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Rockstar (DaBaby song)

September 28, 2023

"Rockstar" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American rapper DaBaby, featuring fellow American rapper Roddy Ricch. The song was released on April 17, 2020, as the second single from DaBaby's third studio album Blame It on Baby (2020). It was written by the two rappers. "Rockstar" spent seven non-consecutive weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100.[1] Outside of the United States, "Rockstar" topped the charts in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Greece, New Zealand, Portugal, the Republic of Ireland, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Finland. Its music video is set in a zombie apocalypse.

"Rockstar"
BLM remix artwork
Single by DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch
from the album Blame It on Baby
ReleasedApril 17, 2020
Genre
Length3:01
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)SethInTheKitchen
DaBaby singles chronology
"Find My Way"
(2020) 		"Rockstar"
(2020) 		"Buss It Down"
(2020)
Roddy Ricch singles chronology
"Numbers"
(2020) 		"Rockstar"
(2020) 		"High Fashion"
(2020)
Music video
"Rockstar" on YouTube

On June 12, 2020, DaBaby released a "BLM (Black Lives Matter) remix" of "Rockstar", which replaces the intro with an extra verse from him, before the rest of the song, regarding the George Floyd protests that started in May 2020, and his own experience with police abuse.[2] The song received nominations for Record of the Year, Best Melodic Rap Performance, and Best Rap Song at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.[3]

Critical reception Edit

Reviewing the song's predecessor album for Entertainment Weekly, Sam Hockley-Smith found "Rockstar" and "Find My Way" "catchy and brooding", "allowing him [DaBaby] to rehash harrowing moments of violence, inner turmoil, and PTSD."[4] In Pitchfork, Dani Blum noticed DaBaby "doesn't imitate Roddy Ricch as much as adjust his tone to complement the feature," thus, "his voice becomes softer, as close as DaBaby gets to tender, as he talks about the physical jolt of PTSD."[5]

Commercial performance Edit

"Rockstar" reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in its seventh week, for the chart issue dated June 13, 2020. It became DaBaby's first chart-topper and Roddy Ricch's second. It also became DaBaby's first number one and Ricch's second on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts. Along with "The Box", Ricch became the first artist to achieve his first two number one singles in the same year since Ed Sheeran did it in 2017.[6] Topping the chart for a second week, it became the first single to spend multiple weeks on top after a run in which five songs each spent a first and only week at the summit.[7] It spent seven non-consecutive weeks atop the chart. "Rockstar" has also spent six weeks at number one in both Australia and the UK,[8][9] and eight weeks atop the Irish chart.[10]

Music video Edit

DaBaby teased a music video for "Rockstar" a week before its release, posting pictures on Instagram of the filming location.[11] The Reel Goats-directed video was premiered on June 26, 2020, starring the two rappers hunting zombies in an open field.[12] The seven-minute video also features a scene set to DaBaby's chorus and first verse to "Amazing Grace", which also is featured on Blame It On Baby following by the credits playing his verse from the Black Lives Matter remix.[13]

In Rolling Stone, Jon Blistein noted the video "boasts a distinctly cinematic feel" as the two rappers are heavily armed shooting a horde of zombies with "plenty of over-the-top action," that is "balanced by a refreshingly self-aware sequence" in which the two perform the song backed by a group of zombies dancing and playing instruments.[13]

Production Edit

"Rockstar" was produced by North Carolina producer SethInTheKitchen who also co-wrote the song.[14][15] The instrumental for "Rockstar" is a melodic trap beat featuring a guitar loop created from Spectrasonics' Omnisphere.[16] The drums consist of a two-step hi-hat pattern with assorted hat rolls, sampled claps, snares, and kicks. It's bassline features an 808.[17]

Awards and nominations Edit

Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2020 MTV Video Music Awards Song of Summer Nominated [18]
2021 Grammy Awards Record of the Year Nominated [3]
Best Melodic Rap Performance Nominated
Best Rap Song Nominated

"Rockstar Black Lives Matter Remix" Edit

On June 12, 2020, a remix of the song, titled "Rockstar Black Lives Matter Remix", was released. It joined many other protest songs that spoke out against police brutality in the wake of the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. Jessica McKinney of Complex explained how on this version, DaBaby "discusses his multiple run-ins with the police, saying, 'Cops wanna pull me over, embarrass me/Abusin' power, you never knew me, thought I was arrogant/As a juvenile, police pulled their guns like they scared of me'", while Roddy Ricch "shares a similar experience, recalling a time the police stopped him at a gas station".[19] It later ended up on the deluxe version of Blame It On Baby, which was released on August 4, 2020.[20]

Live performances Edit

DaBaby and Ricch performed the song live at the 2020 BET Awards. The performance opened in a close-up shot of DaBaby on the ground with the knee of a police officer sitting on his neck — a recreation of George Floyd's murder. He then appeared surrounded by protesters — channeling the nationwide protests against police brutality — and performing in front of burning police cars. Ricch joined him for his verse, standing atop a cop car.[21]

Cover versions Edit

On July 18, 2020, rapper Mario Judah released his rendition of "Rockstar".[22]

Charts Edit

Certifications Edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[96] 5× Platinum 350,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[97] Platinum 30,000‡
Belgium (BEA)[98] 2× Platinum 80,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[99] 8× Platinum 640,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[100] 2× Platinum 180,000‡
France (SNEP)[101] Diamond 333,333‡
Germany (BVMI)[102] 3× Gold 600,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[103] 2× Platinum 140,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI)[104] Gold 40,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[105] 2× Platinum 60,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[106] 2× Platinum 100,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[107] 3× Platinum 30,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[108] Platinum 40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[109] 2× Platinum 1,200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[110] 5× Platinum 5,000,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[111] 2× Platinum 4,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history Edit

Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various April 17, 2020
Original
[112]
Italy April 24, 2020 Contemporary hit radio Universal [113]
United Kingdom [114]
Urban contemporary radio [115]
Various June 12, 2020
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Remix
  • Interscope
  • South Coast Music Group
 [2]
United States June 23, 2020 Contemporary hit radio Original [116]

See also Edit

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Rockstar stylized in all caps is a song by American rapper DaBaby featuring fellow American rapper Roddy Ricch The song was released on April 17 2020 as the second single from DaBaby s third studio album Blame It on Baby 2020 It was written by the two rappers Rockstar spent seven non consecutive weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 1 Outside of the United States Rockstar topped the charts in Australia Canada Denmark Greece New Zealand Portugal the Republic of Ireland Switzerland and the United Kingdom and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Germany the Netherlands Norway Sweden and Finland Its music video is set in a zombie apocalypse Rockstar BLM remix artworkSingle by DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricchfrom the album Blame It on BabyReleasedApril 17 2020GenrePop rap trapLength3 01LabelInterscope SCMGSongwriter s Jonathan Kirk Rodrick Moore Jr Ross Portaro IVProducer s SethInTheKitchenDaBaby singles chronology Find My Way 2020 Rockstar 2020 Buss It Down 2020 Roddy Ricch singles chronology Numbers 2020 Rockstar 2020 High Fashion 2020 Music video Rockstar on YouTubeOn June 12 2020 DaBaby released a BLM Black Lives Matter remix of Rockstar which replaces the intro with an extra verse from him before the rest of the song regarding the George Floyd protests that started in May 2020 and his own experience with police abuse 2 The song received nominations for Record of the Year Best Melodic Rap Performance and Best Rap Song at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards 3 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Commercial performance 3 Music video 4 Production 5 Awards and nominations 6 Rockstar Black Lives Matter Remix 7 Live performances 8 Cover versions 9 Charts 9 1 Weekly charts 9 2 Year end charts 10 Certifications 11 Release history 12 See also 13 References 14 External linksCritical reception EditReviewing the song s predecessor album for Entertainment Weekly Sam Hockley Smith found Rockstar and Find My Way catchy and brooding allowing him DaBaby to rehash harrowing moments of violence inner turmoil and PTSD 4 In Pitchfork Dani Blum noticed DaBaby doesn t imitate Roddy Ricch as much as adjust his tone to complement the feature thus his voice becomes softer as close as DaBaby gets to tender as he talks about the physical jolt of PTSD 5 Commercial performance Edit Rockstar reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in its seventh week for the chart issue dated June 13 2020 It became DaBaby s first chart topper and Roddy Ricch s second It also became DaBaby s first number one and Ricch s second on Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts Along with The Box Ricch became the first artist to achieve his first two number one singles in the same year since Ed Sheeran did it in 2017 6 Topping the chart for a second week it became the first single to spend multiple weeks on top after a run in which five songs each spent a first and only week at the summit 7 It spent seven non consecutive weeks atop the chart Rockstar has also spent six weeks at number one in both Australia and the UK 8 9 and eight weeks atop the Irish chart 10 Music video EditDaBaby teased a music video for Rockstar a week before its release posting pictures on Instagram of the filming location 11 The Reel Goats directed video was premiered on June 26 2020 starring the two rappers hunting zombies in an open field 12 The seven minute video also features a scene set to DaBaby s chorus and first verse to Amazing Grace which also is featured on Blame It On Baby following by the credits playing his verse from the Black Lives Matter remix 13 In Rolling Stone Jon Blistein noted the video boasts a distinctly cinematic feel as the two rappers are heavily armed shooting a horde of zombies with plenty of over the top action that is balanced by a refreshingly self aware sequence in which the two perform the song backed by a group of zombies dancing and playing instruments 13 Production Edit Rockstar was produced by North Carolina producer SethInTheKitchen who also co wrote the song 14 15 The instrumental for Rockstar is a melodic trap beat featuring a guitar loop created from Spectrasonics Omnisphere 16 The drums consist of a two step hi hat pattern with assorted hat rolls sampled claps snares and kicks It s bassline features an 808 17 Awards and nominations EditThis section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information November 2020 Year Organization Award Result Ref 2020 MTV Video Music Awards Song of Summer Nominated 18 2021 Grammy Awards Record of the Year Nominated 3 Best Melodic Rap Performance NominatedBest Rap Song Nominated Rockstar Black Lives Matter Remix EditOn June 12 2020 a remix of the song titled Rockstar Black Lives Matter Remix was released It joined many other protest songs that spoke out against police brutality in the wake of the deaths of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd Jessica McKinney of Complex explained how on this version DaBaby discusses his multiple run ins with the police saying Cops wanna pull me over embarrass me Abusin power you never knew me thought I was arrogant As a juvenile police pulled their guns like they scared of me while Roddy Ricch shares a similar experience recalling a time the police stopped him at a gas station 19 It later ended up on the deluxe version of Blame It On Baby which was released on August 4 2020 20 Live performances EditDaBaby and Ricch performed the song live at the 2020 BET Awards The performance opened in a close up shot of DaBaby on the ground with the knee of a police officer sitting on his neck a recreation of George Floyd s murder He then appeared surrounded by protesters channeling the nationwide protests against police brutality and performing in front of burning police cars Ricch joined him for his verse standing atop a cop car 21 Cover versions EditOn July 18 2020 rapper Mario Judah released his rendition of Rockstar 22 Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2020 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 23 1Austria O3 Austria Top 40 24 1Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 25 2Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 26 9Canada Canadian Hot 100 27 1Czech Republic Singles Digital Top 100 28 3Denmark Tracklisten 29 1Finland Suomen virallinen lista 30 4France SNEP 31 6Germany Official German Charts 32 3Global 200 Billboard 33 8Greece IFPI 34 1Hungary Single Top 40 35 10Hungary Stream Top 40 36 4Iceland Plotutidindi 37 9Ireland IRMA 38 1Italy FIMI 39 8Lithuania AGATA 40 16Malaysia RIM 41 15Netherlands Dutch Top 40 42 12Netherlands Single Top 100 43 1New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 44 1Norway VG lista 45 2Poland Polish Airplay Top 100 46 44Portugal AFP 47 1Romania Airplay 100 48 83Scotland OCC 49 4Singapore RIAS 50 8Slovakia Radio Top 100 51 41Slovakia Singles Digital Top 100 52 2Spain PROMUSICAE 53 38Sweden Sverigetopplistan 54 3Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 55 1UK Singles OCC 56 1US Billboard Hot 100 57 1US Dance Mix Show Airplay Billboard 58 8US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 59 1US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 60 4US Rhythmic Billboard 61 1US Rolling Stone Top 100 62 1 Year end charts Edit Chart 2020 PositionAustralia ARIA 63 5Austria O3 Austria Top 40 64 8Belgium Ultratop Flanders 65 16Belgium Ultratop Wallonia 66 31Canada Canadian Hot 100 67 13Denmark Tracklisten 68 6France SNEP 69 27Germany Official German Charts 70 8Hungary Single Top 40 71 72Hungary Stream Top 40 72 10Iceland Plotutidindi 73 43Ireland IRMA 74 4Italy FIMI 75 39Netherlands Dutch Top 40 76 67Netherlands Single Top 100 77 5New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 78 8Norway VG lista 79 6Portugal AFP 80 9Sweden Sverigetopplistan 81 8Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 82 6UK Singles OCC 83 7US Billboard Hot 100 84 5US Dance Mix Show Airplay Billboard 85 27US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 86 3US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 87 20US Rhythmic Billboard 88 1Chart 2021 PositionAustralia ARIA 89 64Canada Canadian Hot 100 90 43France SNEP 91 180Global 200 Billboard 92 46Portugal AFP 93 79Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 94 88US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 95 49Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 96 5 Platinum 350 000 Austria IFPI Austria 97 Platinum 30 000 Belgium BEA 98 2 Platinum 80 000 Canada Music Canada 99 8 Platinum 640 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 100 2 Platinum 180 000 France SNEP 101 Diamond 333 333 Germany BVMI 102 3 Gold 600 000 Italy FIMI 103 2 Platinum 140 000 Netherlands NVPI 104 Gold 40 000 New Zealand RMNZ 105 2 Platinum 60 000 Poland ZPAV 106 2 Platinum 100 000 Portugal AFP 107 3 Platinum 30 000 Spain PROMUSICAE 108 Platinum 40 000 United Kingdom BPI 109 2 Platinum 1 200 000 United States RIAA 110 5 Platinum 5 000 000 StreamingGreece IFPI Greece 111 2 Platinum 4 000 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Streaming only figures based on certification alone Release history EditRegion Date Format Version Label Ref Various April 17 2020 Digital downloadstreaming Original InterscopeSouth Coast Music Group 112 Italy April 24 2020 Contemporary hit radio Universal 113 United Kingdom 114 Urban contemporary radio 115 Various June 12 2020 Digital downloadstreaming Remix InterscopeSouth Coast Music Group 2 United States June 23 2020 Contemporary hit radio Original 116 See also EditList of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2020 DaBaby Discography Roddy Ricch DiscographyReferences Edit DaBaby s Rockstar Tops Hot 100 For 3rd Week Billboard 2020 06 29 Retrieved 2020 06 29 a b DaBaby Releases Rockstar BLM Remix Featuring Roddy Ricch Complex Retrieved 2020 06 12 a b Grammy Nominations 2021 See the List The New York Times November 24 2020 Hockley Smith Sam April 20 2020 DaBaby charts a new path forward on Blame It on Baby Entertainment Weekly Retrieved April 23 2020 Blum Dani April 21 2020 DaBaby Blame It on Baby Pitchfork Retrieved April 21 2020 Trust Gary June 8 2020 DaBaby amp Roddy Ricch s Rockstar Rises to No 1 on Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved June 9 2020 Trust Gary June 15 2020 DaBaby amp Roddy Ricch s Rockstar Rules Hot 100 for 2nd 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