"ExtraL" is a song by South Korean singer and rapper Jennie featuring American rapper Doechii. It was released through Odd Atelier and Columbia Records on February 21,2025,as the third single from her debut studio album,Ruby (2025). The song was written by Jennie and Doechii with Alexis Andrea Boyd,Sorana Pacurar,and its producer Dem Jointz. Described as a female empowerment anthem,the hip-hop track features rapid-fire raps from the duo celebrating their success as women in the industry.
"ExtraL" received critical acclaim for Jennie and Doechii's rap deliveries,the chanted vocals,and the energetic production. The song peaked inside the top twenty of the Billboard Global 200,reaching number 18,and became Jennie's fourth and highest-charting entry on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 75. It reached the top ten in Malaysia,Singapore,Taiwan,and Vietnam and number 42 on South Korea's Circle Digital Chart. An accompanying music video was directed by Cole Bennett and released on Jennie's YouTube channel simultaneously with the single's release,depicting the artists rapping and performing choreography together. Jennie performed "ExtraL" on the Ruby Experience and the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
Background and release
After departing from YG Entertainment for solo activities,Jennie founded her own record label named Odd Atelier in November 2023.[1] She proceeded to sign as a solo artist with Columbia Records in partnership with Odd Atelier in September 2024.[2] Jennie released "Mantra" in October 2024 and "Love Hangover" in January 2025 through Odd Atelier and Columbia Records as the first two singles from her debut studio album Ruby.[3] Meanwhile,rising American rapper Doechii won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and earned her first solo Billboard Hot 100 hit with the viral song "Denial Is a River" in 2025.[4]
Speculation of a collaboration between Jennie and Doechii first sparked when the duo posed together backstage at Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival in November 2024.[5] Jennie shared on Hits Radio that she was "manifesting it for the longest time" but it took time to coordinate together for a collaboration to work out.[6] On January 21,2025,she confirmed Doechii's appearance as one of the featured artists on Ruby.[7] Jennie shared a 10-second snippet of a new song called "ExtraL" featuring Doechii to her social media channels on February 14.[8] With the snippet,she announced that it would be released as the album's third single on February 21.[9]
Composition and lyrics
Produced by Dem Jointz,"ExtraL" highlights both artists' dynamic delivery over a "slick,hip-hop-infused beat" and blends Jennie's signature pop sound with Doechii's hip-hop.[10] The production features "stuttering hi-hats,aggressive bass,and a distorted vocal loop" that repeats in the background to give the song a "chaotic energy."[11] The song's lyrics have been described as an anthem for female empowerment.[5] Jennie and Doechii use the song to celebrate their success and rap about trading men and worries for funds and fast cars.[12] The two artists take turns on different verses before uniting on the track’s "confidence-boosting" chorus,in which they chant "Do my ladies run this?"[13][14]
Jennie opens with a verse shouting out self-made women with financial independence in the line "This for my girls with no sponsor,they got they own fundin'",which alludes to her founding her own label Odd Atelier.[15] Her rap includes the cheeky lyric "You sit too far down on 'em charts to even ask me who’s in charge",referencing her history of topping Billboard charts both with her group Blackpink and as a soloist.[15] She additionally raps about playing by her own rules and not listening to people who aren't making moves for themselves before sliding into a trap-influenced chorus.[12][15] Following the chorus,stacked gang vocals repeat the question "Do my ladies run this?" as Doechii enters the song singing her own name.[12] She begins her verse rapping "Gimme chi,gimme purr,gimme meow,gimme her,gimme funds / Gimme rights,gimme fight,gimme nerve,gimme cunt,let me serve,rrr",describing femme fatale energy by likening women to felines.[15] She goes on to announce that she doesn't make any decisions with men in mind and if that makes her seem "misbehaved",so be it.[15] Jennie and Doechii then rap together about how far they've come and how people are "still on my old work",locked into their previous personas and music releases despite their growth. They also clarify that they've earned their success through hard work and are reaping the benefits.[15]
Critical reception
In his ranking for Billboard,Jeff Benjamin placed "ExtraL" as the second-best song on Ruby,describing it as a "dynamic collaboration showcasing two of pop’s most exciting artists in a peak of creative synergy" and a female empowerment anthem that avoids falling into cliches. He commended their "rapid shifts between rapping,belting,chanting and empowering battle cries with artists sounding equally excited to be on record together and delivering their best",as well as the cleverly-written verses that embrace their respective unique identities and require multiple listens to catch the full meaning.[16] Maria Letícia L. Gomes of Clash lauded the track for the tight production,Doechii's "electric" high-speed verse,and Jennie's sharp alternations between "playful taunts and rapid-fire rap",finding that she thrived with a "perfectly fitting partner".[11]AllMusic's David Crone praised the song's "roof-raising chants" and "bold showings from Doechii",[17] while the Associated Press's Maria Sherman described her as "innovative" with her "acicular raps".[18]Jon Caramanica of The New York Times surmised that Doechii "flatly and flamboyantly outraps" Jennie.[19] Similarly,Pitchfork's Joshua Minsoo Kim felt that Jennie lacked Doechii's conviction,though he argued that the song's "sleek synths,beat switches,and chanted vocals" made up for it and was enough to keep the listener invested.[20]
Music video
An accompanying music video for "ExtraL" was directed by Cole Bennett and released alongside the single on February 21.[21] The video sees Jennie dancing around a chair-filled theater,before she and her dancers give Doechii a grand entrance chanting,"Wait... wait... wait... Doechii?!" as she appears.[22] The duo then dance alongside a crew of dancers while wearing oversized Schiaparelli blazers and fiery red feather boa trimmed bodysuits.[23] In one scene,they are depicted extra-small rapping on top of a bald man's head.[22]
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