Under the Sun (Dreamville, J. Cole and Lute song)


"Under the Sun" is a song by record label Dreamville Records with American rappers J. Cole and Lute featuring DaBaby. It also has extra vocals from Kendrick Lamar, who raps the short two-lined chorus of the song. The song was released as the first track on the label's album, Revenge of the Dreamers III. DaBaby received praise for his guest verse, with Billboard, Complex and HotNewHipHop all ranking it as his best feature of 2019.

Background

In February, Dreamville gave a live preview of the song after the All Star game – which J. Cole was the halftime show performer, during the free concert in Charlotte. On Twitter, Hamad explained that Kendrick Lamar originally did not intend to appear on the track, and was at first just supposed to come and listen.

Recording and production

The song was produced by Christo, Pluss and Nice Rec, and contains an uncredited sample from "I'll Be Waiting For You" by Argo Singers. Christo spoke about the composition of the song with Billboard, saying:

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 10 on the Rolling Stone Top 100, becoming the label's highest charting song on both charts. On May 14, 2020, the song was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of over a million digital units in the United States.

Music video

The music video for the song was released on September 16, 2019 on the official Dreamville YouTube channel.

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