Vice City (XXXTentacion song)

"Vice City"
Song by XXXTentacion
from the album XXX (Unmastered) and Look at Me: The Album
ReleasedMarch 4, 2014 (Original)
January 28, 2022 (re-release)
Recorded2014
GenreAlternative hip hop, SoundCloud rap
Length3:40
LabelBad Vibes Forever, Columbia
Songwriter(s)Jahseh Onfroy, Steve Brown
Producer(s)Canis Major

"Vice City" (written in all lowercase) is a song by American rapper XXXTentacion. The song was released on March 4, 2014 on X's SoundCloud. It was re-released on January 28, 2022 through Columbia which would have been his 24th birthday. It appears on X's first mixtape XXX (Unmastered) and on the compilation album to his 2022 documentary Look at Me.

The song was able to make it to #5 on RMNZ's Hot Singles Chart.[1] It also made it to #32 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, #89 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #40 on the Global 200 Billboard charts.[2][3][4]

The song's title is a reference to the 2002 video game, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. The song samples the 2013 song "Sing to the Moon" by singer Laura Mvula.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart (7 February 2022)". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  2. ↑ "XXXTentacion - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  3. ↑ "XXXTentacion - Hot 100 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  4. ↑ "XXXTentacion - Global 200 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  5. ↑ "XXXTentacion deep cut 'Vice City' released on streaming platforms". NME. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Rare XXXTentacion SoundCloud Era Song Hits Streaming Services Following Estate's Promise". HipHopDX. Retrieved September 8, 2023.

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