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Praise the Lord (Da Shine)
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Wikipedia article
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| type = single
| artist = ASAP Rocky featuring Skepta
| album = Testing
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| length = 3:26
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| producer = Skepta
| chronology = ASAP Rocky
| prev_title = ASAP Forever
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Potato Salad
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"'Praise the Lord (Da Shine)'" is a song by American rapper ASAP Rocky, with production and featured vocals from English rapper Skepta, released as the second single from his third studio album 'Testing' on June 26, 2018. It marks the third collaboration between both artists, following Skepta's appearance on 'Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends' and ASAP Rocky's appearance on Skepta's 'Vicious EP' in 2017.
The song was successful in a number of countries, peaking at number 45 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100 and number 18 on the UK Official Singles Chart. It was later certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
Background
ASAP Rocky and Skepta had collaborated twice prior to the release of Praise the Lord, working on ASAP Mob's 'Cozy Tapes Vol. 1: Friends' in 2016 and Skepta's 'Vicious EP' in 2017. In his 'Verified' video with Genius, Rocky revealed the entirety of the song was written in London while both him and Skepta were heavily under the influence of LSD. The song features a sample from "Andean Stroll Panpipe 02" from Apple's GarageBand Jam Pack: World Music add-on for GarageBand.
Music video
The music video was directed by Dexter Navy and released to ASAP Rocky's YouTube channel on June 5, 2018. It features a split screen showing scenes filmed in both New York and London, with cameo appearances from Tyler, the Creator, members of ASAP Mob and Skepta's younger brother Jme. As of March 28, 2022, it has been viewed over 400 million times.
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Category:2018 singles
Category:2018 songs
Category:ASAP Rocky songs
Category:Skepta songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Skepta
Category:Songs written by ASAP Rocky
Category:Songs written by Skepta
Category:Trap music songs
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