"Pop Style" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake, featuring American rappers

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and Jay-Z, collectively known as The Throne. The song was released alongside " One Dance", as singles promoting Drake's fourth studio album '' Views'', initially for exclusive digital download on iTunes on April 5, 2016. The album version features only Drake with a new verse. The single version was nominated for Best Rap Performance at the 59th Grammy Awards.

Background

The song is a collaboration between Drake and

and Jay-Z (collectively known as "The Throne", a reference to their collaborative album, ''

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''). It is the first time the three have appeared on the same track. However, the contribution from Jay-Z is limited in the song, with only two lines from Jay-Z making the cut ("They still out to get me, they don't get it/ I can not be gotten, that's a given"). In an extended version of the song the lines by Jay-Z were used as the start of a new verse. Also appearing in the song is Kanye saying "Imma let you finish", referencing his controversial statement during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, and the "Perfect" sample (''

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'') used in his seventh studio album, ''

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''. Kanye West has also performed the song live. In the lyrics, Drake mentions

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, Justin Timberlake and his song "

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Chart performance

In the United States, "Pop Style" debuted and peaked at No. 16 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on April 12, 2016; it sold 128,000 copies on two days of sales, also debuting atop the US Digital Songs chart. It also debuted at No. 4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and No. 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs charts. As of October 2016, it has sold 539,000 copies in the United States.

Personnel

The following are credited as songwriters. Adapted from Jaxsta. Production * Sevn Thomas – production, drum programming, arrangement * Frank Dukes – production, instrumentation * Boi-1da – additional production, drum programming, bass guitar * 40 – additional production, bass guitar * Drake – vocals * Kanye West – vocals * Jay-Z – vocals Technical * Noel Cadastre – recording * 40 – recording * Greg Moffett – assistant engineer * Harley Arsenault – assistant engineer * Michael Brooks – assistant mixer * Tom "Classic" Hardy – assistant mixer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Notes

References

External links

Lyrics of this song at Genius
{{Kanye West songs Drake (musician) songs 2015 songs 2016 singles Songs written by Drake (musician) Cash Money Records singles Kanye West songs Songs written by Kanye West Songs written by Jay-Z Songs written by Frank Dukes Jay-Z songs Songs written by Sevn Thomas Song recordings produced by Frank Dukes