"Pop Style" is a song by Canadian rapper

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, featuring American rappers

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and

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, collectively known as The Throne. The song was released alongside "

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", 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

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Background

The song is a collaboration between Drake and

and

(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

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, 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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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

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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

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. Production *

Sevn Thomas Rupert "Sevn" Thomas Jr. (born July 7, 1991) is a Canadian record producer, songwriter and singer. He has produced and written numerous hit songs including Rihanna's "Work", Drake's " Pop Style" and " Chicago Freestyle," Travis Scott's " Wake Up ...

– production, drum programming, arrangement *

Frank Dukes Adam King Feeney (born September 12, 1983), better known as Ging and by his former stage name Frank Dukes, is a Canadian musician, record producer, and songwriter. A prolific producer, he has worked with artists including Lorde for ''Melodrama'' ...

– production, instrumentation *

Boi-1da Matthew Jehu Samuels (born October 12, 1986), known professionally as Boi-1da (a play on Boy Wonder) is a Canadian record producer and songwriter based in Toronto, Ontario. He is an in-house producer for Drake's OVO Sound label and has prod ...

– 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
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