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King's Dead


"King's Dead"
January 11, 2018 (2018-01-11)
2017
Alternative hip-hoptrap
3:50
2:40 (Jay Rock album version)
TDEAftermathInterscope
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"King's Dead" is a song by American rappers Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, and Future with English singer James Blake, from the soundtrack album of the Marvel Studios superhero film Black Panther and Jay Rock's third studio album Redemption. The version featured on Redemption did not feature Lamar and Blake and contains multiple differences to the original one.

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. The song is Jay Rock's first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. 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.

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

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.

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

Credits adapted from digital booklet.

  • Jay Rock – vocals

  • Kendrick Lamar – vocals

  • Future – vocals

  • James Blake – vocals

  • Matt Schaeffer – record engineering, mix engineering

  • Mike Bozzi – master engineering

  • Eric Manco – record engineering

  • Kendrick Lamar – production

  • Teddy Walton – production

  • Sounwave – additional production

  • 30 Roc – uncredited co-production

  • Twon Beatz – uncredited co-production

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Platinum40,000‡
3× Platinum240,000‡
Gold45,000‡
2× Platinum60,000‡
Gold25,000‡
Gold400,000‡
4× Platinum4,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
RegionDateFormatLabel(s)Ref.
January 11, 2018Digital downloadstreamingTop DawgAftermathInterscope
January 30, 2018Rhythmic contemporary
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