"Killa" is the first single by R&B American group Cherish

Cherish (band)

Cherish is an African American R&B, soul, and hip hop quartet consisting of the sisters Farrah King , Neosha King and twins Felisha and Fallon King . Originally hailing from Maywood, Illinois, the four sisters moved to Atlanta to further their musical career...

 from their second album The Truth

The Truth (Cherish album)

The Truth is the second studio album by American R&B/Hip-Hop girl group Cherish. It was released on May 13, 2008. The first single is "Killa", featuring rapper Yung Joc and produced by Don Vito and Blade, released on November 27, 2007...

. "Killa" features rap/hip-hop artist Yung Joc

Yung Joc

YaMar Jon Robinson , better known by his stage name Yung Joc, is an American rapper.-Early life:Robinson's father, Vivian Young, ran a hair-care products company and helped him write a jingle for Revlon; Robinson founded his own label to release his music.-New Joc City :After Teaming with producer...

. The song is about "not being able to resist the man you know is no good." It is their third single after "Unappreciated" in 2006, and was described by noted UK R&B writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning Blues & Soul

Blues & Soul

Blues & Soul is a British music magazine covering black music. Genres covered include soul, R&B, jazz, hip hop, reggae and world music. It was first published in 1966 and is known for first using the term Northern Soul....

 as "a robustly funky single which finds the girls teaming up with chart-topping rugged male Southern rapper Yung Joc".

The song was released to iTunes

ITunes Store

The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...

 on November 27, 2007. The video premiered via BET's Access Granted on December 12, featuring some scenes of the movie Step Up 2: The Streets. The video was directed by Little X

Little X

Julien Christian Lutz , better known as Little X, X or Director X, is a Canadian music video director. He also has his own clothing line X Fit...

.

On March 22, Cherish performed this single on Showtime at the Apollo

Showtime at the Apollo

Showtime at the Apollo is a syndicated music television show, first broadcast on September 12, 1987 to May 24, 2008 with 1093 episodes, and is produced by the Apollo Theater...

along with their next single "Amnesia".

It was originally announced that there would be a So So Def remix featuring Jermaine Dupri

Jermaine Dupri

Jermaine Dupri Mauldin , known as Jermaine Dupri or JD, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper.- Early life and career :...

 and Rocko

Rocko (rapper)

Rodney Ramone Hill, Jr. is an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. He is signed toIsland Urban through his own Rocky Road Records imprint. His debut album, Self-Made, was released on March 18, 2008. The album sold nearly 28,000 copies in its first week of release. He is currently working on his...

. However, even though Dupri was on the remix, Rocko was absent, the other collaborator being The Kid Slim.

Tracklisting

iTunes Single

1. "Killa" (featuring Yung Joc
   Yung Joc
   YaMar Jon Robinson , better known by his stage name Yung Joc, is an American rapper.-Early life:Robinson's father, Vivian Young, ran a hair-care products company and helped him write a jingle for Revlon; Robinson founded his own label to release his music.-New Joc City :After Teaming with producer...
   
   ) - 3:55
2. "Killa" (Instrumental) - 3:52

12" Single

1. "Killa" (Main) (featuring Yung Joc
   Yung Joc
   YaMar Jon Robinson , better known by his stage name Yung Joc, is an American rapper.-Early life:Robinson's father, Vivian Young, ran a hair-care products company and helped him write a jingle for Revlon; Robinson founded his own label to release his music.-New Joc City :After Teaming with producer...
   
   )
2. "Killa" (Main - No Rap)
3. "Killa" (Instrumental)
4. "Killa ZE " B8

Charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	39
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...	53
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 Pop 100 The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009...	23
Czech Airplay Chart	10
Japanese ORICON Singles Chart	45
Mediabase Top 40	20
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	18
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	52