King's Dead

"King's Dead"
Single by Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future and James Blake
from the album Black Panther: The Album and Redemption
ReleasedJanuary 11, 2018 (2018-01-11)
Recorded2017
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Length3:50
  • 2:40 (Jay Rock album version)
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Jay Rock singles chronology
"90059"
(2015)
"King's Dead"
(2018)
"Win"
(2018)
Kendrick Lamar singles chronology
"Don't Don't Do It"
(2018)
"King's Dead"
(2018)
"Pray for Me"
(2018)
Future singles chronology
"Bum Bum Tam Tam (Remix)"
(2017)
"King's Dead"
(2018)
"Faded Love"
(2018)
James Blake singles chronology
"Vincent"
(2017)
"King's Dead"
(2018)
"If the Car Beside You Moves Ahead"
(2018)
Music video
"King's Dead" on YouTube

"King's Dead" is a song by American rappers Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, and Future with English singer James Blake, from the soundtrack album of the Marvel Studios superhero film Black Panther and Jay Rock's third studio album Redemption.

It was released by Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records on January 11, 2018, as both the soundtrack's second single and as the lead single from Redemption.[4][5] The song is Jay Rock's first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.[6] The song, along with "Bubblin" by Anderson .Paak, won Best Rap Performance, and was nominated for Best Rap Song at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.

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  4. ^ "Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future, James Blake Debut 'King's Dead'". NPR. January 12, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  5. ^ Puckett, Lily (January 11, 2018). "Jay Rock shares new song "King's Dead," featuring Kendrick Lamar, Future, and James Blake". The Fader. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  6. ^ Zellner, Xander (January 24, 2018). "Jay Rock Scores First Hot 100 Entry With Kendrick Lamar, Future & James Blake Collab 'King's Dead'". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2018.