"Kill Bill" is a song by American singer-songwriter SZA from her second studio album, SOS (2022). The song gets its title from Kill Bill: Volume 1 and Volume 2 (2003–2004), a martial arts film duology that focuses on an assassin named the Bride and her quest to exact revenge on her ex-boyfriend through murder. Mirroring the films' plot, the song's lyrics discuss SZA's fantasy to kill an ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend out of jealousy. "Kill Bill" is an R&B song built around a midtempo, groovy rhythm and a detuned melody. Influenced by the boom bap subgenre of hip hop, it is backed by guitars, a bassline, and a flute sampled from a Prophet-6 synthesizer. The song's candid exploration of SZA's unfiltered, violent emotions were a point of praise for critics. They found her murder fantasies extreme but relatable to a degree, due to its underlying sentiments of doing whatever it takes for love.
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