"Throat Baby (Go Baby)" is the debut single by American rapper BRS Kash. It was released on July 24, 2020, originally through Team Litty and later with

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, as the lead single from BRS Kash's debut mixtape, ''Kash Only'' (2021). The

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and R&B song was written by Kash & Elliot Prince, who wrote it as an ode to

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inspired by two separate sexual encounters, with production by Adamslides and Chi Chi. The track became popular on video-sharing social media platform

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in late 2020, and peaked at number 24 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. It was included on lists of the best songs of 2020 published by ''

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. A remix of the song with American rapper

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and American hip hop duo

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was released on January 21, 2021.

Background and composition

Kash first recorded "Throat Baby" while "joking around", and was at first apprehensive about releasing it, fearing that he would receive backlash for "just degrading women". The track gained traction on the video-sharing platform

in October 2020, where a dance set to the song became popular. "Throat Baby" is a

and R&B song. The intro of the song contains a sample of Kash's best friend, who died after the song's release, laughing and talking with her friends after crashing Kash's studio session. Its lyrics are written as an

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and were inspired by "a crazy experience with one of ash'shomegirls" the night before Kash wrote the song, as well as a later sexual experience with her friend in the backseat of a

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. Jewel Wicker of '' GQ'' described "Throat Baby" as "a melodic ode to sexual desire and the things it can drive someone to do", while

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's Aaron Williams called it a "campy, anti-romance anthem". Writing for

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, Robyn Mowatt referred to the track as a "stripper anthem" that "exists between R&B and

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Live performance

Kash gave a live performance of "Throat Baby" as part of the Uproxx Sessions series in October 2020. He headlined a drive-in rally for then-

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in December 2020 prior to the runoffs for the 2020–21 Senate election and

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, where he changed the lyrics of "Throat Baby" to "Vote Baby". Following his performance at the rally, various Republicans circulated tweets from Kash which referenced sexual assault.

Remix

A remix of "Throat Baby (Go Baby)" featuring American rapper

and American hip hop duo

was released on January 21, 2021. It was first teased in a post on Kash's

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account made less than a week before its release. Jon Powell of ''

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'' called the remix "an even more adults-only effort for fans to enjoy, especially from the feminine perspective". The remix debuted and peaked at number 63 on the ''Rolling Stone'' Top 100.

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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Original

* BRS Kashvocals, songwriting * Adamslidesproduction * Chi Chiproduction * Jaycen Joshuamixing

Remix

* BRS Kashvocals, songwriting *

vocals, songwriting *

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vocals, songwriting * JTvocals, songwriting * Adamslidesproduction, songwriting * Chi Chiproduction, songwriting * Brittany "Chi" Coneysongwriting * Denisia "Blu June" Andrewssongwriting * Kinta "Ball Greezy" Coxsongwriting * Colin Leonardmastering * D-Billymixing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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