Deadz

Song by Migos featuring 2 Chainz

"Deadz"

Song by Migos featuring 2 Chainz
from the album  Culture
Released| January 27, 2017
Length| 4:34
Label|

* Quality Control
* YRN
* 300

Songwriter(s)|

* Quavious Marshall
* Kirshnik Ball
* Kiari Cephus
* Tauheed Epps
* Ronald LaTour

Producer(s)| Cardo
Music video
"Deadz" on YouTube

"Deadz" is a song by American hip hop group Migos from their second studio album Culture (2017). It features American rapper 2 Chainz and was produced by Cardo.

## Composition[edit]

The song uses a horn-blaring instrumental[1] and centers on the rappers counting their money.

## Critical reception[edit]

The song was met with generally positive reviews from critics. Rolling Stone's Christopher R. Weingarten commented that the song "puts 'ah ooh!' exultations into a Game of Thrones gladiator march".[2] Clayton Purdom of The A.V. Club wrote "Even when the trio goes big, as on the ominous 'Deadz,' they still find room for dynamics, climaxing in a syncopated Takeoff verse backed by warped '80s horror synths."[3] Paul A. Thompson of Pitchfork deemed it as one of the "fascinating reconciliations" from Culture, writing that it "seems to find a middle ground between the sparse Atlanta sounds and Chicago's maximalism that were warring around the time of Y.R.N."[4] Karas Lamb of Consequence commented that the use of Auto-Tune "works for" the song.[5] Chris Gibbons of XXL praised Quavo's line boasting that his money is "long like anacondas" and considered 2 Chainz's feature the best guest appearance on Culture, writing, "Even though his feature is also very short, he makes the most of it and showcases fantastic chemistry with Migos" and "2 Chainz has so much charisma that he barely needs to say anything else to make a lasting impression."[6]

## Music video[edit]

The music video was released on February 23, 2017. Directed by Daps and Migos, it opens with an orchestra performing the instrumental of the song in front of a mansion.[7][8] Quavo then appears rapping in a chandelier-filled hallway and behind a piano.[7] A group of pallbearers wearing diamond-studded masks appear in the clip.[9] Wearing diamond jewelry, the Migos members count stacks of money near the coffins of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Benjamin Franklin in a mortuary, throwing some on them,[7][8] and are also seen with 2 Chainz rapping from a balcony overlooking the orchestra.[9] Migos resurrects the historical figures by tossing money into their caskets.[9][10]

## Charts[edit]

Chart (2017)  | Peak
position

|

US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[11] | 5
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] | 45

## References[edit]

1. ^ Yeung, Neil Z. "C U L T U R E – Migos". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 28, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
2. ^ Weingarten, Christopher R. (January 26, 2017). "Review: Migos Up Their Game, Take Thrilling Victory Lap on 'Culture'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 26, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
3. ^ Purdom, Clayton (January 27, 2017). "Culture is the album Migos has been building toward for years". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on January 28, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
4. ^ Thompson, Paul A. (January 31, 2017). "Migos: Culture". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on January 31, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
5. ^ Lamb, Karas (January 31, 2017). "Migos – Culture". Consequence. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
6. ^ Gibbons, Chris (February 1, 2017). "Migos' Evolution Is Undeniable on 'Culture'". XXL. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
7. ^ a b c "Video: Migos Feat. 2 Chainz - 'Deadz'". Rap-Up. February 23, 2017. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
8. ^ a b Roth, Madeline (February 23, 2017). "Migos Team Up With 2 Chainz And Zombie Presidents In 'Deadz' Video". MTV. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
9. ^ a b c Blistein, Jon (February 23, 2017). "Watch Migos, 2 Chainz Attend Morbid Funeral in 'Deadz' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
10. ^ Breihan, Tom (February 23, 2017). "Migos – "Deadz" (Feat. 2 Chainz) Video". Stereogum. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
11. ^ "Migos Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
12. ^ "Migos Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved November 4, 2022.

* v
* t
* e

Migos

* Quavo
* Offset

* Takeoff

Studio albums|

* Yung Rich Nation (2015)
* Culture (2017)
* Culture II (2018)
* Culture III (2021)

EPs|

* 3 Way (2016)

Mixtapes|

* Y.R.N. (Young Rich Niggas) (2013)
* No Label 2 (2014)
* Rich Nigga Timeline (2014)

Singles|

* "Versace"
* "Hannah Montana"
* "Fight Night"
* "Handsome and Wealthy"
* "One Time"
* "Pipe It Up"
* "Look at My Dab"
* "Bad and Boujee"
* "T-Shirt"
* "Slippery"
* "Too Hotty"
* "MotorSport"
* "Stir Fry"
* "Walk It Talk It"
* "Narcos"
* "Pure Water"
* "Give No Fxk"
* "Need It"
* "Straightenin"

Featured singles|

* "Looking for You"
* "Moses"
* "Key to the Streets"
* "Slide"
* "Gucci on My"
* "Peek a Boo"
* "Bon Appétit"
* "Body"
* "I Get the Bag"
* "Solitaire"

Promotional singles|

* "Call Casting"
* "Supastars"
* "Drip"
* "Avalanche"

Other songs|

* "Get Right Witcha"
* "Deadz"
* "Kelly Price"
* "Sacrifices"
* "Danger"
* "BBO (Bad Bitches Only)"
* "Notice Me"
* "Having Our Way"

See also|

* Discography
* Aubrey & the Three Migos Tour
* Control the Streets, Volume 1
* Control the Streets, Volume 2
* Killing of Takeoff
* Unc & Phew

* v
* t
* e

2 Chainz

Discography

Studio albums|

* Based on a T.R.U. Story (2012)
* B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time (2013)
* ColleGrove (2016)
* Pretty Girls Like Trap Music (2017)
* Rap or Go to the League (2019)
* So Help Me God! (2020)
* Dope Don't Sell Itself (2022)
* Welcome 2 Collegrove (w/ Lil' Wayne) (2023)

Collaborations|

* No Face No Case (2020)

Compilations|

* Cruel Summer (2012)

EPs|

* Hibachi for Lunch (2016)
* The Play Don't Care Who Makes It (2018)

Mixtapes|

* T.R.U. REALigion (2011)
* Daniel Son; Necklace Don (2016)

Related articles|

* Playaz Circle
* Disturbing tha Peace

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