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That Part
Cover:ThatPartSchoolboyQ.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Schoolboy Q featuring Kanye West
Album:Blank Face LP
Released:May 13, 2016
Recorded:2016
Genre:Hip hop
Chronology:Schoolboy Q
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"That Part" (stylized as "THat Part") is a hip hop song by American hip hop recording artist Schoolboy Q featuring Kanye West. It was released on May 13, 2016 by Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) and Interscope Records, as the lead single from Schoolboy Q's fourth album Blank Face LP, and was produced by Cardo, Yung Exclusive, Cubeatz and Sounwave. The song was nominated for Best Rap Performance at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. HipHopDX named it the ninth best hip-hop song of 2016.[1]

Accolades

German magazine Juice named it the fourth best international rap song of 2016.[2]

Music video

The song's music video, directed by Colin Tilley, was released on June 2, 2016.[3] [4] As of September 2020, the music video has accumulated over 187 million views, making it his most viewed video on his Vevo channel.

Live performances

In June 2016, Schoolboy Q performed a live rendition of "That Part", in a medley with "Groovy Tony", on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.[5] [6]

Black Hippy remix

"That Part" was later remixed, featuring new verses from Schoolboy Q and his Black Hippy cohorts Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar and Ab-Soul, which was released on July 8, 2016.[7] The remix was later released for purchase via digital distribution on July 16.[8] It would also become the final official Black Hippy song recorded and/or released as the group disbanded in 2022 following Kendrick Lamar's departure from Top Dawg.[9] [10] [11]

Commercial performance

In the US, on the Billboard chart dated June 4, 2016, "That Part" made a debut at number 92 on the chart.[12] The following week, the single completely fell off of the chart, however, on the chart dated July 2, the song re-entered at a new peak of number 76, due to the announcement and anticipation of his then-upcoming album Blank Face LP.[13] In the following weeks, the song climbed up, eventually reaching a new peak of number 40, becoming his second top 40 hit as a lead artist and fourth overall, and his second highest position behind 2014's "Studio", which peaked at number 38, two years earlier. The record has thus charted for 13 weeks by far for the date ending September 17. In New Zealand, the single failed to crack the top 40, however, it peaked at number six on the Heatseekers chart, making it his first appearance as a lead artist in that country with the debut coming from the release and chart debut of his sophomore album with another song titled "By Any Means", also charting in the same chart at number eight.[14]

After the song reached number 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, Kanye West surpassed Michael Jackson with his fortieth top 40 hit on the chart.[15]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[17] 45
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[18] 29

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HipHopDX's 50 Best Songs Of 2016 . HipHopDX . 28 November 2019 . 31 December 2016.
  2. Web site: Die internationalen Raptracks des Jahres 2016 . Juice . 2 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170218212847/https://juice.de/die-internationalen-raptracks-des-jahres-juice-jahrescharts/ . 18 February 2017 . de . 25 December 2016 . live.
  3. Web site: Watch the trippy music video for Kanye West and ScHoolboy Q's 'THat Part' collab. 3 June 2016. 1 July 2016.
  4. Web site: Kanye West, Schoolboy Q Go Wild in Mesmerizing 'THat Part' Video. 2 June 2016. 1 July 2016.
  5. Web site: ScHoolboy Q performs "THat Part" on Colbert -- watch. 30 June 2016.
  6. Web site: Watch Schoolboy Q do an Intense "THat Part" on Colbert. 30 June 2016.
  7. Web site: Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul & Jay Rock Join ScHoolboy Q on the Black Hippy Remix of 'THat Part'.
  8. Web site: THat Part (Black Hippy Remix) - Single by ScHoolboy Q.
  9. Web site: Cutsforth . Ross . 2022-02-21 . TDE president, Punch, talks why the Black Hippy album never happened . 2024-02-08 . Tone Deaf . en-AU.
  10. Web site: 2021-03-10 . What happened to Black Hippy? HipHopMadness breaks it down . 2024-02-08 . HipHopCanada . en-CA.
  11. Web site: Small . TeeJay . 2024-01-03 . Black Hippy: Where Are They Now? . 2024-02-08 . HotNewHipHop . en.
  12. Web site: Billboard Hot 100. Billboard. Mansell. Henry. May 28, 2016. May 28, 2016.
  13. Web site: Billboard Hot 100. Billboard. Mansell. Henry. May 28, 2016. May 28, 2016.
  14. Web site: NZ Top 40. NZ Charts. Mansell. Henry. July 13, 2016. July 13, 2016.
  15. Web site: Kanye West Surpasses Michael Jackson with 40th Top 40 Hit.
  16. Web site: NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. July 18, 2016. July 15, 2016.
  17. Web site: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2016. Billboard. January 2, 2020.
  18. Hot Rap Songs - Year End Chart 2016 . Billboard . December 15, 2019.
  19. Web site: iTunes - Music - THat Part (feat. Kanye West) by ScHoolboy Q. iTunes.apple.com. May 13, 2016.