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Single by Kodak Black

"Skrt" Single by Kodak Black from the album Heart of the Projects Released December 25, 2014[1] Length 3:44 Label Dollaz N Dealz Songwriters Dieuson Octave Edgar Ferrera Producer SkipOnDaBeat Kodak Black singles chronology "Skrilla" (2014) "Skrt" (2014) "I Just Might" (2015) Music video "Skrt" on YouTube

"**Skrt**" (stylized in [all caps](/source/All_caps); pronounced "skirt") is a song by the American rapper [Kodak Black](/source/Kodak_Black). It was released in December 2014 and is the third single from his mixtape, *Heart of the Projects* (2014). It was produced by SkipOnDaBeat. In October 2015, the song helped Kodak Black gain recognition, when a video of the Canadian rapper [Drake](/source/Drake_(musician)) dancing to it went viral.

## Background

The single was released on December 25, 2014, and a music video for the song was released on October 19, 2015.[2] Four days later, on October 23, 2015, Drake posted a video on *[Instagram](/source/Instagram)* of him dancing to the song in his private jet.[3] The video became popular, leading to Kodak Black achieving national popularity.[4]

## Composition

Elias Leight wrote in *[The Fader](/source/The_Fader)* that the song's beat "combines a stream of percussion and a few floating keyboard notes", and noted "fierce, distressed qualities to Kodak's loneliness".[2] Zara Golden called the track melancholy.[5]

## Remix

The Canadian rapper [Roy Woods](/source/Roy_Woods) released a remix of the song on January 30, 2016.[6]

## Charts

Chart performance for "Skrt" Chart (2016–2017) Peak position US Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[7] 11

## Certifications

Certifications for "Skrt" Region Certification Certified units/sales United States (RIAA)[8] Platinum 1,000,000‡ ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Skrt - Single by Kodak Black"](https://music.apple.com/us/album/skrt-single/1081218403). Apple Music [iTunes](/source/ITunes). December 25, 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_2-1) Leight, Elias (October 19, 2015). ["Kodak Black Shares "SKRT" Video"](https://www.thefader.com/2015/10/19/kodak-black-skrt-video). *[The Fader](/source/The_Fader)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Walker, Angus (2015-10-25). ["Drake Dances To Kodak Black On Instagram"](https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/41375-drake-dances-to-kodak-black-on-instagram-news). *[HotNewHipHop](/source/HotNewHipHop)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Emmanuel, C. M. (January 15, 2016). ["The Break Presents: Kodak Black"](https://www.xxlmag.com/the-break-presents-kodak-black/). *[XXL](/source/XXL_magazine)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Golden, Zara (January 28, 2016). ["Kodak Black Is America's Hardest Working Teenage Rapper"](https://www.thefader.com/2016/01/28/kodak-black-gen-f-interview). *The Fader*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Golden, Zara (January 30, 2016). ["Listen To Roy Wood$ Remix of Kodak Black's "SKRT""](https://www.thefader.com/2016/01/30/roy-woods-kodak-black-skrt-remix). *The Fader*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sc_Billboardbubbling100_Kodak_Black_7-0)** "[Kodak Black Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)](https://www.billboard.com/artist/Kodak-Black/chart-history/HBU)". *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved February 16, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-United_StatesKodak_BlackSkrtsingleCertRef_8-0)** ["American single certifications – Kodak Black – Skrt"](https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Kodak+Black&ti=Skrt&format=Single&type=#search_section). [Recording Industry Association of America](/source/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America). January 14, 2022.

v t e Kodak Black Discography Studio albums Painting Pictures (2017) Dying to Live (2018) Bill Israel (2020) Back for Everything (2022) Pistolz & Pearlz (2023) When I Was Dead (2023) Just Getting Started (2025) Kodak the Blessing (2026) Mixtapes Lil B.I.G. Pac (2016) Project Baby 2 (2017) Heart Break Kodak (2018) Kutthroat Bill: Vol. 1 (2022) Singles "No Flockin" "Skrt" "There He Go" "Tunnel Vision" "Horses" "First Day Out" "Halloween" "Codeine Dreaming" "Wake Up in the Sky" "If I'm Lyin, I'm Flyin" "Zeze" "Calling My Spirit" "Pimpin Ain't Eazy" "Last Day In" "Feelin' Peachy" "Before I Go" "Senseless" "Super Gremlin" "Love & War" "Usain Boo" "Rocky Road" "Silent Hill" "Walk" "Spin" "King Snipe" "Angel Pt. 1" "Hvn on Earth" "Shampoo" Featured singles "Lockjaw" "Drowning" "Real Hitta" "Pills & Automobiles" "Hit Bout It" "What It Is (Block Boy)" "Shaka Laka" "Brother Stone" "One Take Freestyle" (Remix) Promotional singles "Testimony" "MoshPit" "I Wish" "Water (Drowning Pt. 2)" Other songs "Patty Cake" "Transportin'" "Roll in Peace"

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