"Quicksand" is the debut single by American rapper

Morray Morae Ebony Ruffin (born September 9, 1992), known professionally as Morray, is an American rapper and singer from Fayetteville, North Carolina. He received widespread recognition in 2020 with his debut single "Quicksand" and released his debut ...

. The song's music video premiered in March 2020, before it was released again on October 30, 2020, by Pick Six Records and

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. It is the lead single from Morray's debut mixtape ''

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'' (2021). The song debuted at number 100 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in February 2021, and peaked at number 65.

Background

Morray composed the track in January 2020. He has described "Quicksand" as a track that truly reflects who he is, different from his older songs, and said that he wrote it after his wife encouraged him to write songs that are really about himself. A music video for the song was uploaded onto Morray's

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channel in March 2020. The song became his breakout hit, leading to him being discovered by media manager

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and receiving co-signs from many artists such as

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and

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Composition

In the song, Morray sings over a guitar-driven beat about surviving his early life, including the streets, poverty and feuding: "Since a jit, stood tall with a kickstand / Thinking of a plan to get quick bands / Falling in deep with the quicksand / Flag out my ass, no quick brand".

Critical reception

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'' wrote that the song "pairs Morray's rapid-fire delivery with tales about his time in the streets, full of close-call shootings and desperation, and elevates the narrative with trills that breach the surface of Hagan and Ant Chamberl n's warm production like a shark's fin."

Charts

Weekly charts

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References

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