"Backd00r" (stylized as "BACKD00R") is a song by American rapper

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, featuring American rapper

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and American singer

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. It was released through AWGE and

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as the tenth track from Carti's third studio album, ''

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'', on March 14, 2025. The song was written by Playboi Carti and Kendrick Lamar, alongside producers

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, Keanu Beats, Darius Rameshni and Jugraj Nagra, who produced it with Jarrod "Twisco" Morgan. The song contains a sample of

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Composition

The song finds all three artists performing in a crooning, melodic style, over production that music critics have described as "Hungarian psych sample underpinning the superb

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, dainty chipmunk-soul" and a "swishy Evilgiane-type beat". Kendrick Lamar and Jhené Aiko both sing on the chorus, where Playboi Carti also repeatedly chirps "backdoor". Lamar displays a vocal style that has been compared to his performances on his collaborations with

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, " Luther" and "

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Critical reception

The song received positive reviews. ''

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'' ranked it the best song from ''Music'' and also at fourth place in a list of the album's best guest features, writing that Playboi Carti's verses "add the perfect bit of spice" to Kendrick Lamar's melodies and "Kendrick has yet to spit any serious bars at this point in the album, but hearing him and Carti together remains exciting as they chart this new territory together." Kyann-Sian Williams of ''

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'' considered it the best collaboration between Carti and Lamar on the album. Charles Lyons-Burt of ''

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'' called "Backd00r" the "antithesis to ''

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'' shifty paranoia", additionally commenting "The result is the one of the most seductive Carti tracks ever."

Personnel

Credits and personnel adapted from

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. Musicians *

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– vocals *

– vocals * Mark Williams – production *

Raul Cubina Ojivolta is an American record production and songwriting duo, composed of Mark "Oji" Williams and Raul "Volta" Cubina. Their credits include production and co-writing for Kanye West, The Weeknd, Playboi Carti, XXXTentacion, Lil Nas X, Justin Bie ...

– production * Keanu Torres – production * Daruis Rameshni – production * Jugraj Nagra – production Technical * Glenn Schick – mastering * Jonathan Turner – mixing * Marcus Fritz – mixing, recording * Ray Charles Brown Jr. – recording

Charts

References

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