A Bar Song (Tipsy)

Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" ditches the work blues for whiskey shots and good times. Forget the 9-to-5 grind, the chorus explodes with Friday-night energy as the Nigerian-American rapper celebrates with his friends. There's a party downtown and everyone's already "tipsy." This carefree vibe is pure weekend warrior spirit, with Shaboozey admitting to a boozy wake-up call but no regrets. It's all about living for the moment, hangover or not.

"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" is a countrified reworking of J-Kwon's hip-hop party anthem "Tipsy" from 2004, one of Shaboozey's favorites growing up. J-Kwon's "Tipsy" takes place in a club, but Shaboozey moved the setting to a dive bar. In both places, everyone inside is gettin' tipsy. The "One, here comes the two to the three to the four" motif is also lifted from "Tipsy." The verse lyrics in the songs are completely different though, with different flows. In Shaboozey's song, he uses them to explain why he needs to spend some quality time drinking with friends. In J-Kwon's "Tipsy," he's on the prowl for ladies and alcohol.

Shaboozey wasn't alone in crafting this hit. He teamed up with Mark Williams, half of the writing/producer duo Ojivolta, who helped create 19 tracks on Kanye West's Donda album. Production credits go to Shaboozey's regular collaborators: Indian American producer and songwriter Nevin Sastry, who blended the track's country, hip-hop, and pop elements from scratch, and Sean Cook, a Nashville-based songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who serves as executive producer across Shaboozey's catalogue and co-writes with him on an ongoing basis. Shaboozey and Sastry were so deep in the creative process that Shaboozey moved into Sastry's apartment while they made the album.