On August 18, 2018, Kodak Black was released from prison after having been arrested on multiple charges in January 2018.[ 3] Only three weeks later, he was spotted in a recording studio with rapper Travis Scott.[ 4] The footage of the artists listening to a new beat, which would later turn out to be the instrumental of "Zeze", subsequently became a viral meme .[ 5]
On October 24, 2018, American rappers Tyga and Swae Lee released an unofficial remix called "Shine".
On November 5, 2018, South Korean rappers Xbf, Freaky, and Woozieboo released a remix track.
American rapper Joyner Lucas also remixed the song and it was released on November 22, 2018, as a diss track aimed at Tory Lanez .[ 6]
An official music video of the song was released on November 23, 2018. It showed the cameraman messing up and Travis Scott , the video director fixing the mistakes. Offset could not make the set but got on the stage for his verse.
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