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"King's Dead"
Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future & James Blake - King's Dead
Single by Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future and James Blake
from the album Black Panther: The Album and Redemption
ReleasedJanuary 11, 2018 (2018-01-11)
Recorded2017
Genre
  • Alternative hip hop
  • trap
Length3:50
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Mike Will Made It
  • Teddy Walton
  • Sounwave
  • 30 Roc[a]
  • Twon Beatz[a][2]
  • Axlfolie[3]
Jay Rock singles chronology
"90059"
(2015)
"King's Dead"
(2018)
"Win"
(2018)
Kendrick Lamar singles chronology
"Don't Don't Do It"
(2018)
"King's Dead"
(2018)
"Pray for Me"
(2018)
Future singles chronology
"Bum Bum Tam Tam (Remix)"
(2017)
"King's Dead"
(2018)
"Faded Love"
(2018)

James Blake singles chronology
"Vincent"
(2017)
"King's Dead"
(2018)
"If the Car Beside You Moves Ahead"
(2018)
Music video
"King's Dead" on YouTube

"King's Dead" is a song/single by American rappers Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar and Future and English singer James Blake, from the soundtrack album of the Marvel Studios superhero film Black Panther and Jay Rock's third studio album Redemption.

It was released by Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records on January 11, 2018 as both the soundtrack's second single and as the lead single from Redemption.[4][5] The song is Jay Rock's first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.[6] The song, along with "Bubblin" by Anderson Paak, won Best Rap Performance, and was nominated for Best Rap Song at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.

Reception[]

Briana Younger of Pitchfork gave the song a positive review, calling the song "fun and swaggering".[7]

Music video[]

The music video for the song was released to Rock's Vevo channel on YouTube on February 15, 2018. It was directed by Dave Free and Jack Begert.[8]

Remixes[]

On March 8, 2018, American rappers Joey Badass and XXXTentacion released a remix of the song.[9]

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from digital booklet.[10][better source needed]

Performers

Technical

  • Matt Schaeffer – record engineering, mix engineering
  • Mike Bozzi – master engineering
  • Eric Manco – record engineering

Production

  • Kendrick Lamar – production
  • Teddy Walton – production
  • Sounwave – additional production
  • 30 Roc – uncredited co-production
  • Twon Beatz – uncredited co-production

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[28] 2× Platinum 160,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[29] 3× Platinum 3,000,000double-dagger

xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history[]

Region Date Format Label(s) Ref.
Various January 11, 2018
[30]
United States January 30, 2018 Rhythmic contemporary [31]

Notes[]

References[]

  1. https://repertoire.bmi.com/DetailView.aspx?detail=titleid&keyid=26232305&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&blnAltTitles=True
  2. "New Music by @jayrock x @kendricklamar x @future x @jamesblake "King Dead" (Prod.By ..." Instagram. Retrieved February 19, 2018. {{cite web}}: [dead link]
  3. https://www.grandcruentertainment.com/axlfolie
  4. "Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future, James Blake Debut 'King's Dead'". NPR. January 12, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2018. {{cite web}}:
  5. Puckett, Lily (January 11, 2018). "Jay Rock shares new song "King's Dead," featuring Kendrick Lamar, Future, and James Blake". The Fader. Retrieved February 3, 2018. {{cite web}}:
  6. Zellner, Xander (January 24, 2018). "Jay Rock Scores First Hot 100 Entry With Kendrick Lamar, Future & James Blake Collab 'King's Dead'". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2018. {{cite web}}:
  7. Younger, Briana (January 12, 2018). ""King's Dead" [ft. Kendrick Lamar, Future, & James Blake] by Jay Rock Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 16, 2018. {{cite web}}:
  8. William Cowen, Trace (February 16, 2018). "Here's the Video for Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future, and James Blake's "King's Dead"". Complex. Retrieved February 16, 2018. {{cite web}}:
  9. "Joey Bada$$ and XXXTentacion link for "Kings Dead" remix". Elevatormag.com. March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018. {{cite web}}:
  10. "Various Artists – Black Panther: The Album [Booklet]". Genius. Archived from the original on 2018-02-09. Retrieved February 9, 2018. {{cite web}}:
  11. Ryan, Gavin (February 24, 2018). "Australian Charts: Drake 'God's Plan' Stays At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved February 24, 2018. {{cite web}}:
  12. "Jay Rock Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  13. "Greece Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart: Feb 5, 2018". IFPI Charts. Archived from the original on 2018-02-06. Retrieved March 8, 2018. {{cite web}}:
  14. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Jay Rock". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  15. "Dutchcharts.nl – Dutch Single Tip – 24/02/2018" . MegaCharts. Retrieved May 24, 2018. {{cite web}}:
  16. "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. January 22, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2018. {{cite web}}:
  17. "Portuguesecharts.com – Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future & James Blake – King's Dead". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  18. "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 7, 16 februari 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved February 17, 2018. {{cite web}}:
  19. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  20. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  21. "Jay Rock Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  22. "Jay Rock Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  23. "Jay Rock Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  24. "Canadian Hot 100 – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018. {{cite web}}:
  25. "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2018. {{cite web}}:
  26. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2019. {{cite web}}:
  27. "Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais" (PDF) . Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved August 14, 2020. {{cite web}}:
  28. "Canadian single certifications – Jay Rock – King's Dead". Music Canada. {{cite web}}:
  29. "American single certifications – Jay Rock – King's Dead". Recording Industry Association of America. {{cite web}}: If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  30. "King's Dead". iTunes. Retrieved February 2, 2018. {{cite web}}:
  31. "Top 40/R Future Releases". Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018. {{cite web}}:

External links[]

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