"Respect My Cryppin'" (also titled "Respect My Crypn") is a song by American rapper

Blueface Johnathan Jamall Porter (born January 20, 1997), known professionally as Blueface, is an American rapper. In October 2018, after releasing the music video for his song "Respect My Cryppin'", he became a viral meme due to his Off-beat (music)#On- ...

. It was released on May 26, 2018 as the second single from his debut mixtape '' Famous Cryp'' (2018). In October 2018, the song went viral after its music video was released, leading to Blueface's rise to fame. A remix featuring fellow American rapper

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was released a month later.

Background

On October 8, 2018, the music video was uploaded onto WorldstarHipHop's

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channel. The song quickly became a viral

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due to Blueface's style of offbeat rapping, and eventually led to more of his music receiving attention. The video gained two million views on YouTube in a month. The lyrics "Mop the floor, hide the wet sign just to catch him slippin'" received the most attention.

Composition

In the song, Blueface expresses loyalty to the

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gang and demands respect for his gang affiliation. The instrumental was produced by Laudiano and contains an "excessively vibrant, fluid thing with a sticky bass drum".

Music video

The music video was released on October 8, 2018. It sees Blueface hanging with fellow Crips and them flashing gang signs.

Remix

The official remix of the song features American rapper

, and was released on July 24, 2020 as a track from the reloaded edition of ''Famous Cryp''. Two music videos of the remix have been released. The first is computer-animated and features "electric blue graphics". In the second, Bluefaces challenges Snoop Dogg to a basketball competition.

References

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