Ooouuu
| Ooouuu | |
|---|---|
| Young MA | |
| publication | May 12, 2016 |
| length | 3:54 |
| Genre (s) | Trap |
| Author (s) | Young MA |
| Producer (s) | NY Bangers |
| Label | MA Music |
| album | Herstory |
Ooouuu ( spelling OOOUUU ) is a song by US rapper Young MA from 2016. The first single from her EP Herstory was written by the artist herself and produced by NY Bangers .
Music and lyrics
In Ooouuu is a Trapsong provided by consistently according to the genre looping , slow synthesizer melody , 808 - bass drums , snares and claps dominated; On the other hand, the only sporadic use of hi-hats is atypical . Young MA raps the stanzas without any alienating effects; There is no refrain. The beat also includes an excerpt from an interjection from the acapella song The Eight Day Week by Melvin van Peebles , and the interpreter also quotes the track Make It Clap by Busta Rhymes , Sean Paul and Spliff Star .
In terms of content, the artist presents her lifestyle and that of her crew RedLyfe in the text . The members of this maintain a family relationship, within the song there are more and more depictions of solidarity and common celebrations including alcohol consumption . Also mention is Young M.As brother, who was stabbed to death at the age of 17 years and his sister previously advised Hater to ignore and still a lot of money to earn what they did. In the course of the song there are also explicit descriptions of sexual acts between the artist and a woman named Stephanie, who is introduced as the listener's steadfast friend , as well as other exclusively female sex, whereby she makes it clear that they are only interested in entertaining, physical pleasure and is not interested in serious relationships.
Music video
The video clip for Ooouuu , which was created under the direction of a piece of guy and Young MA, is mostly set at a party and has an almost one-minute intro without music. The artist is shown together with two men at a dining table with various types of fast food and several bottles of spirits . She first pours herself something to drink and then starts eating pasta . Only later does it become apparent that there are a few other people in the house. In several shots, all guests are gathered around a sofa , in the middle of which Young MA sits and raps while the others move rhythmically . The freeze frame technique is used again and again in these scenes . In between, short moments in black and white are shown in which the musician raps and dances with her friends on the street. In both actions, the actors handle a large amount of cash towards the end of the video .
criticism
Ooouuu received very positive reviews and was featured on several leaderboards. It included John Caramanica (music journalist for the New York Times ) in 3rd place, Rolling Stone in 11th place, Billboard in 16th place, Pitchfork in 67th place and Village Voice without a fixed placement in their lists of the best songs of 2016. In the corresponding community Ranking by Genius.com , it was chosen at position 47. The harsh attitude of the song was praised, especially in combination with the fact that the artist presented her homosexuality openly and unequivocally. In addition, its qualities as a " New York anthem" were highlighted. Young MA shows himself on the song as "thug, boss, lesbian and gangsta" and would dominate the radio with a " club banger about drinking , smoking and stealing groupies ". In addition, the line of text "You call her Stephanie, I call her Headphanie" was received positively because of its ability as a meme .
Reactions and Impact
With Ooouuu , Young MA was able to present itself to a broad public for the first time; it is still her most commercially successful work and her "signature song". In addition, the song is one of the first and only hip-hop titles with explicitly homosexual content, which has sales in the millions. Due to her deep voice, her traditionally masculine appearance in the accompanying music video and a line of text in which she describes the practice of deepthroating in the context of sexual intercourse with a woman (in an interview on the radio show The Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM , she testified that she had spoken of oral sex with dildos ), the interpreter was initially mistakenly considered male by a large number of listeners, which is why the lesbian component of the text was initially not apparent to some people.
success
Chart placements
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 United States (Billboard)
|
19th (20 weeks) | 20th |
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
||
|
United States (RIAA)
|
 4 × platinum
|
4,000,000 |
| All in all |
4 × platinum |
4,000,000 |
This and that
- In 2019 Eminem sampled the song on his international top ten hit The Ringer .
Individual evidence
- ↑ XP credits. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Samples. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Lyrics. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
- ↑ music video. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
- ^ New York Times' "56 of the Best Songs of 2016". Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Rolling Stone's "50 Best Songs of 2016". Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Billboard's "Top 100 Pop Songs of 2016". Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
- ^ Pitchfork's "The 100 Best Songs of 2016". Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
- ^ Village Voice's "Pazz & Jop, the Village Voice Music Critics Poll: The Top Singles of 2016". Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
- ↑ "The Genius Community's 50 Best Songs of 2016". Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Vice Article on Young MA.Retrieved June 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Chart sources: US
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: US
- ↑ Eminem sample. Retrieved June 9, 2020 .