


Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard) Charts Chart (2012–13)īelgium Urban 50 ( Ultratop Flanders) In 2018, Billboard ranked the song number six on their list of the 20 greatest Kendrick Lamar songs, and in 2021, Rolling Stone ranked the song number three on their list of the 50 greatest Kendrick Lamar songs. "Backseat Freestyle" has been widely regarded as one of Lamar's best songs. Also available in the iTunes Store More by Power Music Workout. The single charted for one week on the Belgium Ultratop Urban 50 for the region of Flanders at number 50, and peaked at number 81 on the Ultratip chart. 3:56 PREVIEW Backseat (CPR Extended Remix) 2. It also peaked at numbers 29 and 22 respectively on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Rap Songs charts. In the United States, "Backseat Freestyle" peaked at number six on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles chart following the release of Good Kid, M.A.A.D City. Following its single release, it entered and peaked at number 79 on the UK Singles Chart, dropping off the chart after one week. "Backseat Freestyle" was released as the third single from Good Kid, M.A.A.D City in the United Kingdom on October 22, 2012. Lamar has performed "Backseat Freestyle" on The Damn Tour. The video features model Tokyo portraying "Sherane". The music video, directed by Kendrick Lamar and Jerome D, was released on January 2, 2013. 39 0 0 0 0 FreeStyle RP xlimeTigerx 170 39 0 0 0 0 YeetyBois YeetyBoiiiii 272. Nigga, I got a pack of blacks and a beat CD, get your freestyles ready." In October 2013, Lamar said Detroit-based rapper Eminem influenced the song. addField(im, flawgl) 666 124 1.502 10 0 37 Backseat Drawing Tsao 819. The song is preceded by a short skit, at the end of the previous track " Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe", in which Lamar's friend tells him " K-Dot, get in the car, nigga, we finna roll out. Backseat Freestyle' is being in the mind state of being 16 years old, and not having no cares.

According to legend, K.Dot recorded the track in just two takes. The song follows the concept of Lamar's album, which is basically a day in the life of a teenaged Kendrick Lamar. The freestyle is not something present-day Kendrick Lamar truly believes in, but reflects the attitude and beliefs of young people caught up in a corrupt society (i.e. However, after months went by with no response from her, he gave the beat to Kendrick Lamar, and it became "Backseat Freestyle". The mashup takes 'Gooo' and layers Kendrick's lyrics over the top while chopping and rearranging the structure repeatedly. Next we have Styles&Complete's mashup of a whole slur of artists and Kid Womp's remix of TNGHT and Kendrick Lamar. Until then, to your hard drives: sorry.Hit-Boy originally produced the beat for singer, Ciara, who used it for her song, "Hit Boy". 'Backseat FreeStyle' is turned into a heavy tune with a big bass and looped vocals. If anyone strips the old material and re-ups the exclusives, hit us up. It beats the MySpace collection by about 250 tracks to become his largest release to date, though most songs have been out for a while. Over the weekend Lil B released an 848-song, nearly 5GB collection of based freestyles, compiled from past mixtapes, the now unavailable MySpace collection (RIP Megaupload) and heaven only knows where else.
