"Costa Rica" is a single released by American

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, performed by American rappers

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, featuring fellow American rappers

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, Reese Laflare, Jace of

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, Mez,

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. It was released on July 1, 2019, along with "LamboTruck" as the third and fourth single from Dreamville's 2019 compilation album, ''

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''.

Background

In February, Dreamville gave a live preview of the song at a free concert in

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. Under the EP ''ROTD3.COM''. The single was released with "LamboTruck" on July 1. It is the most collaborated song on the album, with 9 artists featured on the song.

Recording and composition

The song was produced by Pyrex and

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. Guapdad 4000 said he was inspired to write the hook when he found fans and media impressions from Costa Rica on his social media. Bas said that the song was recorded with whoever was left in the studio during the sessions in Atlanta, saying the A room t Tree Sound Studiosyielded a lot of "high-energy" songs "because it was the hub. Every day when you would pull up, it was the one big room that hosted a bunch of people, and then there are some more ducked off rooms if you wanted to get a more intimate session."

Critical reception

Writers of the ''HotNewHipHop'' staff ranked the song among their "30 best

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s of all time" saying, "while healthy competition can drive a posse cut to heightened levels of excellence, so too can the simple purity of camaraderie. Especially when substances are involved. The Revenge Of The Dreamers 3 sessions were legendary in that regard, bringing emcees of all walks of life into the studio for a two-weeks-long creative haven, culminating in no shortage of new music and friendships forged along the way. In many says, the bombastic “Costa Rica” feels like the heart of the Dreamers sessions, a gathering of like-minded emcees feeding off one another's energy during an extensive night of recording."

Commercial performance

"Costa Rica" peaked at number 75 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. On December 18, 2019, the song was certified gold by the

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(RIAA).

Credits and personnel

Credits and personnel adapted from

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. * Abbas Hamad – featured artist, composer, lyricist * Destin Route – featured artist, composer, lyricist *

– featured artist, composer, lyricist * Reese LAFLARE – featured artist, composer, lyricist *

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– featured artist, composer, lyricist * Mez – featured artist, composer, lyricist *

– featured artist, composer, lyricist *

– producer, composer, lyricist * Pyrex – producer, composer, lyricist * Joe LaPorta – mastering engineer * Juru "Mez" Davis – mixer * Miguel Scott – recording engineer

Charts

Certifications

References

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