We now have an answer on the years-long mystery surroundingย โBad and Boujee.โ
During a recent episode of the Rap Radar podcast, co-hostย Elliott Wilsonย askedย Takeoffย why he didnโt appear on the 2016 hit alongside fellowย Migosย membersย Quavoย andย Offset.
โWasย there something about โBad and Boujeeโ why you didnโt wanna rap on that beat?โ Elliot asks in a teaser clip. โLike, why wasnโt you on the song when it came out?โ
Though the question was directed at Takeoff, Quavo immediately jumped in with an explanation.ย
โI just think it was just timing,โ Quavo said, with Takeoff signaling his agreement. โWe was just trying to get something out. We was actually pissed off because we ainโt have no music out. I think like a couple months before thatย whole little wave and we was going through the litigation with 300 [Entertainment], so we ended up leaking โBad andย Boujeeโ on SoundCloud first.โ
Quavo went on to say the group was under such a serious time crunch, and even he wasnโt supposed to appear on the track. โShit, I wasnโt even finnaย be on it,โ he continued. โI had to do my verse on some quick, fast, in-a-rush shit. So it was just like everybody running to the song and trying to get it done.โ
You can check out the clip below. The Rap Radar interview, which doesnโt include Offset, is scheduled to premiere Thursday.
Produced by Metro Boomin, โBad and Boujeeโ marked theย first No. 1 song for the ATL trio and featuredย Lil Uzi Vert. The song earned the rappers a nod for Best Rap Performance at the 60th Grammy Awards,ย inspired countless memes, and went quadruple platinum.ย
One of the most-talked about moments involving the track went down on the 2017ย BET Awards red carpet. While speaking to Migos, DJ Akademiks plainly asked Takeoff about his absence. โI feel like thatโs a running joke, with you being left off โBad and Boujee,โโ Akademiks said.
โI ainโt left off โBad and Boujee,โโ Takeoff responded. โYou think Iโm left off โBad and Boujeeโ?โ
Akademiksโย co-host Joe Budden attempted to wrap up the interview;ย Ak continuedย for a momentย before Joe droppedย his mic and walked out ofย frame. Quavo, Takeoff, and Offset gotย out of their seats and stepped toward Buddenย before othersย intervened.