▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 4 ▁death s ▁Category : Wel sh ▁film ▁actress es <0x0A> </s> ▁" X " ▁( origin ally ▁titled ▁" X ▁B itch ") ▁is ▁a ▁song ▁by ▁Atlanta - based ▁ra pper ▁ 2 1 ▁Sav age ▁and ▁American ▁record ▁producer ▁Metro ▁Bo omin . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁as ▁the ▁lead ▁single ▁from ▁their ▁collabor ative ▁extended ▁play , ▁Sav age ▁Mode ▁( 2 0 1 6 ). ▁The ▁song ▁features ▁guest ▁vocals ▁from ▁American ▁ra pper ▁Future . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁cert ified ▁double ▁plat in um ▁by ▁the ▁Rec ording ▁Indust ry ▁Association ▁of ▁America ▁( RI AA ). ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁release ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁ 2 1 ▁Sav age ▁announced ▁his ▁collabor ative ▁EP ▁with ▁Metro ▁Bo omin , ▁sharing ▁the ▁art work ▁and ▁the ▁release ▁date . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 4 , ▁he ▁shared ▁the ▁EP ' s ▁track ▁listing ▁and ▁released ▁" X " ▁featuring ▁Future ▁as ▁the ▁project ' s ▁first ▁single . ▁He ▁released ▁Sav age ▁Mode ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 5 . ▁While ▁talking ▁about ▁the ▁song ' s ▁success ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Rol ling ▁Out ▁magazine , ▁he ▁said ; ▁" I ▁knew ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁taking ▁off ▁when ▁I ▁looked ▁at ▁i T unes ▁and ▁saw ▁the ▁numbers ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁views ". ▁ ▁Crit