Revenge (Joyner Lucas song)

The song premiered on Zane Lowe's Beats 1, in which Lucas stated he was in a bad mood when he wrote it.^[1][2]

The production uses a "haunting" piano loop. Lyrically, the song centers on Joyner Lucas' diminishing returns of his own success and his toxic and destructive behavior.^[3] Lucas raps with aggression while in a reflective state.^[4]

Mitch Findlay of HotNewHipHop praised Joyner Lucas' performance, commenting he "deftly controls his cadence to build anticipation for the inevitable drop. When the drums do hit, they add a new layer of urgency to his reflection." In addition, he stated "Of all the songs released thus far, 'Revenge' feels like a highlight in many ways. Easily the darkest fragment of the picture, Joyner's intensity and seemingly endless array of flows speak to the hunger within him."^[3] Victor D. Infante of Telegram & Gazette reacted favorably to the song as well as its music video, remarking that "'Revenge' makes good use of two of Lucas' greatest strengths as an artist: A gift for narrative storytelling in his music and videos, and an ability to tightly wind his rhymes, delivering them with control and precision."^[4]

On December 13, 2019, the music video for Joyner Lucas' song "ADHD" was released with a preview of "Revenge" in the beginning. It sees Lucas standing outside a pharmaceutical facility with a bomb strapped to his chest and being confronted by a SWAT team. As the bomb explodes, the song ends and the video for "ADHD" starts.^[5]

An official music video was released in February 2020. Directed by Lucas and Ben Proulx, it begins with Lucas participating in a bank heist that ends with him being betrayed and left for dead by a partner. Lucas returns and takes revenge.^[4]