Keep It Trill

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"Keep It Trill"
KeepItTrill.jpg
Single by Kirko Bangz
from the album Bigger Than Me
ReleasedNovember 30, 2012 (2012-11-30) [1]
Recorded2012
Genre Hip hop, R&B
Length3:26
Label LMG, Warner
Songwriter(s) Kirk Randle, Raul Gonzalez, Dylan Saibic, Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson, Jon.B
Producer(s) Sound M.O.B. DSAP
Kirko Bangz singles chronology
"Young & Gettin' It"
(2012)
"Keep It Trill"
(2012)

Keep It Trill is a song by rapper and singer Kirko Bangz. It was the first single intended for his debut album Bigger Than Me, an album which never released. The song was released on November 30, 2012 by Warner Bros. Records. The music video was directed by Benny Boom and released on March 1, 2013. [2]

Chart performance

The song peaked at number 49 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. [3]

Chart (2013)Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard )49
US Heatseekers Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 25

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References

  1. "Keep It Trill – Single – United States". iTunes . Apple, Inc. 30 November 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  2. "New Video: Kirko Bangz "Keep It Trill"". March 2013.
  3. https://www.billboard.com/artist/kirko-bangz/chart-history/r%26b/hip-hop-songs
  4. "Kirko Bangz - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-21.