The song was released for digital download as a single on April 6 , 2016 . It is the first single from DRAM 's debut studio album , '' Big Baby DRAM '' , which was released in October 2016 . A limited edition picture disc 7 " vinyl version of the song was released on November 25 , as part of Record Store Day 's Black Friday sale . In an interview with Genius , DRAM spoke on the creation process behind the song : " I was first introduced to Yachty through Rick Rubin . I was in Shangri La and Rick asked me if he could bring Yachty through . We linked and played each other music . A good month later , one of my main camera guys was following Yachty around during his SXSW run and I came about during the conversation . We exchanged numbers and I saw he was in LA , so I called him and he answered on the first fucking ring . He came to the studio and we had the loop of this going . We were n’t sure on what was going to make it carry over . At first , it was the piano with the drum loop , we had the flute and when that went in , everyone started vibing . Yachty started on his verse and I did n’t have any bars at first so I told him to go in . When he left , I did n’t even have my verse , I just had the bridge . " James Grebey of '' Spin '' said " the pair ’s affable , clever rapping is a delight over the beat , which switched from a grizzled boom to some flighty , '' Kirby ’s Dreamland - '' esque twinkling . " Pitchfork 's Marcus J. Moore opined , " D.R.A.M. comes through with his usually energetic rhymes , proclaiming his territory while giving the track even more punch . " The same magazine listed " Broccoli " on their ranking of the 100 best songs of 2016 at number 33 . The track was named the 47th best song of the year on '' Rolling Stone '' s " 50 Best Songs of 2016 " list . '' Billboard '' ranked " Broccoli " at number three on their " 100 Best Pop Songs of 2016 " list . In the annual '' Village Voice '' 's Pazz & Jop mass critics poll of the year 's best in music in 2016 , " Broccoli " was ranked at number 26 . It also received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards . . The song was sampled in the Beyoncé 2018 Coachella performance
59th Annual Grammy Awards
59th Annual Grammy Awards
Broccoli (song)