"Look Alive" is a song by American rapper BlocBoy JB featuring Canadian rapper Drake. Written alongside the late producer Tay Keith, it was released on February 9, 2018, as the lead single off BlocBoy JB's mixtape Simi. It debuted at number six and later peaked at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100, which makes it the first top 10 single for BlocBoy JB and 23rd for Drake.
Music video The music video of the song was released the same day as the song itself, It features BlocBoy JB, Drake, Tay Keith, rappers Moneybagg Yo and Quando Rondo, former Memphis Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph, and their crew at various locations in Memphis. The video has gained 400 million YouTube views as of August 2025.
Remix On February 11, 2018, British rapper Scarlxrd released a remix of the song and titled it “LXXK DEAD”.
On March 4, 2018, American rapper Joyner Lucas released a remix onto SoundCloud and YouTube.
On March 24, 2019, Australian rapper Fortay released a remix of "Look Alive" using the same beat, but new lyrics.
On August 31, 2018 American Rapper Eminem released his Album Kamikaze containing the song Not Alike. In the first part of the song, the Tay Keith-produced instrumental interpolates BlocBoy JB's "Look Alive", while Eminem imitates the flow of Migos' "Bad and Boujee".
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2018) Peak position Ireland (IRMA) 16
Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position Australia (ARIA) 79 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 23 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 47 Portugal (AFP) 43 UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 65 US Billboard Hot 100 23 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 11 US Rhythmic (Billboard) 20
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