"Win" (stylized in

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) is a song by American rapper

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, released on May 16, 2018 as the second single from his third studio album '' Redemption'' (2018). It features backing vocals from American rapper

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and was produced by

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, with co-production handled by

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and CT.

Composition

"Win" contains a sample of "Rooster and Runaway (from ''

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'')", composed by

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, and uses a

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beat that features celebratory-sounding trumpets and drums. Throughout the track, Kendrick Lamar provides ad-libs in the background. The song begins with a horn riff, and a chorus performed by Jay Rock, who raps about triumphing over adversity while also delivering boastful lyrics and claiming his position as a winner in the rap game.

Music video

A music video for the song was released on May 30, 2018. Directed by Dave Meyers and

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, it opens with Jay Rock and Kendrick Lamar dressed in suits while surrounded by trumpeters and flames. The video sees Rock dodging missiles in the middle of a war zone, celebrating with a championship trophy, hunting ducks with Lamar, surrounded by masked men brandishing bayonets, playing pool, staging an execution off the roof of a building, reclining with several women and hanging out a convertible.

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artists SZA,

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and

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make cameos in the video.

Remixes

Jay Rock released a remix of the song endorsing

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' campaign for the

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, on October 24, 2018. On October 30, 2018, the official remix featuring American rapper

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was released.

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References

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