2019 song by KSI featuring Rick Ross, Lil Baby and S-X
"Down Like That" is a song by British YouTuber and rapper KSI featuring American rappers Rick Ross and Lil Baby and British singer-songwriter S-X. Produced by the latter and written alongside Byron Trice, it was released for digital download and streaming by RBC Records and BMG on 8 November 2019 as the lead single from KSI's debut studio album, Dissimulation (2020). "Down Like That" stood as KSI's first release through the record label after signing with them in the October of that year.
"Down Like That" is a hip hop track. In the emo-inspired chorus, S-X sings about a failed relationship with a partner who has let him down. He delivers the first half of the chorus in a modal vocal register, before adopting a falsetto vocal register for the second half, which is preceded by a dubstep-inspired beat drop. In his verse, KSI alludes to his forthcoming boxing rematch against American YouTuber Logan Paul. The song was performed live by the three featured artists as KSI's entrance music for the rematch, held on 9 November 2019 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, United States, which KSI went on to win via split decision.
The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, with many praising its hard-hitting sound and S-X's catchy chorus. "Down Like That" is considered to mark the beginning of KSI's mainstream success in his career as a recording artist. The song peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming KSI's first UK top 10 single, and it has been certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for exceeding sales of 400,000 units in the UK. The song additionally entered the music charts of Canada, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania and New Zealand. The music video was filmed two days after KSI's boxing rematch against Paul and it was released on 22 November 2019. The cinematic video places the four artists in a dystopian and apocalyptic warehouse, amongst motorcycles, burned out cars, trash can fires and rubble concrete. An alternative music video that uses footage from KSI's boxing rematch against Paul was released on 4 December 2019.
