The London

"The London" is a song by American rapper Young Thug featuring American rappers J. Cole and Travis Scott. It was released on May 23, 2019 by Atlantic Records and 300 Entertainment as the lead single from Young Thug's debut studio album So Much Fun on May 23, 2019. Written alongside Babyface and producer T-Minus, it was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 62nd Grammy Awards.

Background
The song is named after The London, a luxury hotel in West Hollywood, California.

Composition
"The London" is in the key of E Minor at 98 BPM.

Critical reception
Writing for Rolling Stone, Charles Holmes said that J. Cole "steals the show" and "sounds at home" on the track, and "outraps" Young Thug.

Promotion
The collaboration was previously advertised on flyers at the Rolling Loud Festival in Miami on May 11, 2019, which said a "summer anthem" was coming from the three rappers.

Music video
The music video for the song was released on August 1, 2019, on Young Thug's official YouTube channel.

Personnel
Credits adapted from Geoff Ogunlesi's Instagram and Tidal.


 * Young Thug – vocals, songwriting
 * J. Cole – vocals, songwriting
 * Travis Scott – vocals, songwriting
 * Babyface - songwriting
 * T-Minus – production, songwriting
 * Gosha Usov – recording
 * Juro "Mez" Davis – mixing
 * Alex Tumay – mixing
 * Jimmy Cash – additional mixing
 * Joe LaPorta – mastering
 * Shaan Singh – engineering