OUR INTRO TO THE WOO
We are hip-hop fans through and through. Our hobbies are deciphering lyrics – listen, man I’m a rap nerd and I’m not ashamed. The beats matter, but lyrics are the driving force for me when it comes to hip-hop.
So with that being said, being a Pop Smoke fan might come off as an anomaly for some of us. Considering what’s normally in our rotation, lyrical monsters like Black Thought, Royce Da 5’9, and Nas are mainstays. Yes, we try to give everyone a chance, but let’s be honest most of us tend to find our way back to those type of MCs.
Discovering Pop Smoke
Around this time last year, Pop Smoke was repeatedly suggested on Tidal. We played Meet The Woo and loved it off bat because it felt fresh, but when we heard “Scenario” and he rapped:
“I don’t know why these filthy niggas talkin’ hot
There be no filthy niggas on the scene
I got like fifty rounds up in that clip
I put that fifty clip up to your bean
Then let it bang for nothing
10K in back the Wraith for nothin’
Zanotti got shot and he sang for nothin’
Hope the lawyer beat the case, a hundred
Nigga, I’m the Big Fuu, Big 092
I spent like four racks on Amiris
What the fuck they gon’ tell me? Y’all niggas leery
Step back for the three like I’m Curry (Swish)
Nigga, I’m a big Suvy, I make a movie
Pull up and clap your kufi
Nigga, I make an action movie, I make an action movie”
We were completely sold on the kid. Something about him and 808Melo working together; it’s magic. The chemistry between those two in particular stands out. That song is followed by Dior, which is one of the more popular songs from the project. As with everything in life, we understand everything has an acquired taste and hip-hop is no different. Everything ain’t for everybody, but rap nerds and big jeans rapper lovers alike will have to get used to this because Pop Smoke was amazing.
Sources: Tidal/Genius
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