Ahhh Ha

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"Ahhh Ha"
Lil Durk - Ahhh Ha.jpg
Single by Lil Durk
from the album 7220
ReleasedFebruary 22, 2022
Genre
Length3:06
Label Alamo
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Lil Durk singles chronology
"NWA"
(2022)
"Ahhh Ha"
(2022)
"Golden Child"
(2022)
Music video
"Ahhh Ha" on YouTube

"Ahhh Ha" is a song by American rapper Lil Durk. It was released on February 22, 2022, as the third single from his seventh studio album, 7220 . The song features subliminal disses towards rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again, who took shots at Durk's late Only the Family artist, King Von, on his single, "Bring the Hook", from his eighteenth mixtape, Colors (2022).

Contents

Background and composition

The song is a response to "Bring the Hook" by rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again. [1] [2] It features "a menacing, piano-led beat and threatening lyrics", and finds Lil Durk "boasting his street credentials and calling out his opposition". [3] Durk references the deaths of his brother D-Thang and rapper King Von, whom he pays tribute to. [3] [4] He takes shots at YoungBoy's ex-girlfriend Jania Meshell, referencing that she was briefly linked with King Von. [5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Jerry Productions, and sees Lil Durk with his Only the Family crew. [5] [6] Throughout the video, Durk wears a ring paying tribute to D-Thang. He and his crew present stacks of cash and wander in the "snowed out" streets of Englewood, Chicago. [6]

Remixes

American rapper Rowdy Rebel released a freestyle of the song on March 7, 2022. [7] Rapper 22Gz also made a remix.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Ahhh Ha"
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [8] 45
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [9] 33
UK Singles (OCC) [10] 99
US Billboard Hot 100 [11] 18
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 4

Year-end charts

2022 year-end chart performance for "Ahhh Ha"
Chart (2022)Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [13] 39

Certifications

Certifications for "Ahhh Ha"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [14] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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