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Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe

"Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe"
Bitch Dont Kill My Vibe.jpg
Cover for remix version featuring Jay-Z
Single by Kendrick Lamar
from the album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
Released March 19, 2013 (2013-03-19)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2012
Genre Hip hop
Length 5:10
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Sounwave
Kendrick Lamar singles chronology
"How Many Drinks?"
(2013)
"Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe"
(2013)
"We Up"
(2013)
Jay-Z singles chronology
"Suit & Tie"
(2013)
"Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe"
(2013)
"Holy Grail"
(2013)
Emeli Sandé singles chronology
"Clown"
(2013)
"Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe"
(2013)
"Lifted"
(2013)

"Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" (edited for radio as "Trick, Don't Kill My Vibe" or simply "Don't Kill My Vibe"), is a song by American hip hop recording artist Kendrick Lamar, from his major-label debut studio album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012). The song, produced by frequent collaborator Sounwave of Top Dawg Entertainment in-house production team Digi+Phonics, heavily samples "Tiden Flyver", by Danish electronic group Boom Clap Bachelors. It was originally intended to be a collaboration with American singer Lady Gaga, but her contributions were ultimately excluded from the final recording due to timing issues. A remix of "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" featuring American rapper Jay-Z was released as the album's fifth single on March 19, 2013, with the original version and another remix featuring British recording artist Emeli Sandé later being released.

The song's music video, directed by The Lil Homie and OG Mike Mihail, notably ends with an abrupt cut to a black title screen reading "Death to Molly", intended to be a criticism by Lamar of glorification of the drug MDMA in contemporary hip hop music. "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" peaked at number 32 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 chart, also reaching the top ten on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts.

Recorded for Lamar's second studio album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012), "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" originally featured vocals from American pop musician Lady Gaga. On August 15, 2012, Gaga announced that she had collaborated with Lamar on another song recorded for Good Kid, M.A.A.D City entitled "Partynauseous", and that it would be released on September 6. Eight days later, she announced that the song would no longer be released on the announced date and apologized to fans for the delay. None of Gaga's contributions were ultimately featured on the album due to timing issues and creative differences, with Lamar stating:


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