"Nuketown" is a song by American rapper

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, featuring vocals from fellow American rapper

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. It was released as the second track off of Ski Mask the Slump God's debut studio album, ''

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''. "Nuketown" was the first track that Juice WRLD and Ski Mask the Slump God had recorded in mid 2018; however, it was the only track that would be officially released during Higgins' lifetime. The track is very reminiscent of the loud aggressive tracks that Goulbourne used to release with the late

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, with Juice WRLD paying homage to him on his verse on the track.

Critical reception

The song received positive reviews. Writing for ''

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'', Trey Alston praised the production and Ski Mask the Slump God's cadence, saying " ki Mask the Slump Goddeflects attention from a mid-tempo, bass-heavy beat and allocates it to his jittery cadence". Donna-Claire Chesman of ''DJbooth'' labelled the song " dark houtof the SoundCloud era".

Music video

The official music video for "Nuketown" was released on October 25, 2019. Directed by

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, the video sees

and

fighting enemies in a desert after their plane crashes. The video has over 60 million views as of June 2022.

Chart performance

The song also serves as

's most popular song (in the US Hot 100)

Certifications

References

{{Juice Wrld Juice Wrld songs 2018 singles 2018 songs Ski Mask the Slump God songs Music videos directed by Cole Bennett Songs written by Juice Wrld