# 3HunnaK

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{{Infobox song
| name          = 3HunnaK
| cover         = Cover art of 3HunnaK.jpg
| type          = single
| artist        = [Lil JoJo](/source/Murder_of_Joseph_J._Coleman)
| released      = {{start date and age|2012|04|27}}
| genre         = [Drill](/source/Drill_music)
| length        = {{Duration|m=1|s=49}}
| producer      = Smylez
}}

'''"3HunnaK"''' is a 2012 song by Chicago rapper [Joseph J. Coleman](/source/Murder_of_Joseph_J._Coleman), released under the name Lil JoJo. The song is a response to "3Hunna" by [Chief Keef](/source/Chief_Keef), which taunted Coleman's gang the [Gangster Disciples](/source/Gangster_Disciples).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daly |first=Michael |date=2012-10-07 |title=A Rapper's Final Resting Place |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/chicago-rapper-lil-jojo-went-to-his-grave-for-taunting-a-rival-gang-member/ |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=[The Daily Beast](/source/The_Daily_Beast) |language=en}}</ref> The song gained attention for the repeated acronym "BDK" which stood for "Black Disciple Killer," referencing a rival gang.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Danny |date=2015-07-13 |title=RIP: Drill Rappers Who Died Too Young |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/34576-drill-rappers-who-died-to-young-news |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=[HotNewHipHop](/source/HotNewHipHop) |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
{{Listen
| filename     = 3HunnaK (BDK).mp3
| title        = 3HunnaK Chorus
| description  = 19-second sample of the single 3HunnaK, first chorus part with the emphasizing of "BDK"
}}
"3HunnaK" was written in response to the growing popularity of [Chief Keef](/source/Chief_Keef) and [Lil Durk](/source/Lil_Durk) during heightened tensions in a [Chicago](/source/Chicago) [gang war](/source/Gang) between the [Black Disciples](/source/Black_Disciples) and the [Gangster Disciples](/source/Gangster_Disciples). Coleman was a member of the latter.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daly |first=Michael |date=2012-10-07 |title=A Soundtrack for Murder |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/rapper-lil-jojo-was-slain-after-an-internet-feud-with-rival-chief-keef-videos/ |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=[The Daily Beast](/source/The_Daily_Beast) |language=en}}</ref> The song was in the [drill music](/source/drill_music) genre.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sixsmith |first=Ben |date=2025-01-03 |title=Internet voyeurism has drilled a hole in the soul of rap |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/3272521/internet-voyeurism-has-drilled-a-hole-in-the-soul-of-rap/ |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=[Washington Examiner](/source/Washington_Examiner) |language=en-US}}</ref> The song and its video earned notice in the Chicago rap scene,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2012-10-12 |title=Chicago's Gang Violence Fueled Through Social Media |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/chicagos-gang-violence-fueled-social-media/story?id=17464743 |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=[ABC News](/source/ABC_News_(United_States)) |language=en}}</ref> and used some musical elements from Chief Keef's song "Everyday".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nostro |first=Lauren |date=2012-09-05 |title=Chicago Rapper JoJo Releases Beef Video, Gets Killed, Twitter Reacts |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/lauren-nostro/chicago-rapper-jojo-releases-beef-video-gets-killed-twitter-reacts |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=Complex |publisher=[Complex Networks](/source/Complex_Networks) |language=en}}</ref> "3HunnaK"  was widely considered to be a [diss track](/source/Diss_(music)) against the Black Disciples.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Demetrius |year=2016 |title=Documenting Drill Music: Understanding Black Masculine Performances in Hip-Hop |url=https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/65e8e8fc-4b08-4bb4-9824-1cb3b7ab7b39/content |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=[University of Kansas](/source/University_of_Kansas) |page=20 |format=PDF}}</ref>

The song also referenced Coleman's faction of the Gangster Disciples, known as Bricksquad 069.<ref name=":0" /> Its music video showed Coleman and members of his clique with [firearms](/source/Firearm).<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClelland |first=Edward |date=2013-08-07 |title=Chiraq, Drillinois |url=https://themorningnews.org/article/chiraq-drillinois |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=[The Morning News](/source/The_Morning_News_(online_magazine))}}</ref> The music video and the surrounding controversy are believed to have contributed to [Coleman's murder](/source/Murder_of_Joseph_J._Coleman) in September 2012.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Daly |first=Michael |date=2012-10-07 |title=Chicago Rapper Lil JoJo Went to His Grave for Taunting a Rival Gang Member |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/chicago-rapper-lil-jojo-went-to-his-grave-for-taunting-a-rival-gang-member |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=[The Daily Beast](/source/The_Daily_Beast)}}</ref> "3HunnaK" was referenced in the 2013 response track  "Dis Ain't What U Want" by [Lil Durk](/source/Lil_Durk).<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2013-04-18 |title=Is Lil Durk Mocking Slain Rapper Lil JoJo On New Single? |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/lil-durk-mocks-slain-rapper-lil-jojo-on-dis-aint-what-u-want/ |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=[XXL](/source/XXL_(magazine)) |language=en |issn=1093-0647}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
Category:2012 songs
Category:2012 singles
Category:American hip-hop songs
Category:Drill songs
Category:Gangsta rap songs
Category:Diss tracks

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