Skrt Explained

Skrt
Type:single
Cover:Kodak Black - Skrt.jpg
Artist:Kodak Black
Album:Heart of the Projects
Released:December 25, 2014[1]
Length:3:44
Label:Dollaz N Dealz
Producer:SkipOnDaBeat
Prev Title:Skrilla
Prev Year:2014
Next Title:I Just Might
Next Year:2015

"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". Zara Golden called the track melancholy.[5]

Remix

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Skrt - Single by Kodak Black. Apple Music iTunes. December 25, 2014.
  2. News: Leight . Elias . October 19, 2015 . Kodak Black Shares "SKRT" Video . The Fader.
  3. Web site: Walker . Angus . 2015-10-25 . Drake Dances To Kodak Black On Instagram . HotNewHipHop.
  4. Web site: Emmanuel . C. M. . January 15, 2016 . The Break Presents: Kodak Black . XXL.
  5. News: Golden . Zara . January 28, 2016 . Kodak Black Is America's Hardest Working Teenage Rapper . The Fader.
  6. Web site: Golden . Zara . January 30, 2016 . Listen To Roy Wood$ Remix of Kodak Black's "SKRT" . The Fader.