"Doomsday" is a song released by American music video company Lyrical Lemonade, performed by American rappers Juice Wrld and Cordae. It was released through Lyrical Lemonade and Def Jam as a single on June 23, 2023. It is the debut single by Lyrical Lemonade and the lead single from their debut album, All Is Yellow (2024).[1]
The song was produced by Cole Bennett of Lyrical Lemonade and Max Lord, both of whom wrote the song with the rappers; the song also contains samples of American rapper Eminem's single, "Role Model", from The Slim Shady LP (1999), which resulted in him and its producers, Dr. Dre and Mel-Man, also being credited as songwriters on "Doomsday".[2]
"Doomsday Pt. 2" is the sequel to "Doomsday", and features Eminem. Eminem's verse is a diss at Benzino, whom he has been involved in highly publicized feud with since 2003. He also mentions Benzino's daughter Coi Leray.
Music video
The music video was shot by Cole Bennett and premiered on March 13 on the Lyrical Lemonade YouTube channel. It starts off with Eminem coming out of a yellow curtain in a black suit and a yellow tie. It features Eminem going through a hallway and is a sequel to the "Doomsday" music video. There are shots that cut to the cameos listed at the top. The music video has since received over ten million views.[citation needed]
Aftermath
In response to Eminem's verse, Benzino released the diss track "Rap Elvis" within 2 days of the "Doomsday Pt. 2" release.[3][4] The song was allegedly ghostwritten. Rapper Ness Lee claimed he was the original writer.[5]
