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) is a song by American rapper

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featuring fellow American rappers Travis Scott and Offset. It was released by

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on October 12, 2018. Produced by

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, the song debuted at number two on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 behind "

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" by

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featuring

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and at number one in Canada.

Background

On August 18, 2018, Kodak Black was released from prison after having been arrested on multiple charges in January 2018. Only three weeks later, he was spotted in a recording studio with rapper Travis Scott. The footage of the artists listening to a new beat, which would later turn out to be the instrumental of "Zeze", subsequently became a viral meme.

Remix

On October 24, 2018, American rappers

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and

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released an unofficial remix called "Shine". On November 5, 2018, South Korean rappers Xbf, Freaky, and Woozieboo released a remix track. American rapper

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also remixed the song and it was released on November 22, 2018, as a

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aimed at

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. The song has made a resurgence in 2020 because of short-video sharing platform

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in what is called the ZEZE Challenge.

Music video

An official music video of the song was released on November 23, 2018. It showed the cameraman messing up and Travis Scott, the video director fixing the mistakes. Offset couldn't make the set but however got on the stage for his verse.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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