{{Short description|2018 single by Flo Milli}} {{Infobox song | name = Beef FloMix | cover = Flo Milli - Beef FloMix.jpg | type = single | artist = [[Flo Milli]] | album = [[Ho, Why Is You Here?]] | released = * October 5, 2018 * June 10, 2019 (re-release) | recorded = | genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] | length = 2:27 | label = {{hlist|'94 Sounds|[[RCA Records|RCA]]}} | writer = * [[Flo Milli|Tamia Carter]] * Obie Rudolph | producer = [[Ethereal (musician)|Ethereal]] | next_title = [[In the Party]] | next_year = 2019 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|tD77ZpJrLuw|"Beef FloMix"}}}} }} "'''Beef FloMix'''" is a song by American rapper [[Flo Milli]]. It is a remix of the song "Beef" by American rapper and producer [[Ethereal (musician)|Ethereal]] featuring rapper [[Playboi Carti]]. Originally released in 2018, the song became popular through [[TikTok]] in April 2019 and became Flo Milli's breakout hit. It is also the lead single from her debut mixtape, ''[[Ho, Why Is You Here?]]'' (2020).
==Background== According to Flo Milli, she was a "very depressed girl" at the time she wrote the song, and was smoking and [[freestyle rapping]] to a beat. The song sees her taking shots at her haters.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Leight |first=Elias |date=2019-06-06 |title=TikTok Proved It Can Make Hits -- Its Next Test Is Creating Stars |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/tiktok-viral-hits-record-deals-flo-milli-sueco-the-child-843750/ |access-date= |website=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=May 24, 2019 |title=Flo Milli Breaks Down The Meaning Of “Beef FloMix” |url=https://genius.com/a/flo-milli-breaks-down-the-meaning-of-beef-flomix |access-date= |website=[[Genius (website)|Genius]] |language=en}}</ref>
The song was first released in October 2018.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=III |first=Robby Seabrook |date=August 29, 2019 |title=The Break Presents: Flo Milli |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/flo-milli-interview-the-break/ |access-date= |website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |language=en}}</ref> It first gained traction through [[Instagram]] edit and [[Internet meme|meme]] videos.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> Rapper Dbangz showed the meme to his manager, Vonsin Faniyi, who contacted Milli about promoting the song on TikTok.<ref name=":0" /> Faniyi paid TikTok star Michael Pelchat (also known as Nice Michael) $200 to use the song in one of his videos{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}. A dance to the song was created and went viral on TikTok.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Leight |first=Elias |date=2019-05-20 |title=NiceMichael Made 'Old Town Road' a TikTok Hit. He'll Do the Same for You -- For a Price |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/nicemichael-tiktok-lil-nas-x-flo-milli-837371/ |access-date= |website=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US}}</ref> The success of the song led to Flo Milli signing to '94 Sounds and [[RCA Records]]. In April 2019, the song reached Number Two on [[Spotify]]'s Viral 50 Chart.<ref name=":0" /> It was released to digital download and streaming services on June 10, 2019.<ref>{{Citation |title=Beef FloMix - Single by Flo Milli |date=2019-06-10 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/beef-flomix-single/1467791621 |language=en-US |access-date=}}</ref>
==Critical reception== Critics have praised the song for its confident tone.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jones |first=Zoë |date=2019-12-11 |title=5 TikTok Songs From 2019 We'll Actually Remember |language=en |work=[[NPR]] |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/12/11/778228004/5-tiktok-songs-from-2019-well-actually-remember |access-date=2022-03-03}}</ref> Elias Leight of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' gave the song a mixed review, writing, "The melody is lazy, almost nonsensical, a series of notes assembled seemingly at random. Flo Milli's lines, in contrast, are pointed and direct: 'I do what I please, and you do what I ask.'"<ref name=":0" /> Robby Seabrook III of [[XXL (magazine)|''XXL'']] wrote, "Flo's spin on the song is refreshing, using her sharp-yet-fluid flow to brag, issue threats and flex."<ref name=":2" />
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Flo Milli|title=Beef FloMix|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2021|date=August 24, 2021}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true | noshipments=true}}
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