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For the nursery rhyme, see Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man.

"Patty Cake" is a song recorded by American rapper Kodak Black. It was released via Atlantic Records on August 9, 2017. Included in Black's debut studio album Painting Pictures, it was described as a "bouncy piano driven track" by Complex Magazine.[1]

Music video

The official music video has received over 79 million views on YouTube as of May 9, 2021. It was directed by Michael Garcia, animated by Kimson Albert, produced by Shiri Fauer and Bruno Biel, and edited by Carlos Gonzalez.[a]

The video, featuring Black as "an animated cartoon attending a high school", shows students attending school, at where Black appears as a cartoon figure.[2] He appears in the class, standing on a desk in the room while campaigning himself to become the school's homecoming king.[3] At the school dance, Black arrives wearing a red suit and gold chains.[4][5] There, he goes on the stage to perform his song and eventually becomes the homecoming king.[6] The video ends as Black is crowned and he walks away.[7][8]

In popular culture

The song was used in the episode '"North Of The Border'" in the television show "Atlanta" as the opening song of the episode

Film Location

The music video was shot at the now defunct Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame High School in the Little Haiti Neighborhood of Miami, Florida

Personnel

  • Ness — producer, programmer[b]
  • Ben Billions — producer, programmer
  • Nick Seeley — co-producer, programmer, songwriter
  • Dieuson Octave — primary artist, vocals, songwriter
  • Benjamin Diehl — songwriter
  • Courtney Clyburn — songwriter

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 76
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 33
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[11] 24

References

Notes

  1. ^ Credits and view statistic adapted from the music video's description on YouTube.
  2. ^ Adapted from the credits of Painting Pictures on Tidal.

Sources

  1. ^ "Kodak Black Releases High School-Set Visuals for Bouncy Track "Patty Cake"". Complex. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  2. ^ "Kodak Black Gets Animated in 'Patty Cake' Video". Rap-Up. August 4, 2017. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  3. ^ "Kodak Black "Patty Cake" Video". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  4. ^ "Kodak Black's "Patty Cake" Video Takes Him To A Suburban High School For A Day". Vibe. 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  5. ^ "A Cartoon Kodak Black Stars in "Patty Cake" Visual". Respect. 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  6. ^ "Kodak Black Turns High School Into A Party In The 'Patty Cake' Video". UPROXX. 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  7. ^ India, Lindsey (August 4, 2017). "Kodak Black Turns Into a Cartoon for 'Patty Cake' Video". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  8. ^ "Kodak Black Releases Animated 'Patty Cake' Music Video ::Kodak Black News". Anti Music. July 8, 2017. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  9. ^ "Kodak Black Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  10. ^ "Kodak Black Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  11. ^ "Kodak Black Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
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