"Hop Is Back" is a song by American

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recording artist,

Hopsin Marcus Jamal Hopson (born July 18, 1985), known professionally as Hopsin, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer from Los Angeles, California. He is known for his use of white colored eye contacts in his music videos and perform ...

. The song was released on October 22, 2013 as the

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from Hopsin's third studio album, ''

Knock Madness ''Knock Madness'' is the third studio album by American rapper Hopsin. It was released on November 24, 2013, by Funk Volume and distributed by EMPIRE. Hopsin has said that the overall vibe of the album is different from his previous album ''Raw ...

''. It received mainly positive reviews from music critics and is considered one of the best songs off ''Knock Madness''.

Background

"Hop Is Back" is a dark hip hop song, which brings Hopsin back to his roots. In the song Hopsin pokes fun at

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's height,

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's dreadlocks and disses

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's sixth studio album ''

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'' (2013). Hopsin clarified his statements in an interview with HipHopDX saying he had no ill feelings towards Kendrick Lamar, and that he dissed West due to him really not liking his new music.

Release and promotion

On August 18, 2013 Hopsin confirmed in a Facebook status that the

off ''Knock Madness'', titled "Hop is Back" would be released in a couple of weeks. However, it was delayed until October 2013. However, the song was delayed with Hopsin later confirming its release in late October 2013 in an interview with

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. On October 22, 2013, "Hop Is Back", along with its music video was released via YouTube. The single was also released via iTunes the same day.

Charts

References

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