Saucy Santana, “Booty” | Track Review 🎵

Unapologetic gay rapper Saucy Santana enlists rapper Latto for “Booty,” an anthem tailor-made for Pride month 2022 and well beyond. 

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uestion: “Who else got a ass like this? / Who else throw it back like this?” Well, apparently it’s the colorful, sassy, openly gay rapper, 🎙 Saucy Santana.  How saucy is he? Very saucy, indeed! On the short but potent single 🎵 “Booty”, he links up with fellow rapper 🎙 Latto for an infectious, bootylicious anthem.  Has Pride month ever been so lit? Worth noting, Santana’s first single as a major label artist isn’t without controversy, but, this is a review, therefore, the focus is solely on the song itself.

The prominent sample used on “Booty” probably sounds familiar.  That’s because 🎵 “Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So)” by 🎙 The Chi-Lites was notably sampled by 🎙 Beyoncé in her breakthrough solo hit, 🎵 “Crazy in Love”.  At this point, anytime we hear the sample, we associate it more with the R&B/pop icon as opposed to the iconic soul group.  Unfair, right? 🎛 Johnny Goldstein produces this banger by the way – good stuff! Anyways, The Chi-Lites fuel both Saucy and Latto’s respective performances.  In the cause of Mr. Santana, there’s no doubt his ‘role’ as he highlights that his “Ass so fat but it still match the legs,” and, “Make him pass out when he hit it.” Woo! Confident AF, he later asserts in the bridge, “Booty make him cook, booty make him do the dishes (Uh-huh) / Booty-booty, make him wanna turn me to his Mrs/missus.” Day-um! Latto is ‘saucy’ too, kicking off the second verse touting her “flat tummy,” and adding, “One of ninety-nine reason bitches hate me.” Of course, it’s not the tummy these men ‘came for’ btu rather the booty: “Girl, he love it here, I’ma shake it like dice (Shake it) /Wrapped around my finger, eatin’ booty from the bite (Ooh).” Yeah, I’m speechless right now!

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Final Thoughts 💭 

Well, one thing’s for sure – there’s no shortage of 🎵 “Booty”! Give 🎙 Saucy Santana credit for being true to self.  This record is unapologetically queer – he didn’t try to hide who he is. That takes courage, even if it pisses a lot of people off.  At just two-and-a-half minutes, this is a bite-size bop for Pride month and beyond.  You can never have too many booty songs, right? Right!

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🎙 Saucy Santana • 🎵 “Booty” (Ft. 🎙 Latto) • 🏷 RCA • 🗓 6.10.22

[📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, RCA]

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