"1400 / 999 Freestyle"
Song by Trippie Redd featuring Juice Wrld
from the album A Love Letter to You 3
ReleasedNovember 9, 2018
GenreTrap, Hip hop, Freestyle
Length2:55
LabelTenThousand
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • OZ
  • Pas Beatz
  • Cujo

"1400 / 999 Freestyle" is a song by American rapper Trippie Redd featuring American rapper Juice Wrld. It was released on November 9, 2018 as a track from the former's third commercial mixtape A Love Letter to You 3 (2018). The song was produced by OZ and Pas Beatz, and samples Canadian R&B singer Plaza's 2016 song "Wanting You".

Composition

The song contains a "serene" piano riff and a "mysterious" woodwind sounding synth. Juice Wrld performs the chorus, which appears only in the beginning and end, and the first verse, Trippie Redd performs the second verse. The song sees the rappers rhyming about having sex, as well as drugs and money.[1] Redd also sings about his "oh-so-broken heart" in his verse.[2]

Critical reception

Charles Holmes of Rolling Stone described the rappers as "gleefully rapping for nearly three minutes about nothing" in the song. He then added, "It's gloriously carefree, opting for nonsense that sounds good over any sort of lasting coherence. Nevertheless, Redd's verse is a speedy and furious tumble of syllables that crescendos when the Ohio MC perfectly ends the last six bars with transcendent 'yeah' adlibs."[3] Trey Alston called Juice Wrld's feature an "eye-rolling tough guy act".[4]

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 76
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[6] 7
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 55
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] 24

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[9] 3× Platinum 240,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[11] 3× Platinum 3,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Jahmal, Karlton (November 9, 2018). "Trippie Redd & Juice WRLD Join Forces For "1400/999 Freestyle"". HotNewHipHop.
  2. ^ Tomlinson, Clayton (November 12, 2018). "Trippie Redd - A Love Letter to You 3". Exclaim!.
  3. ^ Holmes, Charles (November 9, 2018). "Trippie Redd Isn't Falling Off Anytime Soon". Rolling Stone.
  4. ^ Alston, Trey (November 16, 2018). "Trippie Redd: A Love Letter to You 3 Album Review". Pitchfork.
  5. ^ "Trippie Redd Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 19, 2018.
  7. ^ "Trippie Redd Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Trippie Redd Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "Canadian single certifications – Trippie Redd – 1400 / 999 Freestyle". Music Canada. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  10. ^ "British single certifications – Trippie Redd – 1400 / 999 Freestyle". British Phonographic Industry.
  11. ^ "American single certifications – Trippie Redd – 1400 / 999 Freestyle". Recording Industry Association of America.
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