Senseless (Kodak Black song)

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"Senseless"
Kodak Black - Senseless.jpg
Single by Kodak Black
ReleasedJuly 29, 2021
Length2:23
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Buddah Bless
Kodak Black singles chronology
"Grah Tah Tah"
(2021)
"Senseless"
(2021)
"Aug 25th"
(2021)
Music video
"Senseless" on YouTube

"Senseless" is a song by American rapper Kodak Black, released as a single on July 29, 2021. [1] Produced by Buddah Bless, it contains an interpolation of "Make No Sense" by YoungBoy Never Broke Again.

Contents

Composition and lyrics

Built on "twangy, bluesy Louisiana" production, [2] the song finds Kodak Black rapping about life in the streets during his younger years and his wealthy lifestyle in the present. [3] He delivers nasally through the hook, in which he interpolates "Make No Sense": "I feel like I'm Kodak Black in 2015 / In the 'Vette with plenty killers, mixing molly with the lean / It don't make no sense, I catch a body on the scene". [2] [3] [4]

Music video

The music video was shot by Killer Black and released on July 19, 2021. It sees Kodak Black visiting his hometown of Pompano Beach, Florida, where he hangs out with his crew in different locations around the Golden Acres apartment complex, while wearing jewelry and surrounded by women and expensive cars. [3]

Charts

Chart performance for "Senseless"
Chart (2021)Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [5] 14
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 50

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