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"Amari"
SongbyJ. Cole
from the album The Off-Season
Genre
  • trap[1]
  • Length2:28
    Label
    Songwriter(s)
    Producer(s)
  • Sucuki
  • J. Cole
  • T-Minus
  • Music video
    "Amari"onYouTube

    "Amari" (stylized as "a m a r i") is a song by American rapper J. Cole. It was released on May 14, 2021 on Cole's sixth studio album, The Off-Season.[2]

    Background[edit]

    The song title, "Amari", is named after Dreamville president and manager Ibrahim Hamad's son, also the nephew of Dreamville rapper Bas.[3]

    Production and composition[edit]

    J. Cole revealed how the song was created on Timbaland's BeatClub YouTube channel. The song was produced during a Twitch live stream by Timbaland. When Cole heard it, he contemplated reaching out, but wrote to the beat through a rip on the internet. He said "I looped up the YouTube lil' rip, made a whole song on this shit. I spent the next two days writing and recording the song, and right when I was 90% through writin' it, I was like, I should probably call him now and get the real file."[4] After asking for the file and playing the song, Timbaland said he didn't save the beat and had to remake it.[5]

    Music video[edit]

    On May 17, 2021, Cole released the official music video for "Amari" directed by fellow North Carolina rapper Mez, who also directed the "Middle Child" video.[6] Scenes in the video features Cole rapping in front of a Dreamville helicopter and in a dorm-room with the wall lined with platinum plaques. A message saying "hold on to your inner child," reads at the end.[7]

    Critical reception[edit]

    Writing for HipHopDX, Clark Trent said "The Timbaland-assisted "Amari" proves the magic ultimately falls on the beatpicker as T-Minus, Sucuki and Cole all combine for a relatively limp staccato blitz of guitar loops."[8] Clash said Cole reflects "on his success and how he made it out even through trials and tribulations."[9] Rolling Stone said the song was a standout on the album "as he alternates between agile rapping and serious singing."[10]

    Commercial performance[edit]

    Upon its first week of release, "Amari" debuted at number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming his third top five song on the chart.[11]

    Charts[edit]

    Chart performance for "Amari"
    Chart (2021) Peak
    position
    Australia (ARIA)[12] 14
    Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] 7
    Lithuania (AGATA)[14] 40
    New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] 12
    Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 58
    UK Singles (OCC)[17] 16
    USBillboard Hot 100[18] 5
    USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[19] 3

    Certifications[edit]

    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    United States (RIAA)[20] Platinum 1,000,000

    Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Jenkins, Craig (May 18, 2021). "J. Cole and the Limitations of Millennial Rap". Vulture. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  • ^ Skinner, Tom (May 13, 2021). "J. Cole reveals tracklist and producers for new album 'The Off-Season'". NME. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  • ^ Threadcraft, Torry. "J.Cole Returns With the Official "a m a r i" Video". OkayPlayer.
  • ^ "J. Cole's "Amari" Samples A Lost Timbaland Beat From A Twitch Stream". Hotnewhiphop. May 18, 2021.
  • ^ Okon, Wongo (May 19, 2021). "J. Cole Used A Twitch-Ripped Timbaland Beat For 'Amari,' Only To Find Out The Producer Hadn't Saved It". Uproxx.
  • ^ "J. Cole Shares Video for "Amari"". Complex. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  • ^ Sodomsky, Sam (May 17, 2021). "J. Cole Shares New "Amari" Video: Watch". Pitchfork.
  • ^ Clark, Trent (June 2, 2021). "'The Off-Season' Is J. Cole's Lyrical Prime, Artistic Wall". HipHopDX. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  • ^ Hawthorne, Sade (May 14, 2021). "J. Cole - The Off-Season - Clash Magazine". Clash. An album that touches astronomical heights...
  • ^ Mankaprr, Conteh (May 21, 2021). "J. Cole Prizes Benign Autobiography Over Social Commentary on 'The Off-Season'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  • ^ Blake, Cole (May 24, 2021). "J. Cole Lands 4 Of Top 5 Spots On Billboard's Most-Streamed Songs This Week". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  • ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. May 24, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  • ^ "J. Cole Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  • ^ "2021 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. May 21, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  • ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. May 24, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  • ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 20". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  • ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  • ^ "J. Cole Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  • ^ "J. Cole Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  • ^ "American single certifications – J. Cole – A m a r i". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 26, 2023.

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