"Keep It Burnin" | ||||
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Single by Future featuring Kanye West | ||||
from the album I Never Liked You and Donda 2 | ||||
Released | May 6, 2022 | |||
Recorded | 2022 | |||
Genre | Trap | |||
Length | 3:27 | |||
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"Keep It Burnin" on YouTube |
"Keep It Burnin" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American rapper Future featuring fellow American rapper Kanye West. It was first released on April 29,2022,from Future's ninth studio album I Never Liked You ,with an accompanying music video. It was sent to Italian contemporary hit radio on May 6,2022,as the third official single from the album. [1]
The song was originally recorded for Kanye West's album Donda 2 . An early version with unfinished vocals appeared on an early version of the album from West's $200 Stem Player,but was removed shortly after. [2] This version notably contains an interpolation of "Burning Down the House" by new wave band Talking Heads. [3]
The song features a "progressive" trap production, [4] over which the two artists reflect on where they each came from. [5] Kanye West addresses his divorce from Kim Kardashian,first referencing buying a house next to hers ("I'ma buy a home next to your home if I miss you"). He also makes references to Kardashian's lack of support for his 2020 presidential campaign,as well as his plan to run for president again in 2024:"Rubbin' on your ass but your mouth is the issue / When you run for '24,I bet your spouse gon' be with you". [2] [6] [7] Meanwhile,Future raps about his journey to fame and his past ("Seen too much violence,done seen too much death / Bodies on bodies,got a gang full of them / Raised by gangsters,prostitutes and pimps"). [5]
The official music video was directed by Rick Nyce. In it,Future and Kanye West are seen under a circular spotlight in a warehouse,surrounded by darkness,through bird's-eye view. [2] [5] [6] Both are dressed in all black,while Future wears a hood and sunglasses and West's face is covered with a black mask. [2] [8] [9] They rap and show some dance moves while surrounded by their crews. [10] [11]
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [12] | 33 |
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [13] | 26 |
South Africa (TOSAC) [14] | 13 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [15] | 15 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [16] | 10 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Italy | May 6,2022 | Contemporary hit radio | [1] |
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