"Pop That" is a song by Moroccan-American rapper
French Montana featuring Canadian rapper
Drake
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and fellow American rappers
Rick Ross &
Lil Wayne
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. Released as the lead single from the former's debut studio album ''
Excuse My French'' (2013), it was produced by
Lee on the Beats.
Composition
"Pop That" is a
hip hop song of five minutes and four seconds in length.
The song's production, composed by record producer Lee on the Beats,
is built around an
808 drum pattern, and was described by Tyler McDermott of ''
Billboard'' as "abrasive", also noting that it also complemented the performance of the rappers well.
A looped sample of the
Uncle Luke
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song "I Wanna Rock" – specifically, the phrase "pop that, don't stop' – is used as the song's chorus.
Music video
The
music video
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premiered on
MTV Jams
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on July 8, 2012. It was filmed in
Miami
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.
The-Dream
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made a cameo appearance.
Accolades
Complex
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named the song No. 29 on their list of the 50 best songs of 2012.
BET
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named it their No. 2 music video of 2012 on their year-end ''Notarized'' countdown.
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Track listing
Digital download
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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2012 singles
2012 songs
French Montana songs
Drake (musician) songs
Rick Ross songs
Lil Wayne songs
Bad Boy Records singles
Interscope Records singles
Songs written by Drake (musician)
Songs written by Lil Wayne
Songs written by Rick Ross
Songs written by Lee on the Beats
Songs written by French Montana
Dirty rap songs