All These Niggas Explained

All These Niggas
Cover:King Von - All These Niggas (feat. Lil Durk).jpg
Type:single
Artist:King Von featuring Lil Durk
Album:Welcome to O'Block
Released:August 5, 2020
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Length:2:24
Label:
Producer:Chopsquad DJ
Chronology:King Von
Prev Title:Why He Told
Prev Year:2020
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Next Year:2020

"All These Niggas" is a song by American rapper King Von featuring American rapper Lil Durk. It was released on August 5, 2020 as the second single and ninth track from Von's debut studio album Welcome to O'Block (2020). The song was produced by Chopsquad DJ.

"All These Niggas" reached the number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 31 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart still by Billboard[1] and, on February 14, 2023 was certified platinum plaque by Recording Industry Association of America.[2]

Background

King Von and Lil Durk were labelmates and fellows, they collaborated in various songs, starting from 2019's "Crazy Story 2.0", "Twin Nem", "Like That" and "They Be Talkin'", to 2020's "Baguette's" and "Down Me". Following Von's death other featurings came out such as "Still Trappin'" from The Voice album, "Evil Twins" and "From The Hood" respectively from King Von's What It Means to Be King and Grandson albums.[3] [4] Lil Durk paid tribute to Von on The Voice single, "Backdoor".[5] [6]

Composition

In the song, Von and Durk rap about the "bleak" reality of living in the streets over a drill instrumental with "eerie piano keys".[7]

Music video

A music video was released alongside the single. It was directed by JV Visuals 312, and finds King Von on his block with a white Rolls-Royce and diamond chains as he raps.[8] Because he and Lil Durk could not legally be together,[9] Durk did not appear in the video.

"All These Niggas" video reached 24.5 million views 2 months after its release on YouTube, according to Bennett.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Chart History - King Von. November 11, 2020. August 14, 2023. Billboard. en.
  2. Web site: ALL THESE N***AS (FEAT. LIL DURK). February 14, 2023. August 14, 2023. Recording Industry Association of America. en.
  3. Web site: King Von shows 'What It Means To Be King' on posthumous album. Revolt Tv. April 3, 2022. November 18, 2023.
  4. Web site: Stream King Von's Posthumous Album Grandson Feat. Lil Durk, Polo G, Moneybagg Yo, & More. Stereogum. July 13, 2023. November 18, 2023.
  5. Lil Durk Honors the Late King Von in New 'Backdoor' Video. Billboard. Aniftos. Rania. December 21, 2020. November 18, 2023.
  6. Web site: King Von Lives On In Lil Durk's 'Still Trappin'. HipHopDX. December 30, 2020. November 18, 2023.
  7. Web site: King Von & Lil Durk Team Up On "All These N***as". 2020-11-24. HotNewHipHop. en.
  8. Web site: Eustice. Kyle. 2020-08-05. King Von Drops Video For Lil Durk-Assisted 'All These N**gas' Following FBG Duck's Murder. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200806121508/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.57188/title.king-von-drops-video-for-lil-durk-assisted-all-these-ngas-follwing-fbg-ducks-murder . 2020-08-06 . 2020-11-24. HipHopDX.
  9. Web site: Jumper. No. March 18, 2020. King Von on Why Legally He Can't Be Around Lil Durk. August 15, 2023. YouTube. en-US.
  10. Web site: October 30, 2020. King Von Delivers "Welcome To O Block" Ft. Lil Durk, Moneybagg Yo, Fivio Foreign, Polo G. August 14, 2023. HotNewHipHop. en-US.