"Pop That" is a song by Moroccan-American rapper

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featuring Canadian rapper

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and fellow American rappers

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and

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. Released as the lead single from the former's debut studio album ''

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'' (2013), it was produced by

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Composition

"Pop That" is a

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and trap song of five minutes and four seconds in length. The song's production, composed by record producer Lee on the Beats, is built around an 808 drum pattern, and was described by Tyler McDermott of ''

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'' as "abrasive", also noting that it also complemented the performance of the rappers well. A looped sample of the

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song "I Wanna Rock" – specifically, the phrase "pop that, don't stop' – is used as the song's chorus.

Music video

The

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premiered on

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on July 8, 2012. It was filmed in

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and Birdman made a cameo appearances.

Accolades

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named the song No. 29 on their list of the 50 best songs of 2012.

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named it their No. 2 music video of 2012 on their year-end ''Notarized'' countdown.Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2012 , Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2012 , Shows , BET
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Track listing

Digital download # "Pop That" (featuring Rick Ross, Drake and Lil Wayne) – 5:04

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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