King's Dead

"King's Dead"
"King's Dead"
Single by Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future and James Blake
from the album Black Panther: The Album and Redemption
Released	January 11, 2018
Recorded	2017
Genre	Alternative hip hop; trap;
Length	3:50 2:40 (Jay Rock album version);
Label	Top Dawg; Aftermath; Interscope;
Songwriter(s)	Kendrick Duckworth; Michael Williams; Travis Walton; Mark Spears; Johnny McKinzie; Nayvadius Wilburn; James Litherland; Samuel Gloade; Anthony Tiffith; Antwon Hicks; Axel Morgan;
Producer(s)	Mike Will Made It; Teddy Walton; Sounwave; 30 Roc; Twon Beatz; Axlfolie;
Jay Rock singles chronology
Kendrick Lamar singles chronology
Future singles chronology
James Blake singles chronology
Music video
	"King's Dead" on YouTube

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.

Reception

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

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.

Remixes

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

Personnel

Credits adapted from digital booklet.^{[better source needed]}

Performers

Jay Rock – vocals
Kendrick Lamar – vocals
Future – vocals
James Blake – vocals

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

Weekly charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	58
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)	23
Greece (IFPI Greece)	28
Ireland (IRMA)	51
Netherlands (Single Tip)	6
New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ)	4
Portugal (AFP)	64
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)	1
UK Singles (OCC)	50
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)	25
US Billboard Hot 100	21
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)	13
US Rhythmic (Billboard)	33

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)	Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)	97
US Billboard Hot 100	79
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)	41

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)	2× Platinum	160,000^‡
Poland (ZPAV)	Gold	25,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)	Silver	200,000^‡
United States (RIAA)	3× Platinum	3,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label(s)	Ref.
Various	January 11, 2018	Digital download streaming	Top Dawg Aftermath Interscope
United States	January 30, 2018	Rhythmic contemporary	Top Dawg Aftermath Interscope

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies an uncredited co-producer

References

External links

Audio on YouTube

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