Kooda

2017 single by 6ix9ine

"Kooda"

Single by 6ix9ine

from the album Day69

Released

December 3, 2017

Recorded

2017

Genre

Hip hop
hardcore hip-hop
gangsta rap
trap

Length

2:22

Label

ScumGang
TenThousand Projects
Universal

Songwriter(s)

Daniel Hernandez

Producer(s)

Koncept P

6ix9ine singles chronology

"Gummo"
(2017)

"Kooda"
(2017)

"Keke"
(2018)

Music video

"Kooda" on YouTube

"Kooda" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American rapper 6ix9ine for his debut mixtape Day69 (2018). It was released commercially on December 3, 2017, for streaming and digital download, through ScumGang Records.^[1]^[2] The song was written by 6ix9ine himself and produced by Koncept P. It peaked at number 50 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Background and release

"Kooda" is the second single by 6ix9ine from his debut mixtape Day69 (2018). The song references ScumGang Records, Xanax, Ruger, and Fendi, among others. It debuted at number 61 on the US Billboard Hot 100 the week of December 23, 2017,^[3] and peaked at number 50.^[4]

Music video

An accompanying music video for the song premiered on WorldStarHipHop via its official YouTube channel. It features Tekashi 6ix9ine in the streets of the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood in Brooklyn with members of the Bloods and Crips street gangs, in a similar vein to the music video for "Gummo".^[5] "I got the best videos in America with no budget," Tekashi 6ix9ine proclaimed to Mass Appeal in an interview. "These industry videos got 50K to 100K and I work with zero dollars."^[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017–18)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[7]	58
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)^[8]	95
US Billboard Hot 100^[9]	50
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[10]	20
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[11]	17

Year-End charts

Chart (2018)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[12]	82

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[13]	Gold	40,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[14]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Kooda - Single by 6ix9ine on Apple Music". iTunes Store (US). December 3, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
^ "KOODA by 6ix9ine". Spotify. December 3, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
^ "Billboard Hot 100: December 23, 2017". Billboard. December 23, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
^ "Music: Top 100 Songs – Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. December 23, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
^ "6IX9INE "Kooda" (WSHH Exclusive - Official Music Video)". YouTube. December 13, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
^ Tekashi 6ix9ine open space interview (Reupload), retrieved February 26, 2022
^ "6ix9ine Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201809 into search. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
^ "6ix9ine Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
^ "6ix9ine Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
^ "6ix9ine Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
^ "Canadian single certifications – 6ix9ine – Kooda". Music Canada. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
^ "American single certifications – 6ix9ine – Kooda". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 19, 2018.