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Lil Pump Drops New Single & Music Video ESSKEETIT

By: Apr. 13, 2018
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Lil Pump Drops New Single & Music Video ESSKEETIT  Image

Speaking to overwhelming fan demand around the globe, multiplatinum-selling hip-hop superstar, modern icon, and 21st century force of nature Lil Pump unleashes his brand new single "Esskeetit" today. Get it HERE via Warner Bros. Records.

In addition, Pump revealed the blockbuster music video for "Esskeetit." Watch it HERE. "Esskeetit" continues what's become a tradition and unbreakable hot streak of larger-than-life anthems for the rapper. Hinging on booming production and earthquaking energy, Pump ignites one of his catchiest chants yet. It's his calling card. It's his anthem. It's the motto for 2018... Esskeetit!

The single is the first new music from Pump's second full-length album, which is quickly becoming one of the most anticipated releases of 2018.

Lil Pump, whose RIAA double-platinum "Gucci Gang" topped the charts across North America and the world, has surged to over 2 Billion audio and video streams, and over 650,000 equivalent album sales for Lil Pump, his self-titled debut (released October 2017). Lil Pump entered the Billboard 200 album chart at #3, emerging as the #1 streaming album first-week.

The impact of the Lil Pump album skyrocketed 17-year-old Pump straight to #1 on Billboard's Emerging Artists Chart. He wrapped up 2017 with a sold-out 27-city U.S. tour, and was tapped as one of the Forbes, Hip-Hop Future Moguls Class of 2018. An avalanche of press coverage ranges from XXL, Complex, Rolling Stone, Fader, and more, to an extensive profile in The New York Times that positioned him as the voice of the "SoundCloud rap" genre.

The career-defining "Gucci Gang" ascended to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The track held the #2 position on the US Spotify Chart and #12 on the Global Chart. The larger-than-life "Gucci Gang" official music video, in which Pump lords over "Gucci Gang High" with a tiger at his side, boasts over 735 million combined YouTube views to date. The success of "Gucci Gang" was highlighted with the remix featuring some of today's hottest artists, including Remy Ma, Ozuna, French Montana, J Balvin, Bad Bunny, Gucci Mane, and 21 Savage, further cementing Pump's place in the pop culture zeitgeist.

Among the 15 bright, bold, and buoyant bangers heard on Lil Pump's debut album, an unprecedented five tracks have surpassed the 40 million-plateau on Spotify: "Gucci Gang" (356 million), "Flex Like Ouu" (88 million), "Boss" (86 million), "D Rose" (73 million), and "Molly" (50 million).

At YouTube, Pump has exploded from 150K subscribers a year ago to 6.2 million to date.Within twelve months, Pump kicked up a staggering 1.2 billion views and counting across "Gucci Gang" (735 million), "D Rose" (143 million), "Boss" (110 million), "Flex Like Ouu" (73 million), and "Molly" (39 million).

Signature colorful dreads flailing, ominous ink on display, and superhero-sized charisma in plentiful supply, Lil Pump (born August 17, 2000) tore through hip-hop like a tornado, amassing over 2 Billion audio and video streams and counting. First joining forces as a 16-year-old with the next generation music and entertainment company Tha Lights Global, the South Florida sonic fire-plug ratcheted up over 200 million Soundcloud plays with his initial tracks, "Flex Like Ouu," "Boss," "D Rose," and "Molly." But it was the RIAA double-platinum "Gucci Gang" that topped singles charts across North America and Europe, streaming to #2 on the US Spotify Chart and #12 on the Global Chart, and earning over 735 million combined YouTube views for its climactic, larger-than-life video.



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