3.1.2024

Sexyy Red Recruits Summer Walker for “I Might” Music Video

“I Might” is a Highlight From the Rap Phenom’s Recent Project, Hood Hottest Princess (Deluxe)

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Sexyy Red was 2023’s most exciting breakout star, climbing charts and making headlines with her brash and authnetic personality. Today, Sexyy returns for her first music video of 2024 as a lead artist, dropping “I Might,” a collaboration with Sexyy’s close friend Summer Walker from Hood Hottest Princess (Deluxe). The video for “I Might” arrives shortly after in the viral music video for Drake’s “Rich Baby Daddy” ft. Sexyy Red & SZA, supposedly filmed as Sexyy gave birth to her second child.

View the full PR below, but first, here are some quick-hitting highlights about Sexyy Red’s incredible rise:

Sexyy’s 2023 “Hood Hottest Princess Tour,” her first headlining tour, sold tens of thousands of tickets, selling out several dates including an arena show in her hometown of St. Louis
Sexyy’s breakthrough album, Hood Hottest Princess, has spent 31 weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at #62. The album featured hits like “Pound Town 2” ft. Nicki Minaj, “Hellcats SRTs,” “Looking For The Hoes (Ain’t My Fault),” and “SkeeYee.”
In December, Sexyy released Hood Hottest Princess (Deluxe), featuring guest spots from Summer Walker, Chief Keef, 42 Dugg, and G Herbo
After breaking out with “Pound Town” and the Nicki Minaj-featuring “Pound Town 2,” Sexyy scored her first solo hit on the chart, with “SkeeYee,” which spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #62. Complex named “SkeeYee” the Song of the Summer 2023.
Sexyy Red scored her highest-charting hit on the Hot 100 with “Rich Baby Daddy,” her collaboration with Drake and SZA from Drake’s album For All The Dogs, which peaked at #11, and generated over 4.5 million views in its first 48 hours of release.
Sexyy Red placed 4 songs on the first-ever TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart, including the chart’s first-ever #1 hit (“SkeeYee“).
Sexyy Red recently gave birth to her second child–read about her feelings in The New York Times
Read Sexyy’s feature in Interview Mag, watch her interview with Montreality, check her Highsnobiety feature with Tay Keith, and view her Genius Verified for “SkeeYee.” Sexyy Red has earned acclaim from Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Billboard (August 2023 Chartbreaker), and many others.

Critical Praise:

“…30 minutes of straight-up standing-on-the-table raps. There are a handful of songs on here that are bound to be summertime anthems.” – Pitchfork

“St. Louis rapper Sexyy Red has been delivering raunchy singles over the past three years, turning herself into a quotable local star with songs like “Throw That Mf” and “Hood Bitch.” Yet the MC is primed to break out of the midwest thanks to the X-rated anthem “Pound Town,” with weekly streams for the track starting to soar in recent weeks following the single’s late January release.” – Billboard

“Sexyy Red Is in Her Own League, and She Knows It…The St. Louis rapper is quickly becoming the hottest thing in hip-hop, all while just being herself.” – Rolling Stone

“The St. Louisian rapper laughs at critics and her own jokes. With the viral success of Pound Town and a raucous appearance at the BET Awards, she’s bringing ‘raw sh*t’ back into the rap game.” – The Face

“In 2023, Sexyy Red’s unapologetic honesty has helped her become a star. Her Tay Keith-produced song ‘Pound Town’ is a runaway viral hit, getting co-signed by everyone from Cardi B to Post Malone.” – Complex

Video: Sexyy Red – “I Might” ft. Summer Walker

With Summer Walker as Emotional Support, Sexyy Red Creeps On The Low in the Latest Video From Her Album, Hood Hottest Princess (Deluxe)

The Announcement:

(February 21) – Sexyy Red keeps her hot streak rolling into 2024 with “I Might,” her new music video featuring her close friend Summer Walker. Produced by Ben Billions, Jacob Kasher & Phil Phever, “I Might” is an ideal anti-Valentine’s anthem, as Sexyy and Summer ditch their main partners for an undercover liaison. Directed by Des Gray, the new video contrasts Sexyy’s conflicts with her main man with the joyful new fling, as she drapes herself in an oversized red dress and bonds with Summer on a motel balcony. “I Might” is a highlight from Hood Hottest Princess (Deluxe), Sexyy’s latest project, which came out in December.

Hood Hottest Princess (Deluxe) adds 11 songs to her critically acclaimed tape Hood Hottest Princess, earning Best of 2023 honors from The New York Times, Pitchfork, The Washington Post, Billboard, and more. The Deluxe is home to highlights like Shake Yo Dreads,” a booming pump-up anthem for all the dreadheads in your life, the ultra-raunchy “Hood Rats”, and the Chief Keef collaboration “Ghetto Princess.” Hood Hottest Princess (Deluxe) adds guest appearances from some of the best street rappers in the business, including Chief Keef, G Herbo, and 42 Dugg, and is available everywhere via Open Shift Distribution / gamma.

The video for “I Might” arrives shortly after the viral video for Drake’s “Rich Baby Daddy” ft. Sexyy Red & SZA, which became Sexyy’s highest-charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 late last year (#11 peak). Shot in grainy home movie style, the video for the Miami bass-influenced banger dramatizes what might have happened as Sexyy gave birth to her second child earlier this month. The video generated over 4 million views in its first 48 hours, and 10 million total. Two weeks after its release, “Rich Baby Daddy” remains at #7 on YouTube’s Trending chart.

Fueled by Hood Hottest Princess and its singles, Sexyy’s improbable, yet inevitable rise was one of the biggest stories in hip-hop in 2023. A relentless barrage of twerkable anthems, Hood’s Hottest Princess builds upon Sexyy’s brash and unapologetic persona. Songs like “Hellcats SRTs“ and “Female Gucci Mane“ exude an irrepressible bad b*tch energy, combining Sexyy’s crisp wordplay with an addictive drawling delivery that has become her signature. The mixtape earned a sterling 8.0 review from Pitchfork, who wrote that the mixtape “sets the tone for what she hopes is the nastiest, sweatiest, and freakiest summer since the smartphone came along” and “…30 minutes of straight-up standing-on-the-table raps. There are a handful of songs on here that are bound to be summertime anthems.” Home to other hits like “Looking For The H*es (Ain’t My Fault),” and “Hellcats SRTs,” blessed with a remix featuring Lil Durk, Hood Hottest Princess made an impact on the Billboard 200, where it reached a peak of #62, and Apple Music’s charts, where it peaked at #7 on the Hip-Hop albums chart and #12 overall.

Sexyy’s viral rise quickly fomented success on the touring front. After a viral performance at Rolling Loud Miami, Sexyy Red earned an invitation to open on tour for her biggest fan, Drake, during his “It’s All A Blur Tour” with 21 Savage. Sexyy’s first headlining tour, the “Hood Hottest Princess Tour,” sold out many dates within minutes of its initial onsale, including a 3,000-cap show in NYC and a 4,850-cap show in Chicago. The tour criss-crossed the U.S. for dozens of dates–including 24 sold out dates–including a massive sold out hometown show at the 8,000-capacity Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis. In all, Sexyy’s first-ever headlining show sold an estimated 70k tickets, making her one of the hottest draws in the genre in 2023.

After changing the game in 2023, Big Sexyy looks to carry that momentum into the new year.

Watch “I Might” ft. Summer Walker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpT-iFDwiKo

Watch Drake’s “Rich Baby Daddy” ft. Sexyy Red & SZA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcsSdIXHCWM

Hood Hottest Princess (Deluxe) tracklist:
1. Sexyy Red For President
2. Bow Bow Bow (F My Baby Dad)
3. Ghetto Princess ft. Chief Keef
4. Sexyy Please
5. Hold On Yeah
6. Shake Yo Dreads
7. Perfect Match Ft. 42 Dugg & G Herbo
8. Free my N***a
9. I Might ft. Summer Walker
10. I Don’t Wanna Be Saved
11. Hood Rats ft. Sukihana

Hood Hottest Princess (original tracklist):
1. I’m The Sh*t
2. SkeeYee
3. Hellcats SRTs
4. Pound Town 2 ft. Nicki Minaj & Tay Keith
5. Looking For The Hoes (Ain’t My Fault)
6. Sexyy Walk
7. Strictly For The Strippers ft. Juicy J
8. Nachos
9. Mad at Me
10. Born By The River ft. Sukihana
11. Female Gucci Mane

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The Background:

With explicit lyricism reminiscent of Trina, the raw storytelling of Boosie Badazz and Webbie, and Chief Keef’s rugged authenticity, Sexyy Red’s raunchy, in-your-face style taps into a strain of hilarious and animated rap the game has been missing since the heyday of Gucci Mane. But don’t get it twisted – as the main creative force of her own songs, lyrics, and videos, her music is only ever 100% Sexyy.

Sexyy Red has made Summer 2023 a #SexyySummer, with her Billboard Hot 100 hit “Pound Town 2” and her acclaimed album Hood Hottest Princess. The Tay Keith-produced “Pound Town,” has spent multiple weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, reached the Top 10 on Urban Radio, and its Nicki Minaj-featuring remix “Pound Town 2,” earned a GOLD certification from the RIAA. Together, all versions of “Pound Town” have racked up over 50 million global streams. Home to other hits like “SkeeYee,” a viral anthem praised by Drake and currently charting on Apple Music’s All-Genre singles charts, Hood Hottest Princess is climbing the Billboard 200, where it reached a new peak of #74 this week, and Apple Music’s charts, where it has peaked at #6 on the Hip-Hop albums chart and #19 overall.

This is just the start of a thrilling career for Sexyy Red, who called every shot she made since high school — including the success of her latest single. Don’t try to predict where she’s going next; Sexyy Red will tell you herself.