Death (Trippie Redd song)

"Death" is a song by American rapper Trippie Redd featuring fellow American rapper DaBaby. It was released on November 12, 2019 as the second single from his fourth commercial mixtape A Love Letter to You 4 (2019).^[1] The track was released under Trippie Redd's labels 1400 Entertainment and 10k Projects. Produced by from DJ Paul and TWhy Xclusive,^[2] the song samples "Hit A Muthafucka" by hip hop group Three 6 Mafia, which DJ Paul is part of.^[3]

"Death"
Single by Trippie Redd featuring DaBaby
from the album A Love Letter to You 4
Released	November 12, 2019
Genre	Hip hop trap
Length	2:52
Label	10k Caroline
Songwriter(s)	Michael White IV Jonathan Kirk Paul Beauregard Tim Moore Reginald Boyland
Producer(s)	DJ Paul TWhy Xclusive
Trippie Redd singles chronology
"Love Me More" (2019) "Death" (2019) "Who Needs Love" (2019)
DaBaby singles chronology
"Boss Friends" (2019) "Death" (2019) "1+1" (2019)
Music video
"Death" on YouTube

Controversy

In March 2020, Trippie Redd and DJ Paul were sued by Reginald Boyland, the owner of the record label On The Strength Records, for using the sample of "Hit A Muthafucka" in the song.^[4] In his lawsuit, Boyland stated that obtained the rights to the sampled song in a 2015 settlement with DJ Paul. Boyland claimed that "Hit A Muthafucka" sampled his track "Pimps in the House".^[5] According to Boyland, he also told both Paul and Redd that he owed a portion of "Death" profits but received no response.^[6]

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7]	58
US Billboard Hot 100[8]	59
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9]	26
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[10]	19

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[11]	Gold	40,000‡
United States (RIAA)[12]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.