Moreover, the alliterative /b/ of “bitch,” “bad and boujee” forms a powerfully plosive triplet describing the girl’s assertive personality.
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By claiming “I’m young and rich and plus I’m boujee,” Migos acknowledge their place in this group which they have evolved into being presented as hedonistic and seductive. The rappers state that they “came from nothin’ now we somethin’,” showing a movement from the working class to a rich and materialist “boujee” class. This juxtaposition shows how the external bourgeois appearance is false. This is evident in the single’s album artwork which shows model Tommie Lee glammed up extravagantly, but eating instant noodles out of a pot at a dining table. Typically, people described as “boujee” are second-rate attempting to appear first-rate the status of these social climbers is performative.
Hence, it is seemingly impossible to be both “bad” (cool and mischievous) and “boujee” (conceited and conformist).
The social class is often seen as aspirational and dominant, but has become to evoke a sense of sensibleness and blandness. Now, on to the term that has been baffling 80% of the track’s listeners: “boujee.” Am I boujee? Do I want to be boujee?! What makes his bitch so boujee? In fact, boujee is an intentional misspelling of the word “bougie”, which in turn is an abbreviation of “bourgeois.” The French word traditionally describes the middleclass whose values are conventionally materialistic and profoundly capitalist. Typically, people described as “boujee” are second-rate attempting to appear first-rate the status of these social climbers is performative However, given that the track features rapper Lil Uzi Vert, these references could suggest that the two trappers are cooking together – romantic, I know. He’s in a vulnerable position when cooking so he says “I’m not stupid so I keep the Uzi.” The weapon has multiple uses for Migos – why use a wooden spoon when you could use a gun? It’s all about practicality. The group refer to the shake ‘n’ bake or one-pot method of crystal meth production, which is particularly common within the trap lifestyle given its ease and portability. By “cooking up dope in a crock-pot,” he reminisces on the time when his stove broke so he mixed the drug in his mother’s Crock-Pot, (a branded slow cooker). Given their explicit drug use, we’ll assume it’s unconsciously.Ī literal understanding of the line, (lol line), sees rapper Offset, as he stirs the meth he is preparing with an Uzi submachine gun, stating that his lover is deviant and stuck up. Lil Uzi Vert)’, the hip-hop group (consciously or not), bare the realities of Karl Marx’s socioeconomic theory. In their number one song ‘Bad and Boujee (Ft. But, Quavo, Takeoff and Offset are also pioneers of modern Marxism. Trap trio Migos are primarily known for dominating the charts with their “turnt” and “lit” mumble-rap tracks. Migos – CULTURE “My bitch is bad and boujee, Cookin’ up dope with an Uzi”
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