Welcome to the Party (Pop Smoke song)


"Welcome to the Party" is a song by American rapper Pop Smoke from his debut mixtape Meet the Woo. It was released on April 23, 2019, by Victor Victor Worldwide and Republic Records. The song was produced by 808Melo. The official remix for "Welcome to the Party" was released on August 15, 2019 with fellow New York rapper Nicki Minaj. A remix with British rapper Skepta was also released on August 16, 2019. Complex magazine ranked the original at number 13 on their Best Songs of 2019 list, while Pitchfork magazine included it on their list of Best Rap Songs of 2019.

Background

On April 23, 2019, the original solo version of the song was released as a single from Pop Smoke's debut mixtape Meet the Woo.

Remixes

After gaining popularity, the song was remixed by rappers ASAP Ferg, Pusha T, Rico Nasty, Kiing Shooter, Dave East and Meek Mill. On July 14, Pop Smoke teased the official remix of "Welcome to the Party" with Nicki Minaj, at his album release party. The official remix was released on August 15. A remix with British rapper Skepta was also released.

Composition

The song has been labelled "chaotic" and features "sinister and violent" lyrics, with Pop Smoke's voice singled out for being "preposterously" and "hauntingly" deep. Complex magazine's Jessica McKinney called the song "distinctly Brooklyn", due to Pop Smoke's thick accent and a drill beat from producer 808Melo, which Pitchfork noted as being "haphazard and bass-heavy".

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