red's attention with Uso responding by extending a WWE invitation to Red. [7] [8]

Composition

The production of the song consists of pianos and 808s. [5]

Critical reception

Walden Green of The Fader gave a favorable review of the song, writing that Sexyy Red "delivers her bodacious bars in this ridiculous flow — a little bit Carti, a little bit Uzi, hot-wired for maximum Southern rap horsepower — but with so much confidence on the mic, it's hard not to buy the bad bitchery Red's selling." Green also commented it as having "hi-fi rap production that screams 'opulence, you own everything.'" [5] Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork stated that the song's hook is "so hypnotic and nutty, you'll probably be asking Why? until you just decide to give in." [9] Elijah Watson, Sr. of Okayplayer described the hook as a moment on Hood Hottest Princess that has "given me a rush". [10]

Music video

The music video was previewed on social media a day before its release. It features a cameo from American rapper GloRilla. [11] During filming, the NYPD stopped the shoot. [12]

Charts

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