"Esskeetit" (sometimes stylized in

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) is a song by American rapper

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. The single and its music video were released on April 13, 2018. The song was produced and written by CBMix and Lil Pump. The song debuted and peaked at number 24 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

Background and release

The first snippet of the song was posted to Lil Pump's official

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account on February 6, 2018 . Pump previewed the song and its music video multiple times on

and

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, originally intended to be released on April 8, 2018. However, its release was pushed back to April 13 due to copyright issues. The song takes its title from Pump's signature phrase. Lyrically, the song references drugs including

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(or X) and

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, along with luxury brands including Porsche, and

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, among others.

Music video

The song's music video, directed by Pump himself along with Ben Griffin, was premiered with its release. The video, as of December 2022, has received over 520 million views on

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Live performance

On May 24, 2018, Garcia performed "Esskeetit" on ''

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''.

Charts

Weekly charts

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Certifications

References

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