"Go Stupid" is a song by American rappers
Polo G,
Stunna 4 Vegas
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, and
NLE Choppa featuring American record producer
Mike Will Made It, who produced the song alongside American record producer
Tay Keith. It was released on February 14, 2020, as the lead single from Polo G's second studio album ''
The Goat''. The song went viral on social media including video sharing app TikTok.
The track debuted and peaked at number 60 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100, making it the second Hot 100 entry for Polo G and Stunna 4 Vegas, and the fourth for NLE Choppa.
Background
The track was first announced in an
Instagram
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post by Polo G on February 7, 2020. A snippet of the track was later posted on Polo's Instagram account on February 12, two days before the release of the track.
Composition
The song has no chorus, instead finding all three rappers "ripping up" a
Mike Will Made-It and
Tay Keith beat, going verse to verse in order of the rappers credited.
Polo G raps about his beginnings and uses
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references ("Before all of this rap shit, I was gangbangin' and doin' high speeds on the cops and shit / And I'm straight from the
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, but I ball like a king up in
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Critical reception
Polo G has received particular praise for his verse.
Alex Zidel of ''HotNewHipHop'' said that Polo G "continued to prove that he can rap his ass off", and that he had "fast-paced bars".
Jessica McKinney of
''Complex'' called the song a "rowdy club record".
Tik Tok tutorials
The song has become popular on video-sharing app TikTok where people use it to create viral
tutorials in a virtual classroom. These videos draw inspiration from the song's official music video, which is set in a high school.
Music video
The music video for the track was released on February 14, 2020. It was directed by Michael Garcia, with the video concept by Jamicheal Thomas. It features all three rappers partying and dancing at a
high school.
In popular culture
"Go Stupid" appears on the ''
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'' video game soundtrack.
Charts
Certifications
References
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2020 singles
2020 songs
Columbia Records singles
NLE Choppa songs
Polo G songs
Song recordings produced by Mike Will Made It
Songs written by Mike Will Made It
Songs written by Polo G
Songs written by NLE Choppa
Songs written by Tay Keith