"el Diablo" (English: The Devil) is a song by American rapper Machine Gun Kelly.[2] It was released as a single from his fourth studio album Hotel Diablo on May 31, 2019, for streaming and digital download by Bad Boy and Interscope.[3] The song was written by Machine Gun Kelly and produced by Nils and Ronny J.[4]
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| Single by Machine Gun Kelly | ||||
| from the album Hotel Diablo | ||||
| Released | May 31, 2019 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop[1] | |||
| Length | 2:16 | |||
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Background
edit"El Diablo" is the second single from Kelly's fourth album, Hotel Diablo.[5] The length of the song is two minutes and sixteen seconds, which Kelly purposefully made short, as 216 is the area code of Kelly's hometown, Cleveland, Ohio.[6] In the song, Kelly expresses how he "changed the way rappers rock out" when performing, as he introduced it, and other rappers took that style whilst he never got the credit. He also mentions how people hate him just by his appearance, possibly because of the excessive amount of tattoos he has, in which he laughs and retaliates the words - "you motherfuckers can't be serious".[7]
Music video
editThe music video, directed by Snuffy.NYC & Jimmy Regular, was released on July 25, 2019. It shows MGK rapping while driving his car around in a desert.[8]
Reception
editSome outlets compared "El Diablo" to Kelly's "Rap Devil", given both tracks were produced by Ronny J.[9] The song received a positive response due to its "very versatile" nature and being different from the other.[10] Allmusic called the song an "aggressive bangers".[11]
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[12] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Machine Gun Kelly unleashes "el diablo" with "Rap Devil" producer". Alternative Press. 31 May 2019.
- ^ "MGK releases el diablo". Twitter. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "Listen to el diablo by Machine Gun Kelly on TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
- ^ "Learn more about el diablo by MGK on Cleveland". cleveland.com. 31 May 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "Listen to el diablo by Machine Gun Kelly on Apple music". Apple Music. 31 May 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "Why was el diablo so short". Genius. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "Read more about Machine Gun Kelly's el diablo on altpress". altpress.com. 31 May 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ "Machine Gun Kelly - el Diablo [Official Music Video]". YouTube.
- ^ "MGK prepares fans for Hotel Diablo". hotnewhiphop.com. 31 May 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "Read about MGK's new single". hiphop-n-more.com. 31 May 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "Hotel Diablo - Machine Gun Kelly | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2019-07-05. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- ^ "American single certifications – Machine Gun Kelly – El Diablo". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
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