"Wild Boy" is a song by American rapper Machine Gun Kelly featuring fellow American rapper Waka Flocka Flame. The song,released September 27,2011,serves as the lead single from Kelly's debut EPHalf Naked &Almost Famous (2012). Produced by GB Hitz and Southside,the song was initially included on Kelly's third mixtapeRage Pack,[1] and later included on his major-label debut studio album Lace Up.
Allmusic gave a mixed opinion on the song,criticizing its "Jackass-inspired dumbness",but commending Kelly's "underdog rhymes,hard-time tales,and heaps of Cleveland love".[2]HipHopDX commented the track saying "MGK is joined by Waka Flocka Flame for a rowdy offering that is entertaining on the surface but lacks creative value".[3]XXL defined the content of the song as "aggressive".[4]Rolling Stone defined the track as "crazy-ass and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony-tinged".[5]
The video for the remix was released April 26,2012.[8]
Remixes
The official remix was released on March 14,2012,which featured 2 Chainz,Meek Mill,Mystikal,French Montana,Yo Gotti and –the person who which the song is referenced –Steve-O providing an intro. The remix was officially released,removing Steve-O's intro and outro from the single,to digital retailers,like iTunes and Amazon on May 22,2012,and again with Steve-O's intro and outro to digital retailers on May 29,2012.[9]
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