Rapper Lil Yachty invited to Poland by the Prime Minister to sing his hit “Polonia”

American rapper Lil Yachty was invited to Poland by Mateusz Morawiecki, Chairman of the Polish Council of Ministers, to sing his hit Polandwhich has gone viral in recent weeks.

The rapper revealed the invite on social media by sharing a screenshot of his conversation with the politician. “Thanks for the call. Let’s organize so that Mr. Yachty comes to celebrate in his country “, indicates a text message from the rapper’s entourage.

“We are looking at our schedule and we will contact you. Thank you for your time, ”the relatives of the minister responded.

Nikodem Rachoń, a spokesman for the Polish Embassy in the United States, said he had high hopes for the rapper’s visit to Poland, and even offered to help him with the trip, he reports. cabling:

“I am sure that for such an occasion he would have inspiration to imagine other verses to his song that seems to lack it,” said the ambassador about this song that lasts just 1 minute and 23 seconds.

Originally a parody piece

This success is all the more amazing Poland is a parody track, the rapper recalled in a video posted on YouTube: “This song is a joke. It was for fun. It’s just me repeating ‘I took the Woooooock to Polaaaaand.'”

“Wock” is slang for a Wockhardt brand cough medicine that contains promethazine and codeine. According to the Urban Dictionary website, it is known for its calming effects and is often mixed with a soft drink.

A success on TikTok

“Poland” is actually not a reference to the country at all, but to a brand of bottled water produced in the city of Poland, Maine, USA. In an interview with Complex, Lil Yachty revealed how he came up with the idea for mention her in your song:

“I was in the studio. I was working on my new album. My friends were drinking a bottle of Poland Springs brand water.”

Since its release in early October, the video for Poland It has been viewed more than 15 million times on YouTube. But it was on TikTok that the song became a phenomenon, before reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Thousands of TikTok users have taken to the song. In the past week, Poland has inspired no fewer than 20,000 content creators, says Wired.

According to a user of the platform, the song is even “one of the ten best moments in the history of Poland”. Another TikTok content creator now sees Poland as the national anthem of his country.