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"Killshot"
Single by Eminem
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2018
Genre
Length4:13
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Illa da Producer
Eminem singles chronology
"Fall"
(2018) 		"Killshot"
(2018) 		"Venom"
(2018)

"Killshot" (stylized in all caps) is a diss track by American rapper Eminem and produced by Illa da Producer.[1] The song is Eminem's response to Machine Gun Kelly's "Rap Devil" that was released in 2018 after Eminem dissed MGK for 1/5 of his song "Not Alike" from his tenth studio album Kamikaze.

Background and release

In 2012, Machine Gun Kelly made a tweet about Eminem's daughter, Hailie Mathers. The tweet read, "ok so I just saw a picture of Eminem's daughter...and I have to say, she is hot as fuck, in the most respectful way possible cuz Em is king". After this, in 2015, MGK made claims that Eminem banned him from going to Shade 45, a radio station owned by Eminem. In 2017, MGK was on Power 106 FM and did a freestyle with The LA Leakers. During this, he again claimed Eminem had banned him from Shade 45. MGK also collaborated on a song with Tech N9ne in March 2018, and allegedly sent subliminal disses towards Eminem. On August 31, 2018, Eminem released a surprise album Kamikaze in which he dissed several artists, including MGK.

On the song "Not Alike" from Eminem's album Kamikaze, Eminem made several disses aimed at MGK. A few days later, MGK responded to "Not Alike" with the song "Rap Devil", releasing a music video for the song as well on September 3, 2018. After MGK's response, Eminem released an interview with Sway Calloway, in which Eminem was asked about the feud. Eminem explained that he did not know how to respond due to him not wanting to make MGK bigger. On September 14, 2018, Eminem released "Killshot".[2] On September 19, 2018, the song was officially released as a single.

Commercial performance

"Killshot" debuted at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 in its first week[3] after gaining over 38.1 million views within the first 24 hours of releasing on YouTube, making it the twelfth most-viewed video in the first 24 hours, and the most for an audio only release on the YouTube platform.[4] It is also the biggest YouTube debut for a hip hop video ever, surpassing Kanye West's and Lil Pump's "I Love It", beating the record just the week before.[5]

"Killshot" broke the Genius record for being the fastest song to hit a million pageviews, hitting a million in just 8 hours, beating the previous records from Pusha T's "The Story of Adidon", gaining a million in 41 hours and Childish Gambino's "This Is America", hitting it in 45 hours.[6]

As of November 9, 2018, "Killshot" is eligible for platinum certification in the US.[7] As of September 5, 2019, "Killshot" has been viewed on YouTube over 300 million times.[8]

Response

Machine Gun Kelly responded in a tweet, criticizing Eminem for what he perceived as a slow response.[9] Rapper Jay Electronica criticized Eminem for a line in the song where he jokingly accused that Diddy had Tupac killed.[10] After this, Electronica deactivated his social media profiles.[11] Rapper Iggy Azalea's name was dropped in the song and she let out a series of tweets reacting to and criticizing the lyrics, calling the bars "lazy".[12] Halsey also responded to her name being dropped in reference to her relationship with rapper G-Eazy in a tweet saying, "I'm jus saying my pops had to heard a grown man talk about his daughter getting f**ked while that man simultaneously defended his own daughter." She later added, "I'm not proud. I just don't care. They can argue about record sales. My album sold more copies than each of theirs," claiming her album Hopeless Fountain Kingdom outsold both Eminem and Machine Gun Kelly. However, this is not true, as Eminem's Kamikaze has been certified gold and platinum in 8 countries while her album, Hopeless Fountain Kingdom, is only certified gold and platinum in four countries. [13]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[35] Platinum 70,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[36] Silver 200,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref.
Various September 14, 2018 Streaming (YouTube–Audiomack exclusive)
[37]
September 19, 2018 Digital download [38]

See also

References

  1. ^ Genius (September 14, 2018). Eminem's "KILLSHOT" Explained – Song Stories. Retrieved September 18, 2018 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ Lamarre, Carl (September 14, 2018). "Eminem Fires Back at Machine Gun Kelly With Blistering Diss Record 'Killshot'". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Trust, Gary (September 24, 2018). "Maroon 5 & Cardi B's 'Girls Like You' Hits No. 1 on Hot 100, Eminem & 5 Seconds of Summer New to Top 10". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  4. ^ Lynch, John (September 18, 2018). "Eminem's new diss track had the biggest debut of a hip-hop song in YouTube's history". Business Insider. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  5. ^ Pedrosa, Marina (September 18, 2018). "Eminem's 'Killshot' Has the Biggest YouTube Debut for a Hip-Hop Video Ever". Business Insider. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  6. ^ Rindner, Grant (September 16, 2018). "Eminem's "Killshot" Shatters The Record For 1 Million Genius Pageviews". Genius. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  7. ^ ""Eminem's 'Killshot' is eligible for Platinum in the US". Retrieved November 14, 2018.
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  9. ^ C. Vernon Coleman II (September 15, 2018). "Machine Gun Kelly Calls Eminem's "Killshot" Diss Trash – XXL". XXL. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  10. ^ Mojica, Nick (September 14, 2018). "Jay Electronica Slams Eminem for Accusing Diddy of Killing Tupac – XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  11. ^ Price, Joe (September 17, 2018). "Jay Electronica Deactivates Social Media Profiles After Issuing Warning to Eminem". Complex. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  12. ^ Zidel, Alex (September 14, 2018). "Iggy Azalea Reacts To Being Name-Dropped On Eminem's 'KILLSHOT'". HotNewHipHop.
  13. ^ "Did Halsey Respond to Her Name-Drop in Eminem & Machine Gun Kelly Feud?". iHeart Radio. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  14. ^ "Eminem – Killshot". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
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  21. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  22. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Stream Top 40 slágerlista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  23. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Eminem". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
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  27. ^ "Eminem – Killshot". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  28. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  29. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201839 into search. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
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  31. ^ "Eminem – Killshot". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
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  34. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  35. ^ "ARIA Charts". ARIA. February 19, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  36. ^ "British single certifications – Eminem – Killshot". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 30, 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Killshot in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  37. ^ https://audiomack.com/song/eminem/killshot
  38. ^ https://open.spotify.com/track/1jo3TwNGCXfNdB5uba3ZVv?si=Rb0whht1QNuFss7MqVPNGQ
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