Released September 20, 2016 Genre Hip hop | Format Digital download Label Warp | |
Writer(s) Daniel SewellHerbert Stevens IVKendrick DuckworthThebe KgositsileCurtis CrossGiovanni Cristiani | ||
"Really Doe" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Danny Brown, released as the third single from his fourth studio album, Atrocity Exhibition (2016). The song was produced by Black Milk, and features additional verses from fellow American rappers Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, and Earl Sweatshirt. It was released on September 20, 2016 by Warp Records.
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Background
In an interview with NPR, Danny Brown said:
Release and promotion
On September 19, Peter Rosenberg of New York City-based radio station Hot 97, premiered "Really Doe", after given permission from Danny Brown. "Really Doe" was later released as the album's third and final single via digital distribution on September 20. In an interview, Brown revealed that Kendrick Lamar was responsible for the creation of "Really Doe." On November 1, a lyric video for "Really Doe" was released. It features clips of live performances from each artists while red lyric text scrolls up the screen.
Critical reception
"Really Doe" received critical acclaim from contemporary music critics. The song was chosen upon release as Pitchfork's "Best New Track". Sheldon Pearce stated that, "They rip with reckless abandon. Though they each have their own particular methods—Danny bawls out quick-striking and unorthodox zingers, Ab-Soul imparts stoner wisdom through careful pronunciations, Kendrick winds knotty head-scratchers, and Earl packs dense wordplay in carefully unspooling schemes—they work well as a group, filling the crags of Milk's thwacking production with kinetic flows. "They say I got the city on fire," Kendrick crows on the hook—and honestly, that applies to pretty much everyone here."