"Vice City" (stylized in all
lowercase
Letter case is the distinction between the Letter (alphabet), letters that are in larger uppercase or capitals (or more formally ''majuscule'') and smaller lowercase (or more formally ''minuscule'') in the written representation of certain lang ...
) is a song by American rapper and singer
XXXTentacion. It was originally released on
SoundCloud on March 5, 2014, before being re-released posthumously for streaming services on January 28, 2022. The song was produced by Canis Major and heavily samples the 2013 song "
Sing to the Moon
''Sing to the Moon'' is the debut studio album by English singer Laura Mvula. It was released on 1 March 2013 by RCA Victor. The album includes the singles "She" and " Green Garden". The album debuted at number nine on the UK Albums Chart. It ...
" by British
soul artist
Laura Mvula
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.
The name of the song was inspired by the video game ''
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'', which was one of XXXTentacion's favorite video games.
Background
"Vice City" was one of XXXTentacion's first songs to be released on his SoundCloud account and has been named as a classic in the
SoundCloud rap era.
It was released with XXXTentacion's first mixtape on SoundCloud, ''XXX (Unmastered)''. It was announced that the track would finally be made available to streaming services such as
Spotify and
Apple Music on January 23, 2022, which would have been his 24th birthday. The single is also featured on the posthumous compilation album, ''
Look at Me: The Album''. XXXTentacion
was murdered at the age of 20 on June 18, 2018.
Charts
References
External links
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2022 singles
2014 songs
Columbia Records singles
XXXTentacion songs
Songs released posthumously
Songs written by XXXTentacion
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