Background and composition
Tyler, the Creator stated in an interview that he had re-recorded his verse "79 to 100 times" and that "It took me so long to write that and just trying to perfect it." [1]
The production consists of drums [2] and synths. [3] Lyrically, Pusha T criticizes rappers who do not treat hip-hop music seriously and Malice references his spiritual journey. [4] The rappers also use puns in relation to expensive cars. [5]
The line "Little feature, niggas threaten to sue me? / Tell your lawyer to set the fee" from Tyler, the Creator's verse gained notable attention from fans. Some speculated it was aimed at rappers Drake (who has a high-profile feud with Pusha T), Playboi Carti, Frank Ocean, or even ASAP Rocky. Tyler explained the meaning behind the line on X, stating "and an old friend ive made music with threatened to sue me over a feature they gave me (so yall dont run with a narrative)". [6]
Critical reception
The song received generally positive reviews. Simon Vozick-Levinson of Rolling Stone called it "a showcase for their finest luxury-car wordplay". [5] Clash's Niall Smith considered it a standout from Let God Sort Em Out that "has golden-age Clipse written all over it; kinetic, cutthroat drums creeping beneath the floorboards of the trio's rhymes." [2] Marko Djurdjić of Exclaim! wrote "'P.O.V.' features numerous flips and turns, with sinister synths, spacey ambience, and silence all helping to define the respective verses. Tyler, the Creator even manages to hold his own, albeit barely, with some of his most inventive lines to date ('My n***a Push keep dirty white moving like mosh pits')." [3] Kyann-Sian Williams of NME stated that "Tyler, the Creator injects his wild, signature mischief on 'P.O.V.'" and praised the song for its "catchy staccato chorus", calling it one of the album's "sparks of the old magic". [7] Pitchfork's Alphonse Pierre commented "Repping the Neptunes classicists is Tyler, the Creator trying to match Push and Malice's shit talk on 'P.O.V.' (Clipse wipe the floor with him.)" [4] Variety's Peter A. Berry described the song's production as "spotless, but somewhat unimaginative", commenting "'P.O.V.' could have been produced anytime between 'Fear of God' and 'My Name Is My Name.'" [8] Alexander Cole of HotNewHipHop wrote "Quite simply, Tyler is talking his sh*t on this song. The same can be said of Pusha T and Malice, who are firing on all cylinders with this track. Meanwhile, the production is sinister, expensive, and everything you would want it to be." [9]
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