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"Roll in Peace"
T-Pain remix artwork
Single by Kodak Black featuring XXXTentacion
from the album Project Baby 2
ReleasedAugust 18th, 2017
Length3:33
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kodak Black singles chronology
" Transportin'"
(2017) 		"Roll in Peace"
(2017) 		" Codeine Dreaming"
(2017)
XXXTentacion singles chronology
" Again"
(2017) 		"Roll in Peace"
(2017) 		" Fuck Love"
(2018)
Music video
"Roll in Peace" on YouTube

"Roll in Peace" is a song by American rapper Kodak Black featuring fellow American rapper and singer XXXTentacion. It was the lead single from his fifth mixtape Project Baby 2 (2017). It was sent to rhythmic radio as the second single from the mixtape on August 18, 2017, by Dollaz N Dealz Entertainment, Sniper Gang, and Atlantic Records. [2] [3] The track was written by the artists themselves alongside its producers London on da Track & Cubeatz.

Music video

The song's accompanying music video premiered on January 15, 2018, on Kodak Black's YouTube account. [4] The video, created with help from AWGE, opens with a mannequin dressed like a police officer at a court hearing, progressing to Kodak rapping in the courtroom and later a church dressed in an orange prison jumpsuit. XXXTentacion did not appear in the video, instead providing a voiceover before his verse asking his fans to come and support him during his then upcoming court hearing. [4]

Commercial performance

"Roll in Peace" debuted at number 53 on US Billboard Hot 100 for the chart dated September 9, 2017. [5] The song then later peaked at number 31 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the chart dated February 3, 2018. [6] It spent 26 weeks on the chart before falling out on the chart dated March 3, 2018. [7] The song is Kodak Black's third top 40 single and his fourth highest-charting single. [8] In February 2018, the song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for earning 1,000,000 equivalent units in the United States. [9]

Remixes

Several remixes of the song have been released by artists such as Migos, Gucci Mane, Travis Scott, Lil Wayne, Nasty C, Remy Ma and T-Pain. [10] [11] An "Aussie Mix" version was also created by Australian rappers ChillinIt and Wombat.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017–18) Peak
position
Canada ( Canadian Hot 100) [12] 64
US Billboard Hot 100 [13] 31
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard) [14] 16
US Rhythmic ( Billboard) [15] 31

Year-end charts

Chart (2017) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [16] 72
Chart (2018) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [17] 65

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom ( BPI) [18] Silver 200,000‡
United States ( RIAA) [19] 3× Platinum 3,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "BMI | Repertoire Search". BMI. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Top 40-Rhythmic Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on November 4, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "Big Sean & Metro Boomin's "Pull Up N Wreck" Ranks As Rhythmic Radio's Most Added Song". Headline Planet. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Penrose, Narisha (2018-01-16). "Kodak Black Heads to Church in 'Roll In Peace' Video". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  5. ^ "Music: Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  6. ^ "The Hot 100 (February 3, 2018)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  7. ^ "The Hot 100 (March 3, 2018)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  8. ^ "Kodak Black's 'Tunnel Vision' Debuts in the Billboard Top 40". Xxlmag.com. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  9. ^ "Kodak Black's "Roll in Peace" Goes Platinum". XXL Magazine. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  10. ^ Penrose, Nerisha (January 16, 2018). "Kodak Black Heads to Church in 'Roll In Peace' Video". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  11. ^ "T-Pain Pays Homage To Kodak Black On Remix To "Roll In Peace"". Hot New Hip Hop. 22 January 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  12. ^ "Kodak Black Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  13. ^ "Kodak Black Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  14. ^ "Kodak Black Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  15. ^ "Kodak Black Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  16. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  17. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  18. ^ "British single certifications – Kodak Black – Roll in Peace". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  19. ^ "American single certifications – Kodak Black – Roll in Peace". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
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