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30 for 30 (song)

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"30 for 30"
Single by SZA and Kendrick Lamar
from the album Lana
ReleasedJanuary 7, 2025 (2025-01-07)
Genre
Length4:38
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
SZA singles chronology
"Luther"
(2024) 		"30 for 30" and "BMF"
(2025)
Kendrick Lamar singles chronology
"Luther"
(2024) 		"30 for 30"
(2025)
Audio
"30 for 30" on YouTube

"30 for 30" is a song by SZA and Kendrick Lamar from Lana (2024), the reissue of SZA's second studio album SOS (2022). It was released alongside "BMF" as the reissue's second and third singles on January 7, 2025.

The song was written by both SZA and Lamar, along with Bobby DeBarge, Greg Williams, Anthony Jermaine White and Michael Uzowuru while production was handled by the latter two. It arrived a month after their previous two collaborations for Lamar's GNX, "Luther" and "Gloria".[1]

Composition and lyrics

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A more braggadocious piece within her discography, "30 for 30" allows SZA to "bask in her accomplishments" accentuated with "soaring strings and booming 808's".[2] The song starts off with a spoken-word sample, taken from the R&B/funk band Switch song "I Call Your Name", with lead singer Bobby DeBarge admitting to indulging in "immature things" as well as "painful doubts and insecurities"; all of which SZA tries to leave behind as old patterns all the while being "candid" and "direct" about it.[3]

Meanwhile, Lamar pokes fun at a former friend of SZA for asserting more femininity than she does. Listeners and critics alleged that lyrics on the song could be aimed at Canadian rapper Drake, who had been in a feud with Lamar for the majority of 2024, while the song itself title might be a reference to the former's 2015 song "30 for 30 Freestyle".[4]

Release and reception

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The song was sent to radio stations alongside "BMF" as Lana's second and third singles on January 7, 2025.[5][6] "30 for 30" debuted atop the US Hot R&B Songs chart, SZA's seventh and Lamar's second to do so. It entered the chart with 17.5 million streams, 2,000 downloads, and 385,000 people reached by airplay. With the debut, SZA broke the record for the most number-ones by a woman on the chart.[7] On the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, "30 for 30" reached a new peak of number 10 following a joint performance by SZA and Lamar at the 2025 Super Bowl LIX halftime show, despite not being part of the set list.[8]

In a ranking of all tracks from Lana, Billboard writer Mackenzie Cummings-Grady placed "30 for 30" fourth, citing the song as another example of how both artists "bring out the best in each other". Cummings-Grady thought Lamar's "cocky" style effectively rubbed off on SZA and encouraged her to achieve her own "victory lap".[2] Mya Abraham of Vibe called the song an immediate standout and obsession.[9] To the writers of The Express Tribune, "30 for 30" is another installment of "their successful partnership" following the previous collaborations on GNX.[10]

Charts

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Chart performance for "30 for 30"
Chart (2024–2025) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[11] 39
Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA)[12] 9
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] 31
Global 200 (Billboard)[14] 27
Greece International (IFPI)[15] 45
Iceland (Tónlistinn)[16] 38
Ireland (IRMA)[17] 55
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan)[18] 9
Lithuania (AGATA)[19] 93
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[20] 22
Philippines (Philippines Hot 100)[21] 51
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 96
UK Singles (OCC)[23] 33
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[24] 12
US Billboard Hot 100[25] 10
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[26] 4
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[27] 2

Certifications

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Certifications for "30 for 30"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[28] Gold 40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release dates and formats for "30 for 30"
Region Date Format(s) Labels Ref.
United States January 7, 2025 Rhythmic contemporary radio
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References

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  1. ^ Curto, Justin (December 20, 2024). "SZA's Lana Is Finally Here". Vulture. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Cummings-Grady, Mackenzie (December 20, 2024). "SZA's SOS Deluxe Lana: All 15 Tracks Ranked". Billboard. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  3. ^ Sheffield, Rob (December 21, 2024). "SZA is at her most streamlined and direct on Lana". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  4. ^ Andrews, Elias (December 21, 2024). "Kendrick Lamar Appears To Diss Drake On New SZA Song "30 for 30"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Crossover: Your Radio Chart Previews". Hits. January 10, 2025. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  6. ^ "Pop Mart: Hot New Releases". Hits. January 10, 2025. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  7. ^ Anderson, Trevor (December 31, 2024). "SZA & Kendrick Lamar's '30 for 30' Debuts at No. 1 on Hot R&B Songs Chart". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
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  9. ^ Abraham, Mya (December 21, 2024). "SZA, Tiffany Evans, NAO, And More New R&B For The Weekend". Vibe. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  10. ^ "SZA releases SOS Deluxe: Lana with 14 new tracks and a star-studded collaboration roster". The Express Tribune. December 21, 2024. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  11. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. February 24, 2025. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  12. ^ "ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. February 17, 2025. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
  13. ^ "SZA Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  14. ^ "SZA Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  15. ^ "Official IFPI Charts − Digital Singles Chart (International) − Εβδομάδα: 08/2025" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on February 26, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  16. ^ "Tónlistinn – Lög: Streymi, spilun og sala viku 8. Birt 22. febrúar 2025 – Næst uppfært 1. mars 2025" (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on February 22, 2025. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  17. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts (Week 8, 2025)". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  18. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of January 29, 2025". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  19. ^ "2025 8-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. February 21, 2025. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  20. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. February 21, 2025. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  21. ^ "Week of February 21, 2025". Billboard Philippines. February 21, 2025. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  22. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 8, 2025" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  23. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  24. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  25. ^ "SZA Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  26. ^ "SZA Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  27. ^ "SZA Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  28. ^ "Canadian single certifications – SZA – 30 for 30 (with Kendrick Lamar)". Music Canada. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
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