Amanda Reifer has made her first appearance on the Billboard charts. Thanks to her feature on the Kendrick Lamar song “Die Hard“, she sits at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and scored her first number one song on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs Chart. “Die Hard” is from Lamar’s latest album, Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers. Not only is Reifer credited as a featured vocalist on the track, but as a lyricist and composer as well.
This is also the first number one song on the Hot R&B Song charts for Lamar and Blxst, Reifer’s fellow featured artist on the song. Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers is currently number one on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart. All 18 songs from the album are on the Billboard Top 100, with 13 in the top 40.
Both Lamar and Reifer are signed to Universal Music Group labels. Lamar is at Interscope Records while Reifer joined Republic Records in January of this year.
Although this is Reifer’s first time on Billboard, she’s no stranger to making it onto music charts. Her first foray into music was as the front-woman of the Barbadian band Cover Drive. Their first album, Bajan Style, reached number 14 on the U.K. Official Albums Chart Top 100 and each of its four singles – “Lick Ya Down“, “Twilight“, “Sparks” and “Explode” – made it into the top 40 of the U.K. Official Singles Chart Top 100. “Twilight” was their first and only number one song on said chart.
Reifer began her journey as a solo artist in 2018, when Cover Drive disbanded. She has consistently released music since then and frequently collaborates with her Cover Drive band mate, Jamar Harding. Her latest single, “Crazy“, was recently featured on Apple Music’s The Ebro Show.
