Costa Rica (Dreamville, Bas and JID song)

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It's funny because we don't even have footage from "Costa Rica," because it had to be like 5:30 in the morning. We’re all in the A room, and Pyrex started playing the beat. Pyrex, he's one of the producers on the record, as well as CuBeatz. Then we had the wildest session. Everything came together on the spot. Buddy and Guapdad [4000] got on top of the speakers at one point when the song was over. I think we ran it back at least 20, 25 times, with everyone in there performing it. Everyone in there was jumping around. [7]

Critical reception

Writers of the HotNewHipHop staff ranked the song among their "30 best posse cuts of all time" saying, "while healthy competition can drive a posse cut to heightened levels of excellence, so too can the simple purity of camaraderie. Especially when substances are involved. The Revenge Of The Dreamers 3 sessions were legendary in that regard, bringing emcees of all walks of life into the studio for a two-weeks-long creative haven, culminating in no shortage of new music and friendships forged along the way. In many says, the bombastic “Costa Rica” feels like the heart of the Dreamers sessions, a gathering of like-minded emcees feeding off one another's energy during an extensive night of recording." [8]

Commercial performance

"Costa Rica" peaked at number 75 on the US Billboard Hot 100. On December 18, 2019, the song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [9]

Credits and personnel

Credits and personnel adapted from Tidal. [10]

Charts

"Costa Rica"
Single by Dreamville with Bas and JID, featuring Guapdad 4000, Reese Laflare, Jace, Mez, Smokepurpp, Buddy and Ski Mask the Slump God
from the album Revenge of the Dreamers III and the EP ROTD3.COM
A-side "LamboTruck"
ReleasedJuly 1, 2019
RecordedJanuary 2019
Studio Tree Sound Studios, Atlanta, Georgia [1]
Genre Hip hop
Length3:37
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Dreamville singles chronology
"Down Bad" / "Got Me"
(2019)		"Costa Rica" / "LamboTruck"
(2019)		"Bussit" / "Still Up"
(2019)
JID singles chronology
"Down Bad"
(2019)		"Costa Rica"
(2019)		"I Got Money Now"
(2020)
Chart (2019)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [11] 75
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 30

Certifications

[13]

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [14] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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  2. ↑ Marie, Erika (July 1, 2019). "Bas, J.I.D, Guapdad 4000, Reese LAFLARE, Jace, Mez, Smokepurpp, Buddy, & Ski Mask The Slump God Link For Dreamville's "Costa Rica"". HNHH. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  3. ↑ "J. Cole and Dreamville Share New Tracks 'Costa Rica' and 'LamboTruck': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "J. Cole Previews 2 New Songs at NBA All-Star Dreamville Show: Watch". HipHop-n-more. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Listen to Dreamville's Star-Studded Tracks "Costa Rica" and "LamboTruck"". Complex. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "Bas On Recording 'Revenge Of The Dreamers 3', J. Cole & What's REALLY Going Down In Sudan". Hot97.
  7. ↑ Setaro, Shawn. "Bas on Wild "Costa Rica" Session, Tripping in the Studio, and Other Tales From 'ROTD 3'". Complex. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Top 30 Best Posse Cuts Of All Time". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Costa Rica". RIAA. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  10. ↑ "ROTD3.COM". Tidal.
  11. ↑ "Bas Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Bas Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Costa Rica".
  14. ↑ "American single certifications – Dreamville – Costa Rica". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved December 18, 2019.
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