Booty (Jennifer Lopez song)
However, Lopez claimed: "Never in my life will I do a song called 'Big Booty', it would never happen,"[1] explaining that she felt it was going to be a joke and the album was very important.
"[4] When Lopez released her eighth studio album, A.K.A., she enlisted Australian rapper Iggy Azalea as a last-minute addition.
"[5][6] They also performed "Acting Like That" for the first time during a concert at B96′s Summer Bash in Chicago[7] and eventually became friends,[8] with Lopez also appearing on Azalea's MTV fashion show House of Style.
Azalea instead talks about her own skills, with the rapper singing, "They begging me drop down on ‘em, but right now, Iggy on the top/The last time the world seen a booty this good, it was on Jenny from the Block".
[13] "Booty" was written by Jennifer Lopez, Cory Rooney, Benny Medina, Chris Brown, Pitbull, Asia Bryant, Lewis D. Gittus, Tedra Renee Wilson, Danny Omerhodic and Diplo.
"[22] In the same vein, Spin's Anupa Mistry called Pitbull's verse "voracious", writing that it's "an inspired pairing" that would likely perform well on radio.
[23] Lydia Jenkin of The New Zealand Herald remarked that "though 'Booty' might have some of the most ridiculous lyrics she has ever been involved with, you know it is going to spend months being spun round club dance floors, and has some of that Beyoncé-ish military drum beat appeal that works so well with urban choreography.
"[25] Devone Jones of PopMatters criticized her vocals, but praised its production and Pitbull's appearance, commenting: The last song on the album, 'Booty', inspires very little hope that she will ever get out of the I-must-stop-teaming-up-with-Pitbull phase of her career.
Bradley Stern wrote for Idolator that "it should come as no surprise that Iggy Azalea's newly polished remix of Jennifer Lopez's ode to the booty, 'Booty,' is a booty-ful delight.
"[28] Brennan Carley of Spin enjoyed the track, claiming that Azalea "stomps in with some much stronger words for the haters than the ones Taylor Swift lobbed on 'Shake It Off'.
"[29] Nolan Feeney of Time noted that Azalea appearance is now "thankfully on hand to inject the song with a little extra stuffing.
"[30] Jim Farber of New York Daily News wrote that, musically, "the new take has more oopmh, courtesy of Azalea's rapid flow, not to mention the added story line of J.
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[38] The one-minute teaser clip for "Booty" sees Lopez and a group of backup dancers in patterned tights twerking form against an industrial backdrop.
"[40] Rivera also commented that the video "quickly confirmed why she's dominated dance in pop music since her big break as a Fly Girl on the hit ’90s sketch comedy series 'In Living Color'.
"[41] Rachel McRady of US Magazine declared that Lopez "reclaimed her title of most diva-licious derriere in the new teaser video for her upcoming single 'Booty'.
Christina Garibaldi of MTV News went on to comment that, "The teaser has Lopez tossing aside all inhibitions as she proudly shows off her famous backside in a skin-tight, black bikini complete with fishnet stockings.
Lo and director Hype Williams turn up the sexiness by bringing in Iggy Iggs into the mix as the two ladies dance together in black-and-white bathing suits with slicked back wet hair, as Jennifer playfully touches her fellow big-booty collaborator.
[46] According to Marc Inocencio of RyanSeacrest.com: "The video immediately opens with Lopez and Azelea both clad in skimpy, cleavage-bearing bathing suits, colliding their backsides with one another.
A majority of the clip features a ton of booty twerking, spanking, and a seductive scene where JLo is rubbing oil around her derrière.
"[47]Katie Atkinson of Billboard claimed that the video "delivers exactly what the song promises," also noting that "Nicki Minaj's 'Anaconda' feels downright subtle next to this bootyfest.
"[46] Lucas Villa of AXS drew a similar comparison, writing, "[Lopez and Azalea] certainly give Nicki Minaj's 'Anaconda' video a run for its money with their literal cheek-to-cheek moments.
Lopez wore a skimpy, sequined leotard-minidress and, according to US Magazine's Esther Lee, "she sang, danced, and twerked her way through the song with precision as the audience roared in response.
"[59] Elizabeth Wagmeister of AOL.com wrote that Lopez "stole the night at 'Fashion Rocks'", writing that she "triple-threat sizzled as she unashamedly bared her back side as she stormed the stage", having people "wondering if she is in fact aging backwards.
"[60] Lopez and Azalea performed the remix version of the track together for the first time live during the latter's set at the 2014 We Can Survive Concert held at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on October 24, 2014.
"[62] The performance started out with Lopez in a black and white leotard "that showed off her famous assets", as cited by Allison Takeda from Us Magazine.
[63] During the performance, Lopez stopped singing to check out a ringing cell phone, which she dismissed with the offhand observation, "Just a booty call.
"[64] Daniel D'Addario of Time named that the performance "was the most dynamic of the night,"[65] while Joe Lynch of Billboard called it "a perfect showstopper.
