"Ruthless" | ||||
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Single by Lil Tjay featuring Jay Critch | ||||
from the album F.N and True 2 Myself | ||||
Released | May 3, 2019 | |||
Length | 4:04 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
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Producer(s) | Relly Made | |||
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Jay Critch singles chronology | ||||
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"Ruthless" on YouTube |
"Ruthless" is a song by American rapper Lil Tjay,released on May 3,2019 as the fourth single from his EP F.N (2019) and debut studio album True 2 Myself (2019). The song features American rapper Jay Critch and was produced by Relly Made.
The production is composed of piano,while lyrically Lil Tjay reflects on his life. [1]
Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork commented that the song has "the perfect instrumental for Lil Tjay's light flow" and "Jay Critch trades his youth infused Fabolous-style delivery for a melody that sounds amateurish next to Tjay's,yet Critch's swag and personality sells the verse by the end." [1]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [2] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [3] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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