2019Released
3:07

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Interesting facts and trivia about Babushka Boi. By Songfacts®.

A Babushka is a type of headscarf tied under the chin, which is traditionally worn by elderly women in rural Eastern Europe. In September 2018, Rocky was cut on the face and started using the headscarf to cover his scar. During his appearance two months later at the LACMA Art+Film Gala in Los Angeles, the Harlem-born MC wore a Gucci babushka. Rocky has continued to use the headscarf, but now primarily in the name of fashion. This song was inspired by the rapper's penchant for the babushka, which he namechecks in the third verse: Buck fifty, my babushka A "Buck fifty" is slang for $150, the price of Rocky's headscarf. The term can also be used to describe a scar on someone's face that is so large, it required at least 150 stitches.

Rocky debuted the song live during his early 2019 Injured Generation Tour.

The song's music video was directed by British artist and filmmaker Nadia Lee Cohen. Her previous videos include D.R.A.M.'s "Gilligan," (which features A$AP Rocky) and Kali Uchis' "After the Storm." The clip tells the satirical story of Rocky and his babushka-donning crew of bank robbers. We see Rocky's squad, which includes A$AP Ferg, A$AP Nast, and Schoolboy Q, escape from police detention and successfully rob a local bank. The visual pays homage to the 1990 film Dick Tracy, which is based on the classic detective comic strip of the same name.

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of Babushka Boi.
A♯Key
MinorMode
4/4Time Signature
135BPM

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A$AP Worldwide/Polo Grounds Music/RCA Records
(P) 2019 A$AP Rocky Recordings LLC/RCA Records. Marketed & Distributed by Polo Grounds Music/RCA Records.

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