"King of the Dead" is a song by American rapper and singer XXXTentacion. It was originally released independently on SoundCloud and included on American hip hop collective Members Only second mixtape, Members Only, Vol. 2 released on October 23, 2015, as the sixth track. The song was later re-released commercially as the sixth track on the posthumous compilation album, Look at Me: The Album, released on June 10, 2022, through Bad Vibes Forever and Columbia Records.
The track was produced by Fifty Grand and Hellion, and samples "Cherubic Hymn" performed by the Novospassky Monastery Choir, and composed by Russian composer and choirmaster Pyotr Turchaninov. This song was described by XXL as one of X's "best deep cuts".
Background "King of the Dead" was among XXXTentacion's early releases on SoundCloud, and was one of his most notable tracks prior to his mainstream breakthrough.
The song was co-produced by Fifty Grand, whose production style has been described as dark and experimental within the underground SoundCloud hip-hop scene.
Personnel Credits adapted from Tidal.
Jahseh Onfroy - performer, songwriter Elliott Onofrio - songwriter, producer Spencer Gatts - songwriter, producer Pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov - songwriter
Charts + Chart performance for "King of the Dead" Chart (2022) Peakposition New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 40
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