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As this article gets published, "Black Beatles" is still the No. 1 song in the country, marking the first time Rae Sremmurd or Gucci Mane had topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. If you weren't playing the song during your challenge, you weren't doing it right.īy the second week of November, the Gucci Mane-featuring track was the No. When the challenge started, there was no music associated with it, but as more and more people started uploading videos of themselves frozen in place, "Black Beatles" became the unofficial soundtrack. “We want to do the mannequin challenge and perform 'Black Beatles' at the Super Bowl.Rae Sremmurd's album Sremmlife 2 came out in August of 2016, but in late October, the third single from the project, "Black Beatles," suddenly spiked because of its ties to the viral #MannequinChallenge. Though neither Swae Lee or Slim Jxmmi are planning on doing another any time soon, they both have one goal.
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The song is now a crowd-favorite on the Sremm Life 2 tour, and many attendees hope the two will attempt the challenge again. Now that the dust is settled, Mike Will’s lofty projections for “Black Beatles” are seemingly coming true. “This song could arguably be one of the best records of this year!” Mike Will told the two as he tried to persuade them to approve the amendments.įollowing a few more tweaks, such as adding lyrics from Swae Lee’s verses into what is now the song’s introductory lyrics, Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi both gave their resounding approval.Īccording to Mike Will, “Black Beatles” was submitted for inclusion on Sremm Life 2 five days after the album was “officially” turned in. Florence Cassisi (Photo credit should read FLORENCE CASSISI/AFP/Getty Images) Consequently, with only assistant engineers at his disposal he patiently mixed, and re-mixed, the song until he believed he had cultivated what he believed to be the best version.Īmerican hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd performs at the Quebec City Summer Festival on July 9, 2016. Two of Mike Will’s go-to engineers were on vacation because they thought the album was already finished. Mike Will then pieced together lines from each of Swae’s attempts, and convinced Jxmmi to keep his original takes. The concept was undeniable, but Swae changed the lyrics for his verses several times. He then sent it over to Swae Lee who immediately laid rough vocals for the chorus. In the days following the final studio session for the duo’s sophomore album Sremm Life 2, Mike Will created the "Black Beatles" instrumental in just 10 minutes. “‘Black Beatles’ was the last song turned in before was due,” said Rae Sremmurd’s co-manager, DJ Mormile.Īs the album's executive producer Mike Will Made It puts it, the song was an afterthought. “Black Beatles” almost didn’t make Sremm Life 2 “That’s the real Beatles!” Jxmmi said over the phone, excitedly.
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“Love those Black Beatles,” he tweeted as the caption to his take on the challenge. The numbers are likely to increase as celebrities such as Paul McCartney get involved.
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YouTube’s analytics reveal that the views for the song's accompanying music video shot up over 20 million views since Nov. 4. 4 at time of writing, the song sits at over 55 million streams. Spotify claims that streams for the song have increased over 170% since the duo’s participation in the challenge on Nov. Over 1.1 million tweets mention “Rae Sremmurd” and #BlackBeatles. Twitter reports that Rae Sremmurd’s account has gained over 19,000 followers since Nov.