Gang Gang (JackBoys And Sheck Wes Song)
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"Gang Gang" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American record label
Cactus Jack Records Cactus Jack Records is a record label founded by American rapper and singer Travis Scott. The label's current acts include Scott, Sheck Wes, Don Toliver, SoFaygo, Luxury Tax, Chase B, and WondaGurl. The label also has their own publishing div ...
, known as JackBoys, and American rapper
Sheck Wes Khadimou Rassoul Cheikh Fall (born September 10, 1998), known professionally as Sheck Wes, is an American rapper. He is best known for his 2017 song "Mo Bamba", which became popular in 2018. Wes is jointly signed to Travis Scott's Cactus Jac ...
. It was released from JackBoys' and Travis Scott's compilation album ''
JackBoys ''JackBoys'' (stylized in all caps) is a collaborative compilation album by American record label Cactus Jack Records, under the name JackBoys, and American rapper Travis Scott, its leader. It was released through the label alongside Epic Rec ...
'' (2019). The song was produced by WondaGurl and Vou. It was written by rappers
Don Toliver Caleb Zackery "Don" Toliver ( ; born June 12, 1994) is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He released his first major label mixtape, ''Donny Womack'', in August 2018. He is known for his singles "No Idea (song), No Idea" and "After Party ...
, Sheck Wes, Travis Scott and Luxury Tax 50 (all of whom provide vocals), alongside the producers.


Composition and reception

The song's instrumental was originally used in American rapper Mar90s' December 2019 track, "Blue Hunnits" (featuring
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), which was released two days prior. The song contains an interpolation of " Win" by
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. Kevin Cortez of ''
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'', in a review of ''JackBoys'', wrote that Sheck Wes "glides through 'Gang Gang' with a bag full of adlibs and charisma." Cortez described the song's hook (sung by Don Toliver with Sheck Wes and Travis Scott as backup vocals) as reminiscent of ASAP Rocky's "
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", and the background humming as similar to that of
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's.


Music video

The official music video was released along with a short film by JackBoys on December 27, 2019. Co-directed by Scott (under his alias Cactus Jack) and White Trash Tyler, the music video follows the events of the short film. It depicts Travis Scott as a bandit alongside his crew, consisting of Sheck Wes, Don Toliver and Chase B, who ride around in an abandoned parking lot. Scott is seen riding in a
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, and playing with
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's Not-A-Flamethrower.


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References

{{reflist 2019 songs Travis Scott songs Sheck Wes songs Songs written by Travis Scott Songs written by Don Toliver Songs written by WondaGurl