# Ballin' (Mustard and Roddy Ricch song)
**"Ballin'"** is a song by the American record producer [Mustard](https://www.edgepedia.org/mustard-record-producer) featuring the rapper [Roddy Ricch](https://www.edgepedia.org/roddy-ricch), released on June 28, 2019 as the ninth track on Mustard's album *Perfect Ten* and issued as a standalone single on August 19-20, 2019 through 10 Summers Records and [Interscope Records](https://www.edgepedia.org/interscope-records)[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7RMppGSS_Q) • [2](https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/daf48ec8-3e0c-472b-ac4c-36314c4a7c0b) • [3](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/199422-mustard-roddy-ricch-ballin.php). It became the album's biggest track, peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 2020, and received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 2020 ceremony[4](https://stereogum.com/2314873/the-number-ones-roddy-ricchs-the-box/columns/the-number-ones) • [5](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mustard-mn0001225951).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | June 28, 2019, as track 9 on *Perfect Ten*; 3:00 duration[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7RMppGSS_Q) • [6](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/song/95884-ballin/5/) |
| Single release | August 19, 2019, digital single on 10 Summers Records/Interscope Records[2](https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/daf48ec8-3e0c-472b-ac4c-36314c4a7c0b) |
| Peak chart position | Number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 2020[4](https://stereogum.com/2314873/the-number-ones-roddy-ricchs-the-box/columns/the-number-ones) |
| Awards | Grammy nomination, Best Rap/Sung Performance, 2020[5](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mustard-mn0001225951) |
| Certifications | RIAA Platinum; Canada Gold and Platinum single on January 29, 2020[7](https://www.the360mag.com/mustard-ballin/) • [8](https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Ballin+Mustard+%26+Roddy+Ricch) |
| Sample | Opens with a screwed sample of 702's "Get It Together"[9](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0003295433) |
| Songwriters | Dijon McFarlane, Rodrick Wayne Moore, Jr., Shah Rukh Zaman Khan, Donell Jones, Ermias Joseph Asghedom, Justus West[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7RMppGSS_Q) |
## Production and composition
Mustard produced the track and served as mixing engineer, with GYLTTRYP as co-producer and Justus West as an additional producer and composer; David Pizzimenti recorded and mixed, and Dave Kutch mastered[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7RMppGSS_Q). The composers credited include Mustard (Dijon McFarlane), Roddy Ricch (Rodrick [Wayne Moore](https://www.edgepedia.org/wayne-moore), Jr.), Shah Rukh Zaman Khan, Donell Jones, Justus West, and the late rapper [Nipsey Hussle](https://www.edgepedia.org/nipsey-hussle) (Ermias Joseph Asghedom)[1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7RMppGSS_Q).
AllMusic's review of *Perfect Ten* describes "Ballin'" as an inspirational rap/R&B hybrid that opens with a screwed sample of 702's hit "Get It Together" and layers organic instruments, dreamy samples, and percussion under Roddy Ricch's flow[9](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0003295433). Stereogum's column on Roddy Ricch wrote that Roddy used "Mustard's clipped, plastic funk" for an up-from-nothing anthem, noting that his singing and rapping are barely distinguishable[10](https://stereogum.com/2069939/roddy-ricch-the-box-number-one/columns/status-aint-hood).
## Commercial performance
**Chart and airplay run.** The single grew slowly over months. By late November 2019 it had reached number 1 at Urban Radio, number 20 on the Hot 100, and number 9 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and had been streamed more than 260 million times while the music video passed 33 million views[7](https://www.the360mag.com/mustard-ballin/). It continued climbing and peaked at number 11 on the Hot 100 in January 2020, making it Mustard's biggest hit as a lead artist[4](https://stereogum.com/2314873/the-number-ones-roddy-ricchs-the-box/columns/the-number-ones). Complex reported the song's peak as number 16 and called it the highest-charting song for both artists; the two published peaks differ, with the January 2020 figure of number 11 covering the later, higher point of the song's run[11](https://www.complex.com/music/a/eric-skelton/roddy-ricch-please-excuse-me-for-being-antisocial-interview) • [4](https://stereogum.com/2314873/the-number-ones-roddy-ricchs-the-box/columns/the-number-ones).
**Certifications.** The single was certified Platinum by the RIAA[7](https://www.the360mag.com/mustard-ballin/), and [Music Canada](https://www.edgepedia.org/music-canada) certified it both Gold and Platinum as a single on January 29, 2020[8](https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Ballin+Mustard+%26+Roddy+Ricch).
## Music video and recognition
The official music video was directed by Arrad Rahgoshay and stars Mustard, Roddy Ricch, and Schnider Simeon[12](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11073848/). The song was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 2020 [Grammy Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/grammy-awards)[5](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mustard-mn0001225951) • [13](https://time.com/5732647/grammy-nominations-2020/), and Complex named it the best song of 2019[11](https://www.complex.com/music/a/eric-skelton/roddy-ricch-please-excuse-me-for-being-antisocial-interview). Stereogum identified "Ballin'" as Roddy Ricch's closest thing to a breakout moment before "The Box" reached number one, describing it as a slick, exuberant singalong that kept returning to the listener through its hidden hooks[10](https://stereogum.com/2069939/roddy-ricch-the-box-number-one/columns/status-aint-hood).
## Meme status
In the 2020s the song gained a second life as an internet meme, associated with the "Axel in the Wild" animation and the lyric "I put the new forgis on the jeep"; Know Your Meme maintains an entry documenting the meme's spread[14](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ballin-mustard-roddy-ricch-song). User reviews on Album of the Year reference the meme repeatedly alongside genuine praise, with one reviewer writing "memes aside, guy roddy's got some melody"[15](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/199422-mustard-roddy-ricch-ballin/user-reviews/).
## References
1. [Ballin' (audio), Mustard official YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7RMppGSS_Q)
2. [Release group "Ballin'" by Mustard feat. Roddy Ricch, MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/daf48ec8-3e0c-472b-ac4c-36314c4a7c0b)
3. [Mustard & Roddy Ricch - Ballin' (Single), Album of The Year](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/199422-mustard-roddy-ricch-ballin.php)
4. [The Number Ones: Roddy Ricch's "The Box", Stereogum](https://stereogum.com/2314873/the-number-ones-roddy-ricchs-the-box/columns/the-number-ones)
5. [Mustard - Biography, Discography, Albums & Expert Reviews, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mustard-mn0001225951)
6. [Mustard - Ballin' - Song Ratings, Album of the Year](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/song/95884-ballin/5/)
7. [Mustard - Ballin', 360 Magazine](https://www.the360mag.com/mustard-ballin/)
8. [Gold & Platinum, Music Canada](https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=Ballin+Mustard+%26+Roddy+Ricch)
9. [Mustard: Perfect Ten Tracks & Reviews, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0003295433)
10. [Roddy Ricch Became A Star When You Weren't Paying Attention, Stereogum](https://stereogum.com/2069939/roddy-ricch-the-box-number-one/columns/status-aint-hood)
11. [Roddy Ricch Is Rap's Quiet, Calculated New Star, Complex](https://www.complex.com/music/a/eric-skelton/roddy-ricch-please-excuse-me-for-being-antisocial-interview)
12. [Mustard Feat. Roddy Ricch: Ballin' (Music Video 2019), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11073848/)
13. [Here Are the 2020 Grammy Award Nominations, Time](https://time.com/5732647/grammy-nominations-2020/)
14. [Ballin' (Mustard & Roddy Ricch Song), Know Your Meme](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ballin-mustard-roddy-ricch-song)
15. [Mustard & Roddy Ricch - Ballin' - User Reviews, Album of The Year](https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/199422-mustard-roddy-ricch-ballin/user-reviews/)
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