Fredo Bang - Top ft. Lil Durk

What this video is

Released January 15, 2021, 'Top (Remix)' ft. Lil Durk arrived during the height of pandemic-era trap dominance, when streaming metrics and YouTube virality had fully supplanted radio as the arbiter of rap success. The video is culturally layered: it functions as both a commercial victory lap for Fredo Bang — a Baton Rouge rapper who built credibility through street authenticity and Def Jam industry machinery — and…

Why it matters

Represents the commercial apex of Southern trap's 2020–2022 coastal crossover moment, blending Baton Rouge authenticity with Chicago drill's melodic grief aesthetic. The platinum-certified remix is a textbook case study in how regional rap artists leveraged major-label distribution (Def Jam) and…

The director

Florida-based American music video director, cinematographer, and editor who launched his YouTube channel in June 2017. Known for his slogan 'If Drew didn't film it, then it ain't filmed right,' he has amassed over 68 directing credits on IMDb spanning…