R.I.P.

"R.I.P." is the second track of Playboi Carti's debut studio album Die Lit, following Carti's instrospective intro "Long Time."https://open.spotify.com/album/7dAm8ShwJLFm9SaJ6Yc58O?si=nWA2AgchSUOlahPXX_kd-A The song features production exclusively from executive producer Pi'erre Bourne with a sample from Jodeci's 1993 track "What About Us."https://www.whosampled.com/sample/571747/Playboi-Carti-R.I.P.-Jodeci-What-About-Us/
Two version of the song exist; the streaming release and the music video release, the video featuring essentially the same audio but from an earlier version with much worse mixing.https://pillowcase.su/f/47a76dd1d901f516583c5ec477f26cec
== Background ==
=== Pre-Release ===
The first version of the song dates back to 2017, where the song originally had different drums and a different bass than further versions.https://pillowcase.su/f/a6ad212842959edb989f22406c420fe3 By the second version of the song, the song was still unfinished with an open verse and had a much louder bass than any further versions.https://pillowcase.su/f/eac9ad5aeed2ff5b9354c32ae93c429f
=== Post-Release ===
The song had released alongside the rest of Die Lit on May 11, 2018.
The song's music video released on June 11th of that same year, featuring an earlier version of the song with worse mixing and less autotune that made the final album.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRoa6w-wnT4
== Lyrics ==
== Credits ==
* Performed by Playboi Carti
* Produced by Pi'erre Bourne
* Written by Jordan Carter, Jordan Jenks, Roger Troutman, Larry Troutman, Shirley Murdock, Devell Moore & DeVante Swing
* Samples "What About Us" by Jodeci
== References ==
Category:Die Lit
Category:Pi'erre Bourne
Category:Songs