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"Silent Hill" is a song by American rappers Kendrick Lamar and Kodak Black. It was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio and urban contemporary radio through PGLang, Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment, and Interscope Records as the first US single (second overall) from Lamar's fifth studio album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, on May 31, 2022. The song was produced by Boi-1da, Sounwave, and Jahaan Sweet, with additional production by Beach Noise.

Composition

"Silent Hill" contains "crisp, lighter beats". In the chorus, Lamar claims that he is "pushing the snakes, I'm pushing the fakes, I'm pushing them all off me like, 'Huh!'". The song was likely named after the Silent Hill franchise by Konami.

Critical reception

NME music critic Kyann-Sian Williams felt that Lamar was inspired by the "loose rap style" of his cousin, fellow American rapper and record producer Baby Keem on "Silent Hill", which is highlighted by the "animated Kendrick voice we all love" in the chorus. Matthew Trammell of Pitchfork was reminded of DaBaby and Marilyn Manson's guest appearances on Kanye West's song, "Jail pt. 2", from the latter's tenth studio album, Donda (2021), due to Kodak's involvement in the song, explaining that "it's unclear whether his presence is meant to make a case for redemption or musical kinship". Writing for Rolling Stone, Jeff Ihaza conversely remarked that "in the hands of just about any other rapper, the song would read as nothing more than post Playboi Carti-era pastiche, but Kendrick finds new terrain, retracing over unexplored horizons" and "he tries out about three different cadences before Kodak Black, a perfect guest feature on the beat, arrives to deliver a case study on melodic rap".

Credits and personnel

• Kendrick Lamar – vocals, songwriting
• Kodak Black – vocals, songwriting
• Boi-1da – production, songwriting
• Sounwave – production, songwriting
• Jahaan Sweet – production, songwriting
• Beach Noise
  • Matt Schaeffer – additional production, songwriting, engineering
  • Johnny Kosich – additional production, songwriting
  • Jake Kosich – additional production, songwriting
• Manny Marroquin – mixing
• Emerson Mancini – mastering
• Derek Garcia – engineering
• Johnathan Turner – engineering
• Ray Charles Brown, Jr. – engineering
• Andrew Boyd – recording assistance
• Wesley Seidman – recording assistance

Charts

Release history

References

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• 2022 singles
• 2022 songs
• Aftermath Entertainment singles
• Interscope Records singles
• Kendrick Lamar songs
• Kodak Black songs
• Songs written by Kendrick Lamar
• Songs written by Kodak Black
• Songs written by Boi-1da
• Songs written by Sounwave
• Song recordings produced by Boi-1da
• Top Dawg Entertainment singles