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Single by Tyler, the Creator and ASAP Rocky | ||||
Released | September 28, 2018 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 3:02 | |||
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"Potato Salad" on YouTube |
"Potato Salad" is a song by American rappers Tyler,the Creator and ASAP Rocky. It was first released on July 23,2018 from AWGE's AWGE DVD Vol. 3,before being released to streaming services on September 28,2018. [1] The song is a freestyle of "Knock Knock" by Monica.
On Twitter,Tyler,the Creator revealed that he had been trying to rap over the beat of "Knock Knock" for ten years. [2]
The lyrics revolve around topics including wealth and fashion. [3] In the first verse,Tyler,the Creator makes puns based on a PlayStation controller, [4] [5] acknowledges the habit of many rappers to spend money on jewelry with a mention of designer Ben Baller, [6] and boasts his income with lines about buying "COMME blouses" [3] [5] and packing houses with "some Leo Dicaps and some Cole Sprouses". [5] ASAP Rocky performs the second verse,in which he references rapper Lil B and his group The Pack's song "Vans" [3] and insists twice that his designer bag is "not a purse,it's a satchel." [5] He later gives his stance on the state of hip hop and the new wave generation of artists that have been called mumble rappers, [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] defending them and taking a dig at the older generation who look down upon them, [7] with a reference to the criticism of the 2018 XXL Freshman Class. [3] Rocky also shouts out to hip hop group Shabazz Palaces. [4] [9]
The music video was shot by AWGE and filmed in Paris. The rappers meet up in the city,where they clown around and rap in front of the Eiffel Tower, [5] [6] [8] [7] [10] as well as in the streets. [11] They also show off their designer products, [10] wearing fisherman sweaters and Chanel. [11] As they perform,the lyrics of the song flash on screen. [10] [11] Rapper Jaden Smith also makes a cameo in the video, [6] [8] [7] [10] during ASAP Rocky's verse. [6] The clip ends with a message hinting at a collaboration between Tyler,the Creator and ASAP Rocky:"WANG$AP Coming Soon". [6] [8] [7] [9] [10] [11]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [12] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [13] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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