''Revenge'' is the second and final solo mixtape by American rapper and singer-songwriter
XXXTentacion
Jahseh Dwayne Ricardo Onfroy (January 23, 1998 – June 18, 2018), known professionally as XXXTentacion, was an American rapper and singer-songwriter. Though a controversial figure due to his widely publicized legal troubles, XXXTentacion gai ...
. It was released through
Empire Distribution
Empire Distribution, Records and Publishing Inc. (stylized as EMPIRE) is an independent American record label, distribution and publishing company founded in 2010 by Ghazi Shami. Based in San Francisco, EMPIRE has offices in New York, London, ...
on May 16, 2017. The mixtape features
guest appearances
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The guests themselves (referred to as guest artists, featured artists, guest stars, or guest fighters, depending on context), are disting ...
from
Ski Mask the Slump God
Stokeley Clevon Goulbourne (born April 18, 1996), known professionally as Ski Mask the Slump God, is an American rapper. He is best known for his association with XXXTentacion, with whom he formed the hip hop collective Members Only in 2014. ...
, Kin$oul, and Killstation. It consists of seven previously released songs, that were available for streaming on XXXTentacion's
SoundCloud
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. It was preceded by the lead single "
Look at Me!", which peaked at number 34 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.
''Revenge'' debuted at number 76 on the
''Billboard'' 200 for the chart dated June 3, 2017, and has since peaked at number 44. It later peaked at number 28 following
XXXTentacion's murder on June 18, 2018. On March 14, 2019, the mixtape was
certified gold
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by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA), for sales over 500,000 units.
Promotion
The lead
single
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Arts, entertainment, and media
* Single (music), a song release
Songs
* "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004
* "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008
* "Single" (William Wei song), 2016
* "Single", by ...
from the tape, called "
Look at Me", premiered on December 30, 2015, on
SoundCloud
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.
The song was later released to
iTunes
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as a single on January 29, 2016, until it was later re-released for digital download again with a remastered and clean version of the song on February 20, 2017, by
Empire Distribution
Empire Distribution, Records and Publishing Inc. (stylized as EMPIRE) is an independent American record label, distribution and publishing company founded in 2010 by Ghazi Shami. Based in San Francisco, EMPIRE has offices in New York, London, ...
.
Critical reception
Adrian Glover of Salute Magazine lauded ''Revenge'', giving it a full 5/5 rating, praising XXXTentacion as music's new "jig-saw genius", and commending the musical diversity, risks and potential of the project. He also went on to further praise XXXTentacion as "someone that could evoke
Miles Davis
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’ weirdo genius".
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Commercial performance
''Revenge'' debuted at number 76 on the ''Billboard'' 200 for the chart dated June 3, 2017, and has since peaked at number 44. It later peaked at number 28 following XXXTentacion's murder on June 18, 2018. On March 14, 2019, the mixtape was certified gold
Music recording certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped, sold, or streamed a certain number of units. The threshold quantity varies by type (such as album, single, music video) and by nation or territory (see ...
by the Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA), for sales over 500,000 units.
Track listing
Notes
* "Valentine" was the 4th track in the mixtape making the mixtape 8 tracks long, which was later removed from streaming services, due to an issue with sample clearance, making the mixtape 7 tracks long.
* " Look at Me" samples "Changes
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* '' Changes: A Love Story'', 1991 novel by Ama Ata Aidoo
* ''Changes'' (The Dresden Files) (2010), the 12th novel in Jim Butcher's ''The Dresden Files'' Series
* ''Changes'', a 1983 novel by Danielle Steel
* ''Chan ...
" by Mala.
* "I Don’t Wanna Do This Anymore" samples "Whitley (Part 1)" by NOVA.
* "Valentine" samples "Sweetest Kill" by Broken Social Scene
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.
* "Slipknot" was also released on '' Members Only, Vol. 3''.
* "YuNg BrAtZ" samples a video of XXXTentacion in a fight in 2016.
* "RIP Roach" samples "The Fog" by SpaceGhostPurrp
Markese Money Rolle (born April 1, 1991),Fri, Crossfade. (June 8, 2012Best of Miami 2012 – Best Solo Musician: SpaceGhostPurrp Blogs.miaminewtimes.com. Retrieved on November 4, 2013. known professionally as SpaceGhostPurrp, is an American rapp ...
.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2017 mixtape albums
XXXTentacion albums
Albums produced by Diplo
Empire Distribution mixtape albums
Trap metal albums