Pop Ur Shit Explained

Pop Ur Shit
Type:song
Artist:21 Savage, Young Thug and Metro Boomin
Album:American Dream
Released:January 12, 2024
Genre:
Length:3:13
Label:
  • Epic
  • Slaughter Gang
Producer:

"Pop Ur Shit" is a song by British-American rapper 21 Savage, American rapper Young Thug and American record producer Metro Boomin, taken from Savage's third studio album American Dream (2024).

Background and composition

"Pop Ur Shit" is a trap song.[1] In the post-chorus, 21 Savage compares the smell of marijuana to that of feces.[2] The song features a previously unreleased verse from Young Thug[3] that is censored due to his lyrics being used as evidence of crimes in his RICO case.[4]

Critical reception

The song received generally mixed reviews from music critics. Will Schube of HipHopDX wrote the song is "formulaic Atlanta trap, but it works because of Metro Boomin's beat and a more-alien-than-usual guest feature from Young Thug", before remarking that 21 Savage "has the temerity to rap: 'It smell like gas, I think somebody pooped.' It would be funny if it wasn't so embarrassing." Mosi Reeves of Rolling Stone commented the song "sounds hard as nails" but its chorus "feel[s] underwritten, perhaps making them more effective to chant along with during his arena shows." Grant Rindner of Variety considered it one of the "standout cuts" from American Dream, though also stating that Young Thug's verse "sounds hastily censored in a way that disrupts its rhythm".[5] Aaron Williams of Uproxx commented the song's hook "is so bad, you might have to grit your teeth to get to Thug's verse — then immediately hit 'skip.'"[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 21 Savage – american dream. HipHopDX. Schube. Will. January 12, 2024. January 13, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240113054927/https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/21-savage-american-dream-album-review. January 13, 2024. live.
  2. Web site: Turner-Williams . Jaelani . 21 Savage Jokingly Asks Fans If He Should Change Poop Line on "Pop Ur Sh*t" . . 23 January 2024 . January 13, 2024.
  3. Reeves . Mosi . 21 Savage Stays Comfortably on Top of His Game on 'American Dream' . . 23 January 2024 . January 13, 2024.
  4. Web site: Small . Teejay . 21 Savage "American Dream" Review . . 23 January 2024 . January 16, 2024.
  5. Web site: Rindner . Grant . 21 Savage Plays to His Strengths With Deadpan Wit on 'American Dream': Album Review . . 23 January 2024 . January 16, 2024.
  6. Web site: Williams . Aaron . 21 Savage's 'American Dream' Embodies The Glory And Contradictions Of Its Namesake . . 23 January 2024 . January 18, 2024.