"Rich Minion" is a song written and performed by American rapper

Yeat Noah Olivier Smith (born February 26, 2000), known professionally as Yeat (occasionally stylized as YEAT ), is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He is known for his experimental sound—most notably the rage sound, u ...

, released through Back Lot Music, Field Trip Recordings, Listen To The Kids,

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, and

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on June 28, 2022 as a single. The song was featured in the trailer of the 2022 film, '' Minions: The Rise of Gru'' made by

Lyrical Lemonade Cole Bennett (born May 14, 1996) is an American music video director and record executive. He is the founder of Lyrical Lemonade. He has most notably collaborated with Juice Wrld on music videos such as " All Girls Are the Same", " Lucid Dreams" ...

, but was released as a standalone single rather than as part of the

soundtrack album A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television show. The first such album to be commercially released was Walt Disney's ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ( ...

. Receiving accompanying visuals, it is a fun and comedic song that sees Yeat lightheartedly rap about what happens in the film.

Background

About the song and its creation, Elliot Montanez on behalf of

said:

Most of our fans know that we don't do collaborations often, but when we do, it's usually something that makes a memorable moment. I'm sure at no point did anyone ever expect Lyrical Lemonade to collaborate with the Minions, but here we are! Not only did Lyrical Lemonade founder
Cole Bennett Cole Bennett (born May 14, 1996) is an American music video director and record executive. He is the founder of Lyrical Lemonade. He has most notably collaborated with Juice Wrld on music videos such as " All Girls Are the Same", " Lucid Dreams" ...
direct the trailer for the new Minions movie, but he also convinced them to have Yeat create the soundtrack to it! This is one of the most exciting moments in my time at Lyrical emonade this is an amazing moment and I hope that we all can take a minute to appreciate it.

Composition

In the chorus, Yeat references how much he got paid to write and record a song for the movie: "I made a song for the Minions / How much they pay me? A million". Yeat samples the Minions from the movie throughout the song, as they repeat: "Ha (Huh?), hey Mel, la bastichi/ La papaya, du la potato (Yeah, la potato, oh, yeah)".

Trend and impact

The song caused a trend around the world called ''Gentleminions'', in which a group of people wear

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to watch the movie. Several movie theatres have stated that they would refuse entry to people who dressed up formally due to a history of trend participants throwing items in the theatres.

Charts

References

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