Biography:

“Then Leave” is a song by American rapper and producer BeatKing featuring fellow rapper Queendome Come, released as a single on March 25, 2020, from BeatKing’s album Gangsta Stripper Music 4 (2020).[1] In June 2020, the song went viral on video-sharing app TikTok.

Background

“Then Leave” garnered popularity after various choreographed dances were posted on TikTok, based on the user Boujee.Tay’s moves.[2] As of July 2020, the song’s audio was used in over 151,000 videos.[3] In the midst of the song’s growing popularity, Columbia Records removed the song’s parent album from streaming services. BeatKing announced, however, a new version of the album would be released “soon”.[4]

BeatKing later died of pulmonary embolism in August 2024.[5][6]

Chart performance

On the US Rolling Stone Top 100, for the week ending July 2, 2020, the song debuted at number 88, with over four million streams.[7] The song also debuted at number 3 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.[8]

Music video

The song’s official video was released on March 27, 2020, directed by OG Visions. The video’s description simply reads “Ratchet Ass Shit”.[9]

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