“Party wit Pop Smoke” sees Westside Gunn and longtime Griselda Records affiliate Keisha Plum forge new ground in the label’s first collaboration with Tyler, the Creator.

The track’s title pays tribute to fellow New York rapper Pop Smoke, who was murdered in a home-invasion on February 19th, 2020 after quickly garnering fame, due in part to the success of his song, Welcome to the Party. In the months prior to his death, Pop Smoke connected at the Paris Fashion Week with Westside Gunn. In this interview with Complex, Gunn elaborates on their time together:

We just kicked it. I was basically party-hopping, linking with him, you know what I’m saying? I ain’t never going to forget that, man. Kickin’ it with him out there was dope, man. Even on my page, you could still see when he performed and all that shit out there. I was right next to him. So, it was just feeling love for the homie. The album was inspired by my trip to Paris, so it was only right that I show him love on my Paris album.