"Scrape It Off" is a song by American rapper
Pusha T
Terrence LeVarr Thornton (born May 13, 1977), better known by his stage name Pusha T, is an American rapper. He rose to prominence as one half of the Virginia-based hip hop duo Clipse, which he formed with his older brother No Malice, Malice. M ...
featuring fellow American rappers
Lil Uzi Vert
Symere Bysil Woods ( ; born July 31, 1995), known professionally as Lil Uzi Vert, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, they gained initial recognition following the release of the commer ...
and
Don Toliver
Caleb Zackery "Don" Toliver ( ; born June 12, 1994) is an American rapper and singer. He emerged to fame in 2018 with the release of his debut mixtape, ''Donny Womack'', and his feature on the song "Can't Say" by fellow Houston rapper Travis Sco ...
. It was sent to
urban contemporary radio on May 10, 2022 as the fourth single from Pusha T's fourth studio album ''
It's Almost Dry'' (2022). The song was produced by
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (; born April 5, 1973), also known mononymously as Pharrell, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and fashion designer. He first became known as one half of the music production duo ...
.
Critical reception
The song received generally positive reviews from music critics. Will Dukes of ''
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'' described it as "all verdant keyboards and sensual bass, with a soothing Don Tolliver hook." Aron A. of ''
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'' gave the song a "Very Hottt" rating and wrote, "Push and Uzi spit pure quotables on the record as they celebrate their fleet of foreign cars and residences in private communities. Meanwhile, Don Toliver's smooth harmonies produce an infectious hook layered onto Pharrell's spacey production." Austin Williams of ''
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'' called the song an "obligatory party record", adding, "The song is fun, but we can't lie, we were a little nervous throughout much of Push's verseāup until the very last line, it seemed like he'd go the entire song without a single bar referencing drug dealing, making it a first for the album."
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and Paul A. Thompson of ''
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'' both praised the Pharrell's production of the song.
Anthony Malone of ''
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'' wrote a negative response to the song in his review of ''It's Almost Dry'', calling it "another robotic performance from Don Toliver and an out-of-place Lil Uzi Vert verse that makes it hard to believe this is a Pusha T album" and regarding it as a "cheap attempt" at making a radio hit.
Charts
References
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