King's Dead
Song from Black Panther soundtrack and Jay Rock's album Redemption.
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"King's Dead" is a song by Jay Rock featuring Kendrick Lamar, Future, and James Blake, released on January 11, 2018.[1][2] The song won Best Rap Performance at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards alongside "Bubblin" by Anderson.Paak.[1]
Key facts and history
The song was first shared on January 11, 2018, as part of the Kendrick Lamar-curated Black Panther soundtrack.[2] It served as Jay Rock's first single as a lead artist since 2018.[2] Before "King's Dead", Jay Rock had never had a song appear on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] Pitchfork's Briana Younger described the track as "fun and swaggering" in her review.[3][4]
Jay Rock's Vevo channel on YouTube debuted the music video for "King's Dead" on February 15, 2018.[5] Dave Free and Jack Begert handled the direction of that video.[5] A remix of "King's Dead" by Joey Badass and XXXTentacion came out on March 8, 2018.[6] At the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, "King's Dead" received a nomination for Best Rap Song.[1]
What the cited sources add
The Pitchfork review describes the song as "far from a conventional pop soundtrack addition" with production that "suddenly runs out and a hazy breeze kicks in" around James Blake's vocals.[4] The same review states that "King's Dead" is "one of those moments" from the Black Panther soundtrack.[4] The Pitchfork review also mentions that Black Panther was "laying waste to Marvel presale records" at the time.[4]
References
- Wikipedia, "King's Dead" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future, James Blake Debut 'King's Dead'", NPR, January 12, 2018; Puckett, "Jay Rock shares new song "King's Dead," featuring Kendrick Lamar, Future, and James Blake", The Fader, January 11, 2018; Zellner, "Jay Rock Scores First Hot 100 Entry With Kendrick Lamar, Future & James Blake Collab 'King's Dead'", January 24, 2018 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Puckett, "Jay Rock shares new song "King's Dead," featuring Kendrick Lamar, Future, and James Blake", The Fader, January 11, 2018. facts only, no text reused. thefader.com
- Wikipedia, "King's Dead" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Younger, ""King's Dead" [ft. Kendrick Lamar, Future, & James Blake] by Jay Rock Review", Pitchfork, January 12, 2018 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Younger, ""King's Dead" [ft. Kendrick Lamar, Future, & James Blake] by Jay Rock Review", Pitchfork, January 12, 2018. facts only, no text reused. pitchfork.com
- Wikipedia, "King's Dead" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: William Cowen, "Here's the Video for Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future, and James Blake's "King's Dead"", Complex, February 16, 2018 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "King's Dead" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Joey Bada$$ and XXXTentacion link for "Kings Dead" remix", Elevatormag.com, March 8, 2018 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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- Wikipedia: King's Dead (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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