Pop Style (Single Version)

Pop Style (Single Version)

Drake (Ft. JAY-Z & Kanye West)

“Pop Style” is a Jamaican term meaning “ballin’” or “showing off.” The term was famously used on Althea and Donna’s “Uptown Top Ranking”, a Reggae one hit wonder which reached number 1 on the UK charts in 1978.

While Jay Z only shows up for two lines, Drake and Kanye drop numerous references to popular culture. Drake name checks Channing Tatum and Justin Timberlake, while Kanye drops the infamous “I’mma let you finish but…" line from his 2009 VMA run in with Taylor Swift.

This is the first time Drake has collaborated with Kanye West and Jay Z as “The Throne,” and the first time all three rappers are featured on the same song. Drake previously collaborated with Kanye on “Find Your Love”, “Forever”, and “Blessings”, while he linked up with Jay Z for “Light Up,” “Off That,” and “Pound Cake / Paris Morton Music 2.” An alternate version of “Pop Style” without Kanye or Jay Z premiered on OVO Sound Radio on April 9th.

Although they released a collab album called Watch The Throne in 2011, this is Jay and Ye’s first time performing under the moniker “The Throne.”

The collaboration between Drake and The Throne may have been inspired by a line from “6PM in New York”:

Yeah, boy, you rappin' like you seen it all
You rappin' like the throne should be the three of y'all

“Pop Style” was one of two singles released on April 5, 2016, alongside “One Dance.”