"Tomorrow" | ||||
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Single by GloRilla | ||||
from the album Gangsta Art | ||||
Released | July 15, 2022 | |||
Genre | Crunk | |||
Length | 1:43 | |||
Label | CMG | |||
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Producer(s) | Macaroni Toni | |||
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"Tomorrow" is a song by American rapper GloRilla. It was released on July 15, 2022 as a single from Collective Music Group's compilation album Gangsta Art (2022). It was written by the artist with Antonio Anderson Jr and produced by Macaroni Toni. On September 23, 2022, the official remix of the song, titled "Tomorrow 2", with American rapper Cardi B was released. The remix brought the song to its peak at number 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
The song features piano chords and bass in the production. [1] [2] GloRilla raps in an aggressive manner, while lyrically she dismisses her detractors and raps about her good qualities, [3] [4] keeping her circle close but being "kinda ratchet still", [5] as well as her status and standards with an optimistic tone. [6]
A music video for "Tomorrow" was released alongside the single on July 15, 2022. It shows GloRilla and her friends partying and twerking at an airport tarmac, [7] inside a private jet, [1] [2] and on a Bentley. [7] They hold stacks of cash throughout the video as well. [2] [7]
GloRilla performed a snippet of "Tomorrow" during a medley with "F.N.F. (Let's GO)" at the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards. [8]
"Tomorrow 2" | ||||
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Single by GloRilla and Cardi B | ||||
from the EP Anyways, Life's Great | ||||
Released | September 23, 2022 | |||
Genre | Crunk | |||
Length | 3:29 | |||
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Producer(s) | Macaroni Toni | |||
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"Tomorrow 2" is the official remix of "Tomorrow" by GloRilla with American rapper Cardi B. It was released as the third single from Glorilla's debut extended play (EP) Anyways,Life's Great on September 23,2022. "Tomorrow 2" peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100,marking GloRilla's first top-ten hit and Cardi B's eleventh,and was certified 2×Platinum in the United States.
On the remix,Cardi B joins GloRilla to also target her haters and brags about being better than others. [3] [4] She acknowledges rapper Ice Spice by interpolating her song "Munch (Feelin' U)". [5] [9]
"Tomorrow 2" received universal acclaim from critics. Both Eddie Fu of Consequence and Tom Briehan of Stereogum praised the compatibility of GloRilla and Cardi B's collaboration. [5] [9] Breihan also called the latter's shoutout to Ice Spice to be "worth quoting". [9] Mankaprr Conteh of Rolling Stone wrote,"While GloRilla's baddie quips can be pretty funny,Cardi B brings even more levity to the song with her characteristic humor." [6] Andrew Unterberger of Billboard highlighted Cardi's verse in particular,calling it "her most vicious guest verse in years". [10]
"Tomorrow 2" was listed on numerous year-end lists for 2022,including that of HipHopDX ,which listed the track as the Best Hip-Hop Collaboration of 2022 and noted that "there may not have been a more perfectly paired Hip Hop duo this year" than GloRilla and Cardi. [11] "Tomorrow 2" was also featured on Rolling Stone's and Billboard's 100 Best Songs of 2022 lists,with it placing as the highest-listed song by a female rapper on the latter. [12] [10]
The music video for "Tomorrow 2" was directed by Diesel Filmz and released on September 23,2022. In it,GloRilla and her friends go wild in the New York City streets. She is seen ghost riding in neon cars while wearing a ski mask, [13] [14] and dancing with her friends on stoops and in a bodega,where they grab snacks as well (GloRilla gets some Takis). They continue dancing and twerking through the city's subway station and in the train,also pole-dancing on subway poles. [9] [13] Later,Cardi B joins GloRilla on a rooftop,and has a house party with GloRilla and her crew. [14] [15] [16] The video for "Tomorrow 2" received a nomination for Best Hip Hop at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards,but lost to Nicki Minaj's "Super Freaky Girl".
On November 20,2022,GloRilla and Cardi B performed "Tomorrow 2" at the American Music Awards. [17] On February 22,2023,GloRilla performed the song with Cardi B,who appeared as a surprise guest at her concert in New York. [18] On June 4,Cardi B brought out GloRilla for a performance of "Tomorrow 2" during her set as the headliner of the New York festival Summer Jam. [19]
Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2023 | BET Awards | Video of the Year | Nominated | [20] |
Best Collaboration | Nominated | |||
BET Hip Hop Awards | Song of the Year | Nominated | [21] | |
Best Hip Hop Video | Nominated | |||
Best Collaboration | Nominated | |||
Best Featured Verse | Nominated | |||
HipHopDX Awards | Best Collaboration of the Year | Won | [22] | |
MTV Video Music Awards | Best Hip-Hop | Nominated | [23] |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [36] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [37] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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