Ahhh Ha
{{short description|2022 single by Lil Durk}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Ahhh Ha
| cover = Lil Durk - Ahhh Ha.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Lil Durk
| album = 7220
| released = February 22, 2022
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 3:06
| label = Alamo
| writer =
- Durk Banks
- Joshua Luellen
- Bryan Simmons
- Brian Roke
- Lesidney Ragland
- Konstantinos Latos
| producer =
| chronology = Lil Durk
| prev_title = NWA
| prev_year = 2022
| next_title = Golden Child
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|_q6go0G49A0|"Ahhh Ha"}}}}
}}
"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.{{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 |language=en-us}}{{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}} It features "a menacing, piano-led beat and threatening lyrics", and finds Lil Durk "boasting his street credentials and calling out his opposition".{{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}} Durk references the deaths of his brother D-Thang and rapper King Von, whom he pays tribute to.{{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 |language=en-US}} He takes shots at YoungBoy's ex-girlfriend Jania Meshell, referencing that she was briefly linked with King Von.{{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}}
Music video
The music video was directed by Jerry Productions, and sees Lil Durk with his Only the Family crew.{{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}}{{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}} 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.
Remixes
American rapper Rowdy Rebel released a freestyle of the song on March 7, 2022.{{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}} Rapper 22Gz also made a remix.
Charts
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Ahhh Ha" ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{single chart|Canada|45|artist=Lil Durk|rowheader=true|access-date=March 8, 2022}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardglobal200|33|artist=Lil Durk|rowheader=true|access-date=March 22, 2022}} |
| {{single chart|UK|99|date=20220318|rowheader=true|access-date=March 18, 2022}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|18|artist=Lil Durk|rowheader=true|access-date=March 22, 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){{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}}
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=Lil Durk|title=Aaah Ha|relyear=2022|certyear=2025|access-date=April 11, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=Lil Durk|title=Ahhh Ha|number=2|relyear=2022|certyear=2025|access-date=March 28, 2025}}
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