Royalty (XXXTentacion song)

"Royalty"
Single by XXXTentacion featuring Ky-Mani Marley, Stefflon Don, and Vybz Kartel
from the album Bad Vibes Forever
ReleasedJuly 19, 2019
Recorded2018–2019
Genre
Length3:24
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)JonFX
XXXTentacion singles chronology
"Run It Back!"
(2019)
"Royalty"
(2019)
"Hearteater"
(2019)
Ky-Mani Marley singles chronology
"Chillax"
(2015)
"Royalty"
(2019)
"Yayo"
(2019)
Stefflon Don singles chronology
"Scared of Love"
(2019)
"Royalty"
(2019)
"47"
(2019)

"Royalty" is a song by American rapper and singer XXXTentacion featuring British rapper Stefflon Don and Jamaican musicians Ky-Mani Marley and Vybz Kartel. Written alongside producer JonFX, it was released on July 19, 2019 as the lead single from the former's fourth and final studio album, Bad Vibes Forever.

Background

About five months before XXXTentacion's death, X had posted on his Instagram story that he would be collaborating on a song with Vybz Kartel. After X's death, his mother, Cleopatra Bernard announced on Instagram that the song "Royalty" would be released on July 19, 2019, with additional features from Ki-Mani Marley and Stefflon Don. It was originally reported by the Los Angeles Times that the single would be on the upcoming deluxe version of X's sophomore album, ?, but it was instead released on his fourth studio album, Bad Vibes Forever.[2][3][4][5]

Personnel

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Royalty"
Chart (2019) Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[6] 8

References

  1. ^ "XXXTentacion's Estate Releases Dancehall-Inspired 'Royalty': Listen". Billboard.
  2. ^ Saponara, Michael (2019-07-19). "XXXTentacion's Estate Releases Dancehall-Inspired 'Royalty': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  3. ^ Berry, Peter A. BerryPeter A. (19 July 2019). "Hear New XXXTentacion Song "Royalty"". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  4. ^ "Here's XXXTentacion's Posthumous Track "Royalty"". Complex. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  5. ^ "XXXTENTACION's Estate Announces New Song "Royalty" Drops This Week". HotNewHipHop. 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  6. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 29, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.