The song was positively received by critics and was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best R&amp;B Urban Contemporary Single. It was also commercially successful, reaching number one in "Billboard"s Hot 100 and &lt;a href="Hot%20R%26amp%3BB/Hip-Hop%20Songs"&gt;Hot R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Songs&lt;/a&gt; charts. "My Prerogative" also reached top ten positions in many countries, such as Ireland, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The music video for the song features Brown performing the song on stage with his band and dancers. The song was also performed at most of his concerts, usually as the last song of the set list. On the February 4, 1989, performance at Madison Square Garden, he was joined on stage by many popular rap artists and producers of the time.