Dixie D’Amelio

WIMITLA. SONG REVIEW

By Kenneth Tse

“F****BOY” Album Artwork / Click to Listen!

I’ll do the positives first. Dixie has come such a long way since her beginnings as an influencer. The melody of the track is amongst her finest, and her vocals have shown incredible progression since her “Be Happy” days. In fact, I’ll even give a nod to her falsetto during the last pre-chorus of the song; not too bad! Also, the acting was pretty good…but that’s where the road ends, unfortunately. 

I think that it’s so important for an artist, especially like Dixie – whose following is mostly in their early teens – to gradually make their move into an older demographic. Just one year ago, the influencer was reassuring her young fans that it’s okay to feel sad, which was honestly cool and very needed at the time. It was also done using nearly zero profanity. But with that said, – and hold onto your mechanical bulls here – the lyrics and music video of this song are outrageously out of pocket. 

I don’t even know where to begin, really. Nikita Dragun throwing dollar bills in the air like it’s a strip club might be a good place to start. Or maybe it's the casting of that Timothee Chalamet doppelganger. But nah, I think we first need to acknowledge Dixie’s bewildering use of the F-Bomb. Not sure if I’m turning into my parents here, but seriously, she’s gotta watch her language. Dixie says/sings a variation of the word over 30 times throughout the song, not to mention the unneeded add-ons of s••• and a••hole, too. And sure, one might point out that most of today’s rap stars cuss all of the time. Who would’ve thought there’d be a day when you could say back: “But not as much as Dixie D’Amelio!” 

This wasn’t even the worst part, honestly. My real confusion is with that straight-up frame of her tush. While I do understand the need for virality, especially when it comes to the TikTok space, I think that this was way too much for her current fanbase to handle. I also think that the timing of the release was poorly considered. It didn’t take an industry insider to know that the recent release of Bella Poarch’s “Build a Bitch” and Olivia Rodrigo’s “Good 4 U” would certainly simmer the hype train here; the influencer world is an increasingly saturated space and the numbers don’t lie.

This song will go down for all the wrong reasons. Nudity, immense profanity, and a grand finale at LA’s famous nightspot Saddle Ranch; there’s gonna be a lot of angsty 12-year-olds running around after this one. I know that she can and will do better in the future, but this was a tremendous step back. 5.2/10