Magnolia (song)


"Magnolia" is a song by American rapper Playboi Carti. It was released on June 13, 2017, as the third single from his eponymous debut commercial mixtape Playboi Carti. The song was produced by Pi'erre Bourne. It is a reference to Magnolia Projects in New Orleans. The beginning is a sample from the Jamie Foxx Show, which is used as a producer tag for Pi'erre.

Music video

A music video was released for the song on July 7, 2017 of 106 & Park. It was directed by Hidji Films and features cameo appearances from song producer Pi'erre Bourne, ASAP Rocky and the ASAP Mob, m14thew, Slim Jxmmi, x.mofe, Southside, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Don Q, Nav, Casanova, Smooky Margielaa, Juelz Santana and Cash, one of the XO members. The music video was filmed in New York City.

Milly Rock

Before its release date, the song gained notable attention through the Milly Rock, a viral video in which YouTube personality Roy Purdy is seen dancing to the song while he explores various parts of New York City including a skate park and Times Square notably. He also dances with street performance artist, Matthew Silver, later in the video. The video has over 28 million views as of July 2020.

Remixes

Multiple rappers have released freestyles and remixes of this song due to the popularity, most notably Lil Wayne, who released a freestyle on July 5, 2017, on his In Tune We Trust EP.
Canadian rapper Tory Lanez remixed the song and was slammed by producer Pi'erre Bourne for using the instrumental without permission.

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