"223's" | ||||
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Single by YNW Melly featuring 9lokkNine | ||||
from the album Melly vs. Melvin | ||||
Released | August 9, 2019 | |||
Recorded | 2018 | |||
Genre | Gangsta rap | |||
Length | 2:56 | |||
Label | 300 | |||
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9lokkNine singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"223's" on YouTube |
"223's" is a song by American rapper YNW Melly featuring fellow American rapper 9lokkNine,released as the lead single from the former's debut studio album Melly vs. Melvin on August 9,2019. Written by the artists alongside Rocco Did It Again!,who produced it with the latter,it reached the top 40 of the US Billboard Hot 100,as well as in New Zealand,Canada,and Latvia.
The track,originally by 9lokknine and released on his December 2018 mixtape Lil Glokk That Stole Khristmas,was "rebranded" as a collaboration with YNW Melly,who has been in jail since February 2019 after turning himself in on double murder charges and possession of marijuana. After being pulled over for a broken tail light,YNW Melly led a one-hour police chase through the city of Albuquerque,New Mexico ending with Melly fleeing;the track references this incident. [1] It was released as a single in August 2019 after going viral on the video app TikTok. [2]
The lyric refers to gang violence,with the title referring to semi-automatic rifles that fire .223 cartridges. [3]
An official music video was released on YNW Melly's official YouTube channel on November 2,2019.
The video featured the now-rapper Lil Mabu as a cameo.
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [4] | 56 |
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [5] | 27 |
Ireland (IRMA) [6] | 53 |
Latvia (LAIPA) [7] | 15 |
Lithuania (AGATA) [8] | 41 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [9] | 38 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [10] | 94 |
UK Singles (OCC) [11] | 69 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [12] | 34 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [13] | 17 |
US Rolling Stone Top 100 [14] | 16 |
Chart (2019) | Position |
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US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [15] | 81 |
Chart (2020) | Position |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [16] | 97 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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New Zealand (RMNZ) [17] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [18] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [19] | 2×Platinum | 2,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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