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Producer, songwriter, and artist Malibu Babie – who co-produced Nicki Minaj’s Billboard Hot 100 hit “Super Freaky Girl” as well as Megan Thee Stallion’s “Her” – has released her new body-positive single “IBTC” (Itty Bitty Titty Committee)” – CLICK HERE to listen.
Featuring her sugary sweet yet sly voice, an indelible pop melody, her signature hip-hop sensibility, and her lyrical wit, “IBTC” is a self-love anthem and a playful hype song that Malibu Babie wished she’d had when she was 15 years old and feeling self-conscious about her body.
“I really wanted to make a prideful party bop about small boobs! As a young girl who was the target of mean middle school boys, this truly took a toll on my self-confidence growing up. So I wanted to make a song that 15-year-old me needed. Music can give you confidence and can give you permission to love yourself, and that was my mission here…but to sprinkle in some 808s and swag along the way. The chords in this song are actually interpolated from a 90s dance record ‘Everybody, Everybody’ and they really encapsulated the feeling that I wanted this song to have,” says Malibu Babie.
“IBTC” follows party anthem “GOODTIME,” flirty banger “Emojis,” and “Barbiegurl” which went viral on TikTok and Instagram for reimagining the original Aqua record with trap beats and heavy 808s.
As Malibu Babie continues to step into her own artistry with her string of new singles, her first two major cuts as a producer immediately landed in the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously. Nicki Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl” skyrocketed to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, became the fastest solo female rap song to surpass 100 million Spotify streams, and was the first female solo rap song to debut at #1 since Lauryn Hill’s “Doo Wop (That Thing)” in 1998. Megan Thee Stallion’s “Her” also debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 and is now rising at radio.
The dichotomy of Malibu Babie’s hip-hop sensibilities and pop aura earned her the nickname “Beat Barbie” in the studio, as she continuously shattered expectations and earned respect as word of her production and songwriting talent spread. She is all about breaking out of the box, not just when it comes to music genres or societal expectations, but in her own personal journey as well, which has brought her down an unconventional path to hitmaking.
After excelling in academics and dance as a young girl, she went to college to study pre-law and even became All SEC Dancer of the Year, dancing in collegiate stadiums across the country. After taking on a college internship on Music Row for fun where she learned about music production, she realized that she had an innate understanding of beat-making. Recognizing her true passion for music, she “traded her diploma for a dream,” as she says, and began carving out a lane all her own.
With a mission to share confidence, joy, and “bad bitch energy” through her music, Malibu Babie is proving herself to be a shining example of the importance of following your passion and hopes to inspire young girls to join the fields of music production, songwriting, mixing and engineering, where women are still very much underrepresented.
