"Real Shit" is a song by American rapper and singer

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and American music producer

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. It was written by Wrld alongside producers Blanco,

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, Henry Kwapis and Jack Karaszewski. It was released to digital retailers as a

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by Grade A Productions and

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on December 2, 2020. It was included as part of the reissue of Blanco's debut studio album ''

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'', released in 2021.

Background

"Real Shit" was released on what would have been Juice Wrld's twenty-second birthday. While Juice and Blanco have collaborated in the past on "

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" and "

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", Blanco revealed that the posthumous song was the first song they recorded, although the commercial release is an updated version of the original recording with more musicians contributing to the production. They made about six songs on the first night, including "Roses" and "Real Shit", the latter of which was "the first time

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saw uice'smagic". Blanco said that "the whole room dropped their jaws and watched uicein awe", knowing that they "were in the room with a man who was going to change music forever". Juice went in the

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and recorded the entire song in one take, then he did it three more times and said: "Pick the best one". Blanco said that "they were all perfect songs".

Release

"Real Shit" was first teased on November 30, 2020. Blanco posted a short instrumental snippet on social media which featured an animated version of the single cover art and a caption which reads "tomorrow", along with an old picture of him and Wrld cracking up. On December 2, 2020, a lyric video for the song was released on

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Composition

"Real Shit" is a

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and

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song with a length of three minutes and three seconds. Lyrically, Juice reflects on his life, celebrating happier moments and counting his blessings.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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. *

– songwriting, rap vocals *

– songwriting, production, keyboards, mixing *

– songwriting, production, keyboards, programming *

– songwriting, production, guitar, keyboards, programming * Henry Kwapis – songwriting, production, keyboards, programming * Jack Karaszewski – songwriting, production, guitar, keyboards, programming *

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– mastering

Charts

References

External links

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