Doomsday (Lyrical Lemonade, Juice Wrld and Cordae song)

"Doomsday"
Single by Lyrical Lemonade, Juice Wrld, and Cordae
from the album All Is Yellow
Released	June 23, 2023 (2023-06-23)
Recorded	2019
Genre	Hip hop
Length	2:30
Label	Lyrical Lemonade Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	Cole Bennett Jarad Higgins Cordae Dunston Marshall Mathers III Andre Young Melvin Bradford Max Lord
Producer(s)	Bennett Lord Young Bradford Lance Nicholas
Lyrical Lemonade singles chronology
"Doomsday" (2023) "Guitar in My Room" (2023)
Juice Wrld singles chronology
"The Light" (2023) "Doomsday" (2023) "Lace It" (2023)
Cordae singles chronology
"Two Tens" (2023) "Doomsday" (2023)
Music video
"Doomsday" on YouTube

"Doomsday" is a song released by American music video company Lyrical Lemonade, performed by American rappers Juice Wrld and Cordae. It was released through Lyrical Lemonade and Def Jam as a single on June 23, 2023. It is the debut single by Lyrical Lemonade and the lead single from their debut album, All Is Yellow (2024).^[1]

The song was produced by Cole Bennett of Lyrical Lemonade and Max Lord, both of whom wrote the song with the rappers; the song also contains samples of American rapper Eminem's single, "Role Model", from The Slim Shady LP (1999), which resulted in him and its producers, Dr. Dre and Mel-Man, also being credited as songwriters on "Doomsday".^[2]

Doomsday Pt. 2

"Doomsday Pt. 2"
Song by Lyrical Lemonade and Eminem
from the album All Is Yellow
Released	January 26, 2024
Genre	Hip hop
Length	1:51
Label	Lyrical Lemonade Def Jam Universal
Songwriter(s)	Daniyel Weissmann John Nocito Marshall Mathers III Luis Resto Melvin Bradford Andre Young
Producer(s)	Daniyel Bennett Nocito Kosher World Young Bradford
Music video
"Doomsday Pt. 2" on YouTube

"Doomsday Pt. 2" is the sequel to "Doomsday", and features Eminem. Eminem's verse is a diss at Benzino, whom he has been involved in highly publicized feud with since 2003. He also mentions Benzino's daughter Coi Leray.

Music video

The music video was shot by Cole Bennett and premiered on March 13 on the Lyrical Lemonade YouTube channel. It starts off with Eminem coming out of a yellow curtain in a black suit and a yellow tie. It features Eminem going through a hallway and is a sequel to the "Doomsday" music video. There are shots that cut to the cameos listed at the top. The music video has since received over ten million views.^{[citation needed]}

Aftermath

In response to Eminem's verse, Benzino released the diss track "Rap Elvis" within 2 days of the "Doomsday Pt. 2" release.^[3][4] The song was allegedly ghostwritten. Rapper Ness Lee claimed he was the original writer.^[5]

Charts

Chart performance for "Doomsday"

Chart (2023)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6]	49
Global 200 (Billboard)[7]	150
Ireland (IRMA)[8]	83
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[9]	3
UK Singles (OCC)[10]	92
US Billboard Hot 100[11]	58
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12]	19

References

1. Bernstein, Elaina (June 23, 2023). "Juice Wrld and Cordae Unite on Lyrical Lemonade's "Doomsday"". Hypebeast. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
2. Galindo, Thomas (June 26, 2023). "Juice WRLD Posthumously Tributes Eminem on New Song "Doomsday"". American Songwriter. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
3. II, C. Vernon Coleman IIC Vernon Coleman (January 31, 2024). "Benzino Drops Second Eminem Diss Track 'Rap Elvis'". XXL Mag. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
4. "Benzino Continues Eminem Tirade On 'Rap Elvis' Diss Song, Gives Him 48 Hours To Respond". HipHopDX. January 31, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
5. Blake, Cole (May 1, 2024). "Benzino's Alleged Ghostwriter Speaks Out After "Rap Elvis" Controversy". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
6. "Juice Wrld Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
7. "Juice Wrld Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
8. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
9. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. July 3, 2023. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
11. "Juice Wrld Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
12. "Juice Wrld Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2023.