My Beyoncé

"My Beyoncé" is a song by American rapper Lil Durk featuring fellow American rapper Dej Loaf, released on November 9, 2015, as a single. It appears on Durk's mixtape 300 Days, 300 Nights (2015)[1] and his second studio album Lil Durk 2X (2016). The song was produced by C-Sick.

"My Beyoncé"
Single by Lil Durk featuring Dej Loaf
from the album 300 Days, 300 Nights and Lil Durk 2X
ReleasedNovember 9, 2015
Length4:39
LabelDef Jam
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)C-Sick
Lil Durk singles chronology
"On Me"
(2015)		 "My Beyoncé"
(2015)		 "Industry"
(2015)
Dej Loaf singles chronology
"All Said and Done"
(2015)		 "My Beyoncé"
(2015)		 "Til the Morning"
(2015)
Music video
"My Beyoncé" on YouTube

Background

In October 2015, the song was previewed in a profile of producer No I.D.[1]

Composition

Meaghan Garvey of Pitchfork called the song "a Midwestern rap romance averse to gooey histrionics, where being ride-or-die is not so much a glamorous choice but a given."[2] Lil Durk and Dej Loaf take the role of a couple in love;[3] in Auto-Tuned vocals, Durk professes his "devotion and infatuation" for Loaf,[4] whom he calls his "Beyoncé", singing, "Ooh I like the way she move / Shawty my baby, my everything, she the truth".[5] Loaf also expresses her love, singing, "Leave your girl, be through with that / Get with DeJ, he ain't never going back" and "Durk and Dej, I'm thinking about changing my last name".[1][5][6]

Music video

A music video for the song was released on January 11, 2016. It features Lil Durk and Dej Loaf at a basketball court, where they rap and shoot hoops.[7][8]

Charts
Chart (2016) Peak

position

US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[9] 3
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 32

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Carley, Brennan (November 9, 2015). "Lil Durk Calls DeJ Loaf 'My Beyoncé' on Their New Collaboration". SPIN.
  2. Garvey, Meaghan (November 10, 2015). ""My Beyoncé" by Lil Durk / Dej Loaf Review". Pitchfork.
  3. Cheung, HP (November 10, 2015). "Lil Durk featuring Dej Loaf - My Beyoncé". HYPEBEAST.
  4. Ivey, Justin (November 9, 2015). "Listen to Lil Durk Feat. Dej Loaf, "My Beyonce" - XXL". XXL Mag.
  5. Leight, Elias (November 9, 2015). "Lil Durk And Dej Loaf Are Love-Struck On "My Beyoncé"". The FADER.
  6. Mench, Chris (November 9, 2015). "Listen to Lil Durk and Dej Loaf's New Song "My Beyoncé"". Complex.
  7. Strauss, Matthew (January 11, 2016). "Lil Durk and Dej Loaf Hit the Basketball Court in Their "My Beyoncé" Video". Pitchfork.
  8. Claymore, Gabriela Tully (January 11, 2016). "Lil Durk – "My Beyoncé" (Feat. DeJ Loaf) Video". Stereogum.
  9. "Lil Durk Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  10. "Lil Durk Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  11. "American single certifications – Lil Durk – My Beyoncé". Recording Industry Association of America.
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