44 Bulldog
| "44 Bulldog" | |
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| Song by Pop Smoke | |
| from the album Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon | |
| Released | July 3, 2020 |
| Genre | Drill |
| Length | 2:31 |
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"44 Bulldog" is a song by American rapper Pop Smoke, taken from his posthumous debut studio album, Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon (2020). The song was written by Pop Smoke, known as Bashar Jackson, alongside Mobz Beatz and Mora Beats, whose real names are David Gbeminiyi and Fabian Mora, respectively. It was originally supposed to be released on Pop Smoke's second mixtape, Meet the Woo 2 (2020), but was scrapped after there were issues with the computer's hard drive.
The drill song features barks and synth tones. The lyrics are an ode to handguns. In reviews of Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, music critics described "44 Bulldog" as one of Pop Smoke's darker tracks. In the United States, the song reached number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 20 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, while it further peaked at number 26 on the Canadian Hot 100.
Background[edit]
Pop Smoke wrote "44 Bulldog" early in his career, having acquired the song's beat from Mobz Beatz's YouTube channel. Mora Beats sent a melody and a counter-melody while Mobz Beatz added snares, hi-hats, and kicks. English producer 808Melo was in the United States working on Pop Smoke's second mixtape Meet the Woo 2 (2020), when he sent Mobz Beatz and Mora Beats a snippet of the song. Corey Nutile said the song was "the lost record". It was originally supposed to be released on the mixtape, but was scrapped after there were issues with the computer's hard drive. They later got all the complications fixed, but when they looked through the hard drive, there was no session for the song. All of them tried to look through archives to try to get the record back, but ended up being unsuccessful. They ended up having an MP3 of the song. English producer Jess Jackson remade the beat himself and laid it on top. He did not change it, but put his own sounds to the song, which were similar to the originals.[1] The song was written by Pop Smoke, known as Bashar Jackson, alongside Mobz Beatz and Mora Beats, whose real names are David Gbeminiyi and Fabian Mora, respectively.[2]
Music and lyrics[edit]
Music journalists described "44 Bulldog" as a drill track.[3][4][5][6] It was named after the Charter Arms Bulldog, a traditional double-action revolver.[7] The song features "enigmatic barks" and "singed synth tones".[8][9] The song interpolates Pop Smoke's 2019 single "Flexin".[7] Hannah Giorgis of The Atlantic said the song "levies threats between references to Brooklyn's West Indian population, luxury brands, and partying".[7] A.D. Amorosi of Variety said the song gives Pop Smoke a "chance to cough and rhyme at the same time to what sounds like a John Carpenter cinema-scape".[8] Jade Gomez from Paste said it almost sounds like Pop Smoke is "rapping directly in your ear, which is definitely intentional as his voice is as much of an instrument as the beat". She continued, saying the song has the "ad-libs pop without distracting [and] a symphony of Pop Smoke's organized chaos".[4]
Aron A. of HotNewHipHop said the song has "minimalistic tone true to conventional New York City's production style. '44 Bulldog' captures the paranoia and anxiety of a budding star slowly removing himself from his own ways. He scatters in references from Meet The Woo 2's 'Get Back'".[6] Briana Younger of NPR commented the song is a "vintage villainy that mirrors [Pop Smoke's] earliest releases".[10] Earmilk's Ashton Howard stated that the rapper "pens a scathing ode to his pistol".[11] Pop Smoke raps: "Brodie gon' what?, Brodie gon' (Woo), Brodie gon' what?, Brodie gon' (Woo), Brodie gon' get that, get that, Brodie gon' brrt that, brrt that."[12] Wongo Okon of Uproxx wrote that Pop Smoke "present[s] hard-nosed efforts that creep around the alleyways under the moon unfazed by the danger that lays ahead".[13]
Release and reception[edit]
On July 3, 2020, "44 Bulldog" was released as the fourth track on Pop Smoke's debut posthumous studio album Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon (2020).[5][14] Rob Harvilla of The Ringer described the song as "extra-growly and malevolent".[15] Younger said "44 Bulldog" and "Aim for the Moon" are "continuations of the music that made him so beloved".[10] Gary Suarez of Entertainment Weekly depicted the song sees Pop Smoke make "the funereal march of '44 BullDog' his own, despite its Mobz beat being previously used by a number of SoundCloud rappers".[16] David Crone of AllMusic lauded the song as "excellent", and said Pop Smoke's "sheer charisma still manages to cut through".[5] The Los Angeles Times' August Brown noted "44 Bulldog" is "one of the most brutal, ominous tracks in [Pop Smoke's] catalog".[17] Writing for Vulture, Craig Jenkins labeled the song as "grim" and said it is a "foreboding cut".[18] Pitchfork's Alphonse Pierre regarded the song as Pop Smoke's "sharpest song since his debut".[3] Gomez wrote it has a "decidedly darker tone than the other songs on the album".[4] Slant Magazine's Charles Lyons-Burt opined that the song finds Pop Smoke "doggedly racing against [its] beat".[19]
Following the release of Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon, "Aim for the Moon" debuted and peaked at number 39 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[20] The song simultaneously peaked at number 30 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[21] It further peaked at number 26 on the Canadian Hot 100,[22] number 72 in Australia,[23] and number 65 in France.[24]
Credits and personnel[edit]
Credits adapted from Tidal.[2]
- Pop Smoke – vocals, songwriter
- Mobz Beatz – production, programming, songwriter
- Mora Beats – production, programming, songwriter
- Jess Jackson – mastering engineer, mixing engineer
- Corey Nutile – engineer
- Rose Adams – assistant mixing engineer
- Sage Skofield – assistant mixing engineer
- Sean Solymar – assistant mixing engineer
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[23] | 72 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[22] | 26 |
| France (SNEP)[24] | 65 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[25] | 39 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[21] | 20 |
References[edit]
- ↑ Skelton, Eric; Setaro, Shawn; McKinney, Jessica. "Cover Story: The Making of Pop Smoke's 'Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon'". Complex. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Credits / Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon / Pop Smoke". Tidal. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pierre, Alphonse (July 7, 2020). "Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Gomez, Jade (July 8, 2020). "Pop Smoke Transcends on Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon". Paste. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Crone, David. "Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon – Pop Smoke". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 A., Aron (July 5, 2020). "Pop Smoke Brought It Back To His Stomping Grounds On '44 Bulldog'". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Giorgis, Hannah (July 7, 2020). "Pop Smoke Made the Soundtrack of a Lost Summer". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on July 8, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 Amorosi, A.D. (July 2, 2020). "Pop Smoke's 'Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon': Album Review". Variety. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ O'Connor, Roisin (July 3, 2020). "Pop Smoke – Shoot For the Stars Aim For the Moon review: Late rapper's album is brilliant and bittersweet". The Independent. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 Younger, Briana (July 3, 2020). "Pop Smoke's First And Final Album Falls Between Two Worlds". NPR. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Howard, Ashton (July 3, 2020). "Brooklyn legend, Pop Smoke shoots for the stars on his brilliant posthumous album". Earmilk. Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Check Out Latest English Trending Music Video Song '44 BullDog' Sung By Pop Smoke". The Times of India. July 9, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ↑ Okon, Wongo (July 7, 2020). "Pop Smoke's 'Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon' Expands The Late Rapper's Mainstream Appeal". Uproxx. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Seabrook III, Robby (July 3, 2020). "The Best 13 New Songs This Week". XXL. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ↑ Harvilla, Rob (August 12, 2020). "Farewell Transmissions: The Sound of Summer 2020 Is the Posthumous Album". The Ringer. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ↑ Suarez, Gary (July 2, 2020). "On Pop Smoke's Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon, unfulfilled promise looms large". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Brown, August (July 5, 2020). "Pop Smoke's posthumous album: A chart-topping debut and a frustrating farewell". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ↑ Jenkins, Craig (July 7, 2020). "Pop Smoke's Story Might Always End With a Glaring Question Mark". Vulture. Archived from the original on December 8, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Lyons-Burt, Charles (July 8, 2020). "Review: Pop Smoke's Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon Is a Half-Baked Epitaph". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Zellner, Xander (July 13, 2020). "All 19 Songs From Pop Smoke's New LP Chart on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Pop Smoke Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Pop Smoke Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Australian-charts.com – Pop Smoke – 44 Bulldog". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 "Lescharts.com – Pop Smoke – 44 Bulldog" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ↑ "Pop Smoke Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
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