A Lot (song)

"A Lot"
"A Lot"
Single by 21 Savage featuring J. Cole
from the album I Am > I Was
Released	January 8, 2019
Recorded	2018
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:49
Label	Slaughter Gang; Red; Epic;
Songwriter(s)	Shayaa Joseph; Jermaine Cole; Dacoury Natche; Anthony White; Shelia Young;
Producer(s)	DJ Dahi; J. White Did It;
21 Savage singles chronology
J. Cole singles chronology
Music video
	"A Lot" on YouTube

"A Lot" (stylized in lowercase) is a song by British-American rapper 21 Savage. The audio of the song was released on December 20, 2018 via the rapper's YouTube account. It was sent to rhythmic and urban contemporary radio on January 8, 2019 as the lead single from his second studio album I Am > I Was.^[1]

"A Lot" features North Carolina rapper J. Cole, though he only appears in the streaming and digital versions, as well as later CD pressings.^[2] The song was written by the artists and its producers DJ Dahi and J. White Did It. It samples "I Love You" by East of Underground, which is a cover of "I Love You for All Seasons" performed by The Fuzz; The Fuzz member Shelia Young is credited as a co-writer.^[3] The song received acclaim from critics, with Billboard ranking it as the 6th best song of 2019.^[4] It won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song at the 2020 ceremony, marking both 21 Savage and J. Cole's first Grammy wins.^[5]^[6]

^ "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on January 6, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
^ Coleman II, C. Vernon (January 1, 2019). "J. Cole Does Not Appear on CD Version of 21 Savage's "A Lot"". XXL. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
^ Burney, Lawrence (December 21, 2018). "21 Savage and J Cole's "a lot" is the cross-generational exchange rap needs". The Fader. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
^ Cite error: The named reference BillboardBest was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "21 Savage Grammy History". The Recording Academy. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
^ "J. Cole Grammy History". The Recording Academy. Retrieved January 27, 2020.

[Rhythmic_Releases-1] "Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on January 6, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019.

[2] Coleman II, C. Vernon (January 1, 2019). "J. Cole Does Not Appear on CD Version of 21 Savage's "A Lot"". XXL. Retrieved January 10, 2019.

[3] Burney, Lawrence (December 21, 2018). "21 Savage and J Cole's "a lot" is the cross-generational exchange rap needs". The Fader. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

[BillboardBest-4] Cite error: The named reference BillboardBest was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] "21 Savage Grammy History". The Recording Academy. Retrieved January 27, 2020.

[6] "J. Cole Grammy History". The Recording Academy. Retrieved January 27, 2020.

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