"King of the Dead" is a song by American rapper and singer XXXTentacion. It was originally released independently on SoundCloud and included on American hip hop collective Members Only second mixtape, Members Only, Vol. 2 released on October 23, 2015, as the sixth track. ^[2] The song was later re-released commercially as the sixth track on the posthumous compilation album, Look at Me: The Album , released on June 10, 2022, through Bad Vibes Forever and Columbia Records. ^[3]

Contents

• Background
• Personnel
• Charts
• References

The track was produced by Fifty Grand and Hellion, and samples "Cherubic Hymn" performed by the Novospassky Monastery Choir, ^[4] and composed by Russian composer and choirmaster Pyotr Turchaninov. This song was described by XXL as one of X's "best deep cuts". ^[5]

Background

"King of the Dead" was among XXXTentacion's early releases on SoundCloud, ^[6] and was one of his most notable tracks prior to his mainstream breakthrough.

The song was co-produced by Fifty Grand, whose production style has been described as dark and experimental within the underground SoundCloud hip-hop scene. ^[7]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. ^[8]

• Jahseh Onfroy - performer, songwriter
• Elliott Onofrio - songwriter, producer
• Spencer Gatts - songwriter, producer
• Pyotr Ivanovich Turchaninov - songwriter

Charts

References