Taste (Tyga song)

"Taste" is a single by American rapper Tyga featuring fellow American rapper Offset. It was released on May 16, 2018, for streaming and digital download by Last Kings Music and Empire Distribution as the lead single for his seventh album Legendary (2019).^[1] The song was produced by D.A. Got That Dope and features a pitched down vocal originally sung by Cameron Forbes.^[2] The single peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his first chart entry in three years. The song marked a career comeback for Tyga as a solo artist, and it is the second highest-charting single of his career behind "Rack City". On September 24, 2024, the song became officially certified Diamond by the RIAA, granting both artists' first Diamond record.

"Taste"
Single by Tyga featuring Offset
from the album Legendary
Released	May 16, 2018 (2018-05-16)
Recorded	2018
Genre	Hip hop hyphy
Length	3:52
Label	Last Kings Empire
Songwriter(s)	Micheal Stevenson Kiari Cephus David Doman Cameron Forbes
Producer(s)	D.A. Got That Dope
Tyga singles chronology
"Temperature" (2017) "Taste" (2018) "Kream" (2018)
Offset singles chronology
"Wait" (2018) "Taste" (2018) "Who Want the Smoke?" (2018)
Music video
"Taste" on YouTube

Background

According to Tyga, the recording session for the song lasted approximately 30 minutes in a "party" environment that featured numerous people in attendance. He decided to speed up a "real slow" beat that producer D.A. Doman sent him. Tyga proceeded to freestyle over the modified beat which resulted in the first four bars of the song being formed. The song was the "second or third" he recorded in a single night.^[3]

Offset was not originally featured on the song. Tyga contacted Offset the day before the first music video shoot, asking him to be a feature on the song. Offset sent Tyga his verse after the initial music video shoot in Los Angeles. That same week, Tyga flew to Atlanta and shot another part of the music video with Offset at a skating rink.^[3]

Music video

The music video was released on May 16, 2018, via YouTube. It was directed by Tyga and Arrad and includes cameo appearances from 2 Chainz, Wiz Khalifa, Joyner Lucas, YK Osiris, Ronny J and King Bach.^[4]

By July 2020, the video had received one billion views on the video-sharing website YouTube.^[5]

In France, French music channel Trace Urban broadcasted it after 11.p.m with a warning "Not advised to kids under 16 years old" (in French : déconseillé aux moins de 16 ans) in its X-rated TV show "Adult Only" following strong erotic and explicit sexual images and the video's theme.^{[citation needed]}

Commercial performance

In the United States, "Taste" entered at number 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number eight.^[6] The song became Tyga's first entry on the Hot 100 as a lead artist since "Ride Out" in 2015.

In December 2018, Billboard ranked "Taste" as the 20th best song of the year.^[7]

Track listing

• Digital download^[8]

1. "Taste" (featuring Offset) – 3:52

• 7" vinyl^[9]

1. "Taste" (featuring Offset) – 3:52
2. "Swish" – 3:15

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2018–2019) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 21 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[11] 1 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[12] 7 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] 9 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[14] 24 Denmark (Tracklisten)[15] 11 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] 19 France (SNEP)[17] 89 Hungary (Single Top 40)[18] 30 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[19] 16 Ireland (IRMA)[20] 14 Italy (FIMI)[21] 72 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[22] 27 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[23] 4 Norway (VG-lista)[24] 15 Romania (Airplay 100)[25] 99 Scotland (OCC)[26] 24 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[27] 15 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[28] 92 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[29] 7 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 18 UK Singles (OCC)[31] 5 UK Indie (OCC)[32] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[6] 8 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[33] 7 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[34] 24 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[35] 31 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[36] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[37] 63 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[38] 30 Denmark (Tracklisten)[39] 38 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[40] 88 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[41] 25 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[42] 32 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[43] 40 UK Singles (OCC)[44] 40 US Billboard Hot 100[45] 28 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[46] 14 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[47] 7 Chart (2019) Position UK Singles (OCC)[48] 92 US Rolling Stone Top 100[49] 86

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[50]	2× Platinum	180,000‡
France (SNEP)[51]	Gold	100,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[52]	Platinum	50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[53]	5× Platinum	150,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[54]	Platinum	60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[55]	3× Platinum	1,800,000‡
United States (RIAA)[56]	Diamond	10,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of highest-certified digital singles in the United States