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Meet the Woo

2019 debut mixtape by Pop Smoke

Meet the Woo (also known as Meet the Woo, Vol. 1) is the first mixtape by American rapper Pop Smoke. It was released by Victor Victor Worldwide and Republic Records on July 26, 2019. Meet the Woo is a drill and grime mixtape. All the tracks were mostly written by Pop Smoke and producer 808MeloBeats. The latter, Rico Beats, and Yoz Beats also produced the tracks.

Meet the Woo
Mixtape by
Pop Smoke
ReleasedJuly 26, 2019 (2019-07-26)
Recorded2019
Genre
Length34:13
Label
Producer
Pop Smoke chronology
Meet the Woo
(2019) 		Meet the Woo 2
(2020)
Singles from Meet the Woo
  1. "Welcome to the Party"
    Released: April 23, 2019
  2. "Meet the Woo"
    Released: June 28, 2019
  3. "Dior"
    Released: February 11, 2020

The mixtape received generally favorable reviews from music critics. They praised 'Meet the Woo' for bringing drill music to the general public.

On August 31, 2019, Meet the Woo entered the Billboard 200 at number 173. It became Pop Smoke's first entry on the chart. After his death, the mixtape peaked at number 105 on the Billboard 200. The mixtape became more successful outside of the United States. It peaked in the top 50 of record charts in Denmark, Sweden, and the Netherlands.

Three singles were released from the mixtape. The lead single "Welcome to the Party" became a hit in New York and included two remixes from Trinidadian-born rapper Nicki Minaj and British rapper Skepta. The mixtape's third and final single "Dior" peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Dior" became the rapper's first solo and posthumous hit after Pop Smoke was killed. In November 2020, "Dior" received a nomination for Best Rap Performance at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.[1][2]

Track listing

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Meet the Woo track listing
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Meet the Woo"  808MeloBeats 2:01
2. "Welcome to the Party"  808MeloBeats 3:35
3. "Hawk Em"  808MeloBeats 1:59
4. "Better Have Your Gun"  
  • 808MeloBeats
  • Yoz Beats
 3:20
5. "Scenario"  808MeloBeats 4:02
6. "Dior"  808MeloBeats 3:36
7. "Feeling"  
 2:41
8. "PTSD"  Rico Beats 3:20
9. "Brother Man"  
  • 808MeloBeats
  • Rico Beats
 3:03
Total length:
 27:37
Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
10. "Welcome to the Party" (Remix; featuring Nicki Minaj)808MeloBeats 3:01
11. "Welcome to the Party" (Remix; featuring Skepta)808MeloBeats 3:35
Total length:
 34:13

Personnel

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  • Pop Smoke – vocals
  • 808MeloBeats – programming (1–6, 9–11)
  • Rico Beats – programming (7–9)
  • Yosief Tafari – additional vocals (4)
  • Jaycen Joshua – mixer
  • Colin Leonard – mastering engineer (10, 11)
  • Dom Martin – recording engineer (1, 2, 10, 11)
  • Yung Ave – recording engineer (3–6, 8, 9)
  • Vic Wainstein – recording engineer (4, 6, 8)
  • Christopher Ulrich – recording engineer (7, 8)
  • John Muller – engineer (2)
  • DJ Riggins – assistant mixer (3–7, 9, 10)
  • Jacob Richards – assistant mixer (3–7, 9, 10)
  • Mike Seaberg – assistant mixer (3–7, 9, 10)

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications and sales for Meet the Woo
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[12] Gold 10,000 

 sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

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  1. ↑ Williams, Aaron (November 24, 2020). "Pop Smoke Receives A Posthumous Grammy Award Nomination For 'Dior'". Uproxx. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  2. ↑ Blistein, Jon (November 24, 2020). "Grammys 2021: Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, Roddy Ricch Top Nominations". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Pop Smoke – Meet the Woo" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Danishcharts.dk – Pop Smoke – Meet the Woo". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Pop Smoke Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Pop Smoke – Meet the Woo" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Pop Smoke – Meet the Woo". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Pop Smoke – Meet the Woo". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Pop Smoke Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Album Top-100 2020". Hitlisten. Archived from the original on January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Årslista Album, 2020". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Danish album certifications – Pop Smoke – Meet the Woo". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
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