How Pop Smoke’s “Welcome To The Party” Put Brooklyn Drill On The Map | Song Stories

“Welcome to the Party” by Pop Smoke is one of this year's anthems, but instead of coming out of Chicago, it comes out of New York. With his raw and aggressive performance, Pop has become someone to keep an eye on in Brooklyn's lively workout scene. The

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was released in April 2019 and went viral a month later with its music video filmed in the 20-year-old rapper's Canarsie, Brooklyn neighborhood. Where I come from, there are a lot of things happening. Many blacks take drugs to relieve their pain. When you're at the

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, you get up and you don't know what you're going to do. “Simply free.” It has accumulated more than 7 million views to date.

Known for its mid-tempo trap beats and often violent lyrics, Drill is truly synonymous with Chicago. The scene's dark depictions of street life also resonated in Brooklyn and gained new life with rappers like Sheff G, 22Gz, and Sleepy Hallow. Brooklyn Drill is distinguished by its Caribbean slang and sometimes danceable rhythms. However, the producer of “Welcome To The Party” is not from Chicago or Brooklyn. 808melo, on the other hand, is originally from East London. He first made waves in the UK with hits like Headie One and RV's “Know Better.” The British beatmaker also produced “Panic Part 3” by Sheff G, who some would call Brooklyn's original

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star alongside 22Gz.

Sheff's deep voice and distinctive flow are similar to those of the UK exercise. As for Pop Smoke, he came onto the scene at the end of 2018 with his remix, “MPR.” Then came “Flexing” and “Meet The Woo”, but “Welcome To The Party” has become more than just a local hit, thanks to a lucky online search. “I did 'Welcome to the Party' in my crib. In fact, I like... it took like 30 minutes. I don't even know how I found it. “It was on YouTube and it came up, so I clicked on it.” Thanks to the Internet, the

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has traveled from Chicago to the UK to Brooklyn, making working with international producers almost effortless.

And in July 2019, 808melo created almost all of Pop Smoke's debut project, "Meet The Woo." "That's me." "Okay, so you're The Woo?" "I am the Woo." “If you floss. Court. Are you sanctioned? Woo." At the release

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, Pop previewed a remix of “Welcome To The Party” with Nicki Minaj, which was released on August 16. Elsewhere, Dave East, Skepta, Rico Nasty, and EVEN Meek Mill have sampled “ Welcome To The Party” as the

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begins to leave New York City And although the Brooklyn workout scene is not as well known as, say, Chicago or the United Kingdom, Pop seems to be laying the groundwork for his. great success resonates outside of Kings County.

I'm Hillary from Genius News bringing you the meaning and knowledge behind the music.