Skrt

"Skrt"
Single by Kodak Black
from the album Heart of the Projects
ReleasedDecember 25, 2014[1]
Length3:44
LabelDollaz N Dealz
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)SkipOnDaBeat
Kodak Black singles chronology
"Skrilla"
(2014) 		"Skrt"
(2014) 		"I Just Might"
(2015)
Music video
"Skrt" on YouTube

"Skrt" (stylized in all caps; pronounced "skirt") is a song by the American rapper Kodak Black. It was released in December 2014 and is the third single from his mixtape, Heart of the Projects (2014). It was produced by SkipOnDaBeat. In October 2015, the song helped Kodak Black gain recognition, when a video of the Canadian rapper Drake dancing to it went viral.

Background

The single was released on December 25, 2014, and a music video for the song was released on October 19, 2015.[2] Four days later, on October 23, 2015, Drake posted a video on Instagram of him dancing to the song in his private jet.[3] The video became popular, leading to Kodak Black achieving national popularity.[4]

Composition

Elias Leight wrote in The Fader that the song's beat "combines a stream of percussion and a few floating keyboard notes", and noted "fierce, distressed qualities to Kodak's loneliness".[2] Zara Golden called the track melancholy.[5]

Remix

The Canadian rapper Roy Woods released a remix of the song on January 30, 2016.[6]

Charts

Chart performance for "Skrt"
Chart (2016–2017) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[7] 11

Certifications

Certifications for "Skrt"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Skrt - Single by Kodak Black". Apple Music iTunes. December 25, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Leight, Elias (October 19, 2015). "Kodak Black Shares "SKRT" Video". The Fader.
  3. ^ Walker, Angus (2015-10-25). "Drake Dances To Kodak Black On Instagram". HotNewHipHop.
  4. ^ Emmanuel, C. M. (January 15, 2016). "The Break Presents: Kodak Black". XXL.
  5. ^ Golden, Zara (January 28, 2016). "Kodak Black Is America's Hardest Working Teenage Rapper". The Fader.
  6. ^ Golden, Zara (January 30, 2016). "Listen To Roy Wood$ Remix of Kodak Black's "SKRT"". The Fader.
  7. ^ "Kodak Black Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  8. ^ "American single certifications – Kodak Black – Skrt". Recording Industry Association of America. January 14, 2022.