Roll in Peace

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"Roll in Peace"
Kodak Black featuring XXXTentacion- Roll in Peace (T-Pain Remix).jpg
T-Pain remix artwork
Song by Kodak Black featuring XXXTentacion
from the album Project Baby 2
ReleasedAugust 18, 2017
Length3:33
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Music video
"Roll in Peace" on YouTube

"Roll in Peace" is a song by American rapper Kodak Black featuring fellow American rapper and singer XXXTentacion, released as a track on his fifth mixtape Project Baby 2 (2017). It was sent to rhythmic radio on August 18, 2017, by Dollaz N Dealz Entertainment, Sniper Gang, and Atlantic Records. [2] [ failed verification ] [3] [ failed verification ] The track was written by the artists themselves alongside its producers London on da Track & Cubeatz.

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Music video

The song's accompanying music video premiered on January 15, 2018, on Kodak Black's YouTube account. [4] The video, created with help from AWGE, opens with a mannequin dressed like a police officer at a court hearing, progressing to Kodak rapping in the courtroom and later a church dressed in an orange prison jumpsuit. XXXTentacion did not appear in the video, instead providing a voiceover before his verse asking his fans to come and support him during his then upcoming court hearing. [4]

Commercial performance

"Roll in Peace" debuted at number 53 on US Billboard Hot 100 for the chart dated September 9, 2017. [5] The song then later peaked at number 31 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the chart dated February 3, 2018. [6] It spent 26 weeks on the chart before falling out on the chart dated March 3, 2018. [7] The song is Kodak Black's third top 40 song and his fourth highest-charting song. [8] [ failed verification ] In February 2018, the song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for earning 1,000,000 equivalent units in the United States. [9]

Remixes

Several remixes of the song have been released by artists such as Migos, Gucci Mane, Travis Scott, Lil Wayne, Nasty C, Remy Ma and T-Pain. [10] [11] An "Aussie Mix" version was also created by Australian rappers ChillinIt and Wombat.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017–18)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [12] 64
US Billboard Hot 100 [13] 31
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [14] 16
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [15] 31

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [16] 72
Chart (2018)Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [17] 65

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [18] Platinum30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [19] Silver200,000‡
United States (RIAA) [9] 3× Platinum3,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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