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"Ahhh Ha"
"Ahhh Ha"
Single by Lil Durk
from the album 7220
Released	February 22, 2022
Genre	Drill;
Length	3:06
Label	Alamo
Songwriter(s)	Durk Banks; Joshua Luellen; Bryan Simmons; Brian Roke; Lesidney Ragland; Konstantinos Latos;
Producer(s)	Southside; TM88; NFE Paris; Too Dope; Nuki;
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Music video
	"Ahhh Ha" on YouTube

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"Ahhh Ha" is a song by American rapper Lil Durk. It was released on February 22, 2022, as the third single from his seventh studio album, 7220. The song features subliminal disses towards rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again, who took shots at Durk's late Only the Family artist, King Von, on his single, "Bring the Hook", from his eighteenth mixtape, Colors (2022).

Background and composition

The song is a response to "Bring the Hook" by rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again.^[1]^[2] It features "a menacing, piano-led beat and threatening lyrics", and finds Lil Durk "boasting his street credentials and calling out his opposition".^[3] Durk references the deaths of his brother D-Thang and rapper King Von, whom he pays tribute to.^[3]^[4] He takes shots at YoungBoy's ex-girlfriend Jania Meshell, referencing that she was briefly linked with King Von.^[5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Jerry Productions, and sees Lil Durk with his Only the Family crew.^[5]^[6] Throughout the video, Durk wears a ring paying tribute to D-Thang. He and his crew present stacks of cash and wander in the "snowed out" streets of Englewood, Chicago.^[6]

Remixes

American rapper Rowdy Rebel released a freestyle of the song on March 7, 2022.^[7] Rapper 22Gz also made a remix.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Ahhh Ha"
Chart (2022)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[8]	45
Global 200 (Billboard)^[9]	33
UK Singles (OCC)^[10]	99
US Billboard Hot 100^[11]	18
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[12]	4

Year-end charts

2022 year-end chart performance for "Ahhh Ha"
Chart (2022)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[13]	39

Certifications

Certifications for "Ahhh Ha"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[14]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Zhan, Jennifer (February 22, 2022). "Lil Durk Says 'Ahhh Ha' to Those Who Were Waiting For His 7220 Album". Vulture. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
^ Marie, Erika (February 22, 2022). "Lil Durk Delivers New Single "AHHH HA"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Williams, Aaron (February 22, 2022). "Lil Durk Menaces His Opps With The Tyrannical 'AHHH HA' Video". Uproxx.
^ Rowley, Glenn (February 22, 2022). "Lil Durk Delays Release of '7220,' But Drops New Song 'Ahhh Ha': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Cummings-Grady, Mackenzie (February 22, 2022). "Lil Durk & His OTF Crew Get Rowdy In 'AHHH HA' Video". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Paul, Larisha (February 22, 2022). "Lil Durk Packs In With His Crew For Crowded 'Ahh Ha' Music Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
^ Hynes, Hayley (March 7, 2022). "Rowdy Rebel Goes Hard On His "AHHH HA" Freestyle". HotNewHipHop.
^ "Lil Durk Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
^ "Lil Durk Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
^ "Lil Durk Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
^ "Lil Durk Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^ "American single certifications – Lil Durk – Ahhh Ha". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] Zhan, Jennifer (February 22, 2022). "Lil Durk Says 'Ahhh Ha' to Those Who Were Waiting For His 7220 Album". Vulture. Retrieved March 9, 2022.

[2] Marie, Erika (February 22, 2022). "Lil Durk Delivers New Single "AHHH HA"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved March 9, 2022.

[:0-3] Williams, Aaron (February 22, 2022). "Lil Durk Menaces His Opps With The Tyrannical 'AHHH HA' Video". Uproxx.

[4] Rowley, Glenn (February 22, 2022). "Lil Durk Delays Release of '7220,' But Drops New Song 'Ahhh Ha': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved March 9, 2022.

[:1-5] Cummings-Grady, Mackenzie (February 22, 2022). "Lil Durk & His OTF Crew Get Rowdy In 'AHHH HA' Video". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 9, 2022.

[:2-6] Paul, Larisha (February 22, 2022). "Lil Durk Packs In With His Crew For Crowded 'Ahh Ha' Music Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 9, 2022.

[7] Hynes, Hayley (March 7, 2022). "Rowdy Rebel Goes Hard On His "AHHH HA" Freestyle". HotNewHipHop.

[sc_Canada_Lil_Durk-8] "Lil Durk Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2022.

[sc_Billboardglobal200_Lil_Durk-9] "Lil Durk Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[sc_UK_-10] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 18, 2022.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Lil_Durk-11] "Lil Durk Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Lil_Durk-12] "Lil Durk Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[13] "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

[United_StatesLil_DurkAhhh_HasingleCertRef-14] "American single certifications – Lil Durk – Ahhh Ha". Recording Industry Association of America.

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+* [[Southside (record producer)|Southside]]
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-"'''Ahhh Ha'''" (stylized in [[all caps]]) is a song by American rapper [[Lil Durk]]. It was released on February 22, 2022 as the third single from his  seventh studio album ''7220''. The song was produced by [[Southside (record producer)|Southside]] and is a [[Diss (music)|diss]] toward rapper [[YoungBoy Never Broke Again]]. It peaked at number 19 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], becoming Durk's second highest-charting song.
+"'''Ahhh Ha'''" is a song by American rapper [[Lil Durk]]. It was released on February 22, 2022, as the third single from his seventh studio album, ''[[7220]]''. The song features subliminal disses towards rapper [[YoungBoy Never Broke Again]], who took shots at Durk's late [[Only the Family]] artist, [[King Von]], on his single, "[[Bring the Hook]]", from his eighteenth mixtape, ''[[Colors (mixtape)|Colors]]'' (2022).
 ==Background and composition==
-The song is a response to "[[Bring the Hook]]" by rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zhan |first=Jennifer |date=2022-02-22 |title=Lil Durk Says ‘Ahhh Ha’ to Those Who Were Waiting For His 7220 Album |url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/02/lil-durk-drops-ahhh-ha-delays-release-of-7220-album.html |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]] |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Marie |first=Erika |date=2022-02-22 |title=Lil Durk Delivers New Single "AHHH HA" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/lil-durk-delivers-new-single-ahhh-ha-new-song.1994086.html |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=[[HotNewHipHop]] |language=en}}</ref> It features "a menacing, piano-led beat and threatening lyrics", and finds Lil Durk "boasting his street credentials and calling out his opposition".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Aaron |date=2022-02-22 |title=Lil Durk Menaces His Opps With The Tyrannical ’AHHH HA’ Video |url=https://uproxx.com/music/lil-durk-ahhh-ha-video/ |access-date= |website=[[Uproxx]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Durk references the deaths of his brother D-Thang and rapper [[King Von]], whom he pays tribute to.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rowley |first=Glenn |date=2022-02-22 |title=Lil Durk Delays Release of ‘7220,’ But Drops New Song ‘Ahhh Ha’: Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/lil-durk-7220-delay-releases-new-song-ahhh-ha-instead-1235034323/ |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en-US}}</ref> He takes shots at YoungBoy's ex-girlfriend Jania Meshell, referencing that she was briefly linked with King Von.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Cummings-Grady |first=Mackenzie |date=2022-02-22 |title=Lil Durk & His OTF Crew Get Rowdy In 'AHHH HA' Video |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.68272/title.lil-durk-his-otf-crew-get-rowdy-in-ahh-ha-video |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=[[HipHopDX]]}}</ref>
+The song is a response to "[[Bring the Hook]]" by rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zhan |first=Jennifer |date=2022-02-22 |title=Lil Durk Says 'Ahhh Ha' to Those Who Were Waiting For His 7220 Album |url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/02/lil-durk-drops-ahhh-ha-delays-release-of-7220-album.html |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]] |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Marie |first=Erika |date=2022-02-22 |title=Lil Durk Delivers New Single "AHHH HA" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/lil-durk-delivers-new-single-ahhh-ha-new-song.1994086.html |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=[[HotNewHipHop]] |language=en}}</ref> It features "a menacing, piano-led beat and threatening lyrics", and finds Lil Durk "boasting his street credentials and calling out his opposition".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Aaron |date=2022-02-22 |title=Lil Durk Menaces His Opps With The Tyrannical 'AHHH HA' Video |url=https://uproxx.com/music/lil-durk-ahhh-ha-video/ |access-date= |website=[[Uproxx]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Durk references the deaths of his brother D-Thang and rapper [[King Von]], whom he pays tribute to.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Rowley |first=Glenn |date=2022-02-22 |title=Lil Durk Delays Release of '7220,' But Drops New Song 'Ahhh Ha': Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/lil-durk-7220-delay-releases-new-song-ahhh-ha-instead-1235034323/ |access-date=2022-03-09 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en-US}}</ref> He takes shots at YoungBoy's ex-girlfriend Jania Meshell, referencing that she was briefly linked with King Von.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Cummings-Grady |first=Mackenzie |date=2022-02-22 |title=Lil Durk & His OTF Crew Get Rowdy In 'AHHH HA' Video |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.68272/title.lil-durk-his-otf-crew-get-rowdy-in-ahh-ha-video |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=[[HipHopDX]]}}</ref>
 ==Music video==
-The music video was directed by Jerry Productions, and sees Lil Durk with his [[Only the Family]] crew.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=2022-02-22 |title=Lil Durk Packs In With His Crew For Crowded 'Ahh Ha' Music Video |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lil-durk-ahhh-ha-music-video-7220-album-announcement-1310591/ |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Throughout the video, Durk wears a ring paying tribute to D-Thang. He and his crew present stacks of cash and wander in the "snowed out" streets of [[Englewood, Chicago]].<ref name=":2" />
+The music video was directed by Jerry Productions, and sees Lil Durk with his [[Only the Family]] crew.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Cummings-Grady |first=Mackenzie |date=2022-02-22 |title=Lil Durk & His OTF Crew Get Rowdy In 'AHHH HA' Video |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.68272/title.lil-durk-his-otf-crew-get-rowdy-in-ahh-ha-video |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=[[HipHopDX]]}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=2022-02-22 |title=Lil Durk Packs In With His Crew For Crowded 'Ahh Ha' Music Video |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lil-durk-ahhh-ha-music-video-7220-album-announcement-1310591/ |access-date=2022-03-09 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Throughout the video, Durk wears a ring paying tribute to D-Thang. He and his crew present stacks of cash and wander in the "snowed out" streets of [[Englewood, Chicago]].<ref name=":2" />
 ==Remixes==
-American rapper [[Rowdy Rebel]] released a freestyle of the song on March 7, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hynes |first1=Hayley |date=2022-03-07 |title=Rowdy Rebel Goes Hard On His "AHHH HA" Freestyle |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/rowdy-rebel-goes-hard-on-his-ahhh-ha-freestyle-new-song.1994206.html |website=HotNewHipHop}}</ref>
+American rapper [[Rowdy Rebel]] released a freestyle of the song on March 7, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hynes |first1=Hayley |date=2022-03-07 |title=Rowdy Rebel Goes Hard On His "AHHH HA" Freestyle |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/rowdy-rebel-goes-hard-on-his-ahhh-ha-freestyle-new-song.1994206.html |website=HotNewHipHop}}</ref> Rapper [[22Gz]] also made a remix.
 ==Charts==
+===Weekly charts===
 {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
-|+ Chart performance for "Ahhh Ha"
+|+ Weekly chart performance for "Ahhh Ha"
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-{{single chart|Billboardglobal200|35|artist=Lil Durk|rowheader=true|access-date=March 8, 2022}}
+{{single chart|Billboardglobal200|33|artist=Lil Durk|rowheader=true|access-date=March 22, 2022}}
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 {{single chart|UK|99|date=20220318|rowheader=true|access-date=March 18, 2022}}
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-{{single chart|Billboardhot100|19|artist=Lil Durk|rowheader=true|access-date=March 8, 2022}}
+{{single chart|Billboardhot100|18|artist=Lil Durk|rowheader=true|access-date=March 22, 2022}}
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-{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|5|artist=Lil Durk|rowheader=true|access-date=March 8, 2022}}
+{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|4|artist=Lil Durk|rowheader=true|access-date=March 22, 2022}}
 |}
+===Year-end charts===
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+|+ 2022 year-end chart performance for "Ahhh Ha"
+! scope="col"| Chart (2022)
+! scope="col"| Position
+|-
+! scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs/|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2022}}</ref>
+| 39
+|}
+==Certifications==
+{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Ahhh Ha"}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Lil Durk|title=Ahhh Ha|relyear=2022|certyear=2022}}
+{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes|streaming=true|noshipments=true}}
 ==References==

v t e Lil Durk
Discography
Studio albums	Remember My Name (2015) Lil Durk 2X (2016) Signed to the Streets 3 (2018) Love Songs 4 the Streets 2 (2019) Just Cause Y'all Waited 2 (2020) The Voice (2020) 7220 (2022) Almost Healed (2023) Deep Thoughts (2024)
Collaborative albums	The Voice of the Heroes (with Lil Baby) (2021)
Compilation albums	Family over Everything (with Only the Family) (2019) Loyal Bros (with Only the Family) (2021) Loyal Bros 2 (with Only the Family) (2022) Nightmares in the Trenches (with Only the Family) (2023)
Mixtapes	Life Ain't No Joke (2012) Signed to the Streets (2013) Signed to the Streets 2 (2014) They Forgot (2016) Bloodas (with Tee Grizzley) (2017) Just Cause Y'all Waited (2018)
Singles	"Like Me" "My Beyoncé" "Extravagant" "3 Headed Goat" "The Voice" "Stay Down" "Backdoor" "Voice of the Heroes" "Pissed Me Off" "Lion Eyes" "Broadway Girls" "Ahhh Ha" "Golden Child" "Computer Murderers" "Hot Shit" "Hanging with Wolves" "All My Life" "Pelle Coat" "Stand by Me" "F*ck U Thought" "Hellcats SRTs 2" "Smurk Carter" "Old Days" "We Uh Shoot" "Turn Up a Notch"
Featured singles	"Crazy Story 2.0" "Heart on Ice" (Remix) "All These Niggas" "Laugh Now Cry Later" "U 2 Luv" (Remix) "Back in Blood" "Pain Away" "No More Parties" (Remix) "Go Crazy" (Remix) "Every Chance I Get" "24 Hours" "Sharing Locations" "Who Want Smoke??" "Rumors" "Twin" "Leave the Club" "Vultures"
Other songs	"Still Trappin'" "No Time" "Already Won" "Hats Off" "Jonah" "In the Bible" "Chronicles" "What Happened to Virgil" "Mad Max" "War Bout It" "Cross the Globe" "Stand by Me" "Dangerous"
Related articles	Only the Family