Sucker 4 Green
| "Sucker 4 Green (Money)" | ||||
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| Single by Lil Tay | ||||
| Released | September 30, 2023 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label | Create Music Group | |||
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| Producer(s) | Jason Tian | |||
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| "Sucker 4 Green" on YouTube | ||||
"Sucker 4 Green (Money)" (stylized as $UCKER 4 GR€€N (MONEY)) is the official debut single by American-born Canadian social media personality Lil Tay. It was released independently on September 30, 2023. The music video for the song also marked her comeback to the internet after her 5-year-long hiatus and death hoax.[1][2]
Background and composition
[edit]Lil Tay rose to fame at the age of ten (while claiming she was nine) in 2018 for being the self-proclaimed "youngest flexer of the century" as well as posting rap videos on YouTube.[3] In June 2018, Tay's Instagram and YouTube content were wiped out in an attempt to rebrand.[4] Since then until the release of this single, Tay had disappeared from social media. In August 2023, it was announced that Lil Tay and her half-brother, Jason Tian, had supposedly died.[5] A day after the announcement, it was reported that Tay's Instagram account was hacked and that none of them died.[6][7]
On September 28, 2023, Tay was spotted outside Los Angeles International Airport by paparazzi.[8] The next day, she shared a link for her new single "Sucker 4 Green". Unlike her previous rap content, "Sucker 4 Green" is a pop song,[9] talking about Tay's love for money.[10]
Reception
[edit]Hayley Hynes of HotNewHipHop described the song as "less rap-centric" than what people had expected to hear. Hynes also said that it sounds "ready to be played at H&M or Hollister".[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Unbelievable Comeback: Lil Tay, 14-year-old sensation, defies death hoax to stun fans with music video and jaw-dropping allegations! - Techno Trenz". October 1, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ Garber-Paul, Jodi Guglielmi,Elisabeth; Guglielmi, Jodi; Garber-Paul, Elisabeth (September 30, 2023). "Lil Tay Goes Live to Drop Music Video, Rail Against Her Father, and… Play Some Pretty Piano?". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Lorenz, Taylor (May 24, 2018). "Who Is Lil Tay?". The Atlantic. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ Bernard, Zoë. "'The youngest flexer of the century,' nine-year-old Lil Tay, has abruptly vanished from the internet". Business Insider. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ "Lil Tay: Mystery surrounds 'death' of teen rapper as father refuses to comment". Sky News. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ "Lil Tay Is Not Dead, Claims Social Media was Hacked". TMZ. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ Horton, Adrian (August 10, 2023). "'I'm alive': teen rapper Lil Tay releases statement after mysterious death report". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ "Lil Tay spotted in public for first time in years after viral death hoax". UNILAD. September 29, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ "Lil Tay drops 'SUCKER 4 GREEN' after recent death hoax". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ "Lil Tay, 14-year-old whose death was hoaxed, returns with music video, shocking accusations". HELLO!. September 30, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ "Lil Tay Drops "SUCKER 4 GREEN" Music Video, Throws Shade At Dad On Live: Watch". www.hotnewhiphop.com. September 30, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.