Cap

"Cap" is a song by KSI from his debut studio album, Dissimulation (2020). The song features a guest appearance from American rapper and Migos member Offset. It was produced by Diego Ave, Go Grizzly and Mally Mall. The song was released for digital download and streaming by RBC Records and BMG on 22 May 2020. "Cap" is a hip hop and trap song, in which KSI addresses fake people and those that have deceived him.

"Cap" charted at number 24 in the United Kingdom and further charted in Greece, Ireland and Lithuania. An accompanying music video was released on 22 May 2020. The black and white video places the two rappers in a warehouse filled with candles.

Writing and production
"Cap" was co-produced by American record producers Diego Ave, Go Grizzly and Mally Mall. Offset wrote and recorded a verse to the instrumental. KSI was played the instrumental with Offset's verse during a recording studio session with the song's producers in Los Angeles, United States, at the end of 2019. KSI "fucked with it a lot" and wrote and recorded both a chorus and a verse. Offset "thought it was sick" and gave KSI authorisation to include "Cap" on his debut studio album, Dissimulation (2020), at the beginning of 2020. Speaking about collaborating with Offset, KSI said, "Offset has always been someone who I would love to have on a song, but I never thought I'd get the opportunity to have him on a song." KSI continued, "It was quite surreal [that] he said yes to me in the first place, because obviously I’m a YouTuber. I didn’t think he’d say yes. I thought he’d say, 'I’m not sure this is a good thing for me.' [But] he heard [my] music and he fucked with it. He thought it was sick. He wanted to be a part of [it]. He sees my hype. He sees [that] I’m taking this seriously."

Music and lyrics
"Cap" is a hip hop and trap song. Offset performs the first verse, while KSI performs both the chorus and the second verse. In the song, KSI addresses fake people and those that have deceived him, with lyrics including, "I can tell the fake from the fraud" and "I can't be no friends with no cap". Speaking to Genius about the meaning of "Cap", KSI explained, "I wrote 'Cap' about certain people in my life; people who have back-stabbed me; people who are snakey with their movements. They just move dodgy. I don't like when people move dodgy." KSI continued, "The way I can tell someone is being fake or a fraud is literally through time. It's pretty hard to find out instantly if they just want something from you. So over time, that's when you realise what their true agendas are, and I'm pretty good at spotting that. I know when to distance myself amongst certain people. It's just traits like how they message you or how fast they reply to certain things, or just what they do, just mannerisms. I have that inkling [because] I've been fucked over in the past."

Music video
The music video for "Cap" was directed by TajvsTaj. It was filmed in a warehouse in Los Angeles in March 2020. KSI announced the music video via social media on 18 May 2020, accompanied by the release of a trailer for the music video. The music video was released to KSI's YouTube channel on 22 May 2020 at 15:00 UTC. The music video is shot in black and white and comprises shots of KSI and Offset in a warehouse filled with candles, before performing the song on a stage in front of an audience. The video features appearances from record producers Mally Mall and Diego Ave. When asked about his favourite moment of the music video shoot, KSI responded, "Me and [Offset] going HAM on the chorus... Performing there was so sick."

Commercial performance
In the United Kingdom, "Cap" debuted at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart, with first-week sales of 17,496 track-equivalent units, and spent two weeks on the chart. The song also debuted at number 14 on the UK Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart. In Ireland, "Cap" debuted at number 26 on the Irish Singles Chart. Elsewhere in Europe, the song charted at number 98 in Greece and number 98 in Lithuania.

Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.


 * KSI – songwriting, vocals
 * Offset – songwriting, vocals
 * Diego Ave – production, songwriting
 * Go Grizzly – production, songwriting
 * Mally Mall – production, songwriting
 * Ivory Scott – songwriting
 * Michalis Michael – mixing
 * Henkka Niemistö – mastering