Nuketown

"Nuketown" is a song by American rapper Ski Mask the Slump God, featuring vocals from American rapper Juice Wrld. It was released as the second track off of Ski Mask the Slump God's debut studio album, Stokeley. Nuketown was the first that Juice WRLD and Ski Mask the Slump God had recorded back in mid 2018 however it was the only track that would be officially released during Higgins lifetime. The track is very remiscent of the loud aggressive tracks that Ski Mask used to release with the late XXXTENTACION with Juice WRLD paying homage to him on his verse on the track.

"Nuketown"
Song by Ski Mask the Slump God featuring Juice Wrld
from the album Stokeley
ReleasedNovember 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)
Genre
Length2:46
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Fresh ThPharmacy
Music video
"Nuketown" on YouTube

Critical reception

The song received positive reviews. Writing for Pitchfork, Trey Alston praised the production and Ski Mask the Slump God's cadence, saying "[Ski Mask the Slump God] deflects attention from a mid-tempo, bass-heavy beat and allocates it to his jittery cadence".[1] Donna-Claire Chesman of DJbooth labelled the song "[a] dark [shout] of the SoundCloud era".[2]

Music video

The official music video for "Nuketown" was released on October 25, 2019. Directed by Cole Bennett, the video sees Ski Mask the Slump God and Juice WRLD fighting enemies in a desert after their plane crashes.[3][4] This was the final music video Juice WRLD was in before his death.

Chart performance

Weekly charts
Chart (2018–2019) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 81
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[6] 10
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 63
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] 32

Year-end charts
Chart (2019) Position
Portugal (AFP)[9] 1856

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum 1,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Alston, Trey. "Stokeley review". Pitchfork. Conde nast. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  2. Chesman, Donna-Claire. "Ski Mask the Slump God Is Spreading His Wings—We Should Let Him". DjBooth. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. Elder, Sajae. "Watch Ski Mask The Slump God and Juice WRLD go to war in "Nuketown"". The fader. Andy Cohn. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  4. Mahadevan, Tara. "Ski Mask and Juice WRLD Join Forces in "Nuketown" Video". Complex. Rich Antoniello. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  5. "Ski Mask the Slump God Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  6. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 10, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  7. "Ski Mask the Slump God Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  8. "Ski Mask the Slump God Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  9. "Top AFP - Audiogest - Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  10. "American single certifications – Ski Mask The Slump God – Nuketown". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 22, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
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