Kendrick Lamar: Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe (2013) Online
- Original Title :
- Kendrick Lamar: Bitch, Donu0027t Kill My Vibe
- Genre :
- Creative Work / Short / Music
- Year :
- 2013
- Directror :
- The Little Homies,Mike Mihail
- Cast :
- Kendrick Lamar,Juicy J,Schoolboy Q
- Budget :
- $1,000,000
- Type :
- Creative Work
- Time :
- 5min
- Rating :
- 6.7/10
The music video for "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe", directed by The Lil Homie and OG Mike Mihail, was released on May 13, 2013. The same day, the director's cut of the video was released, featuring cameo appearances from Juicy J and Jay Rock and a bonus clip of a song by Schoolboy Q, titled "Man of the Year". American comedian Mike Epps makes appearances throughout the video. The video ends with a hard cutoff of the string ensemble to a black screen with white text reading "Death to Molly".
| Credited cast: | |||
 | Kendrick Lamar | - | Kendrick Lamar |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Juicy J | - | Juicy J (as Jordan Houston) |
 | Schoolboy Q | - | ScHoolboy Q (as Quincy Hanley) |
"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.
On November 8, 2012, Lady Gaga released the original version of the song featuring her vocals, in which she performs the chorus and a verse.
On March 13, 2013, a snippet of the official remix for "Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe" featuring a guest appearance from American rapper Jay-Z was premiered by Jay-Z's engineer Young Guru.
Speaking to Rap-Up on March 9, 2013, Lamar stated that "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" would probably be released as a single from Good Kid, M.A.A.D City.
Shortly after the premiere of the song's official remix, Lamar confirmed that "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" would be the fourth official single.
Following the release of Good Kid, M.A.A.D City, "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" debuted at number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending January 13, 2013.
It re-entered the Hot 100 at number 84 for the week ending March 24, later peaking at number 32 and becoming his third top 40 hit as a solo artist on the chart.
Nomination for 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards - Track of the Year.
Netherlands (Tipparade) Emeli Sandé remix ranked 16, 2012.
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.