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| Single by ASAP Rocky | ||||
| from the album Don't Be Dumb | ||||
| Released | July 20, 2023 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
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"Riot (Rowdy Pipe'n)" is a single by American rapper ASAP Rocky, released on July 20, 2023, as the second single from his upcoming fourth studio album Don't Be Dumb . It was produced by Rocky and Pharrell.
The song previously leaked in 2021. [1] It originally featured Tyler, the Creator, but he was cut from the final version. [2] ASAP Rocky performed an early version of the song on Amazon Music Live in December 2022. [3] Certain lyrics in the song have fueled rumors that Rocky and his partner Rihanna are married. [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
The song was used in an advertisement for Beats Electronics, in which Rocky goes to buy diapers for his son, named Rza, at Rihanna's request. [10] [11] [12] [13] It was shot and directed by Rocky in Tokyo and released alongside the song. [14]
The production begins with Pharrell's signature "four-beat" intro, followed by reverbed horn sounds [2] [15] and an array of synthesizers. [15] [16] In the chorus, ASAP Rocky interpolates the melody of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana and vows to speak out on what he believes in: "We grow, we learn and we live (Woo, woo) / I might start a riot (Woo, woo, woo) / We grow, we learn and we live (Woo, woo, woo) / Opposite of quiet (Woo, woo, woo)". [8] In the post-chorus, he details his fashion inspiration from wrestler Roddy Piper, who was known to wear kilts in the ring: "I just bought designer kilts, yeah, I Roddy Pipe it (Uh, uh) / I just put some BDs on my whip with lime green pipin' (Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo)". [2] [8] His first verse is performed almost a minute into the song, starting with a shout-out to his "wife", who is believed to be Rihanna: "My wife is erotic, I'm smokin' exotic (Woo, woo) / My whip is exotic, my crib is a cottage (Woo, woo, woo) / A wholе lotta cheesy, we gettin' that cottage (Woo, woo) / A wholе lotta brains, I skipped out on college (Woo, woo, woo)." [2] [8] [9] [16] [17] Lyrically, Rocky brags about the expensive cars and clothes in his lifestyle [8] and questions his critics. [18] In the second verse, he continues to make references to Rihanna, [8] name-drops Brent Faiyaz, [16] and hints at a new collaboration with Rihanna. [8] [9]
An official music video was released on July 25, 2023. Directed by ASAP Rocky and his AWGE collective, [14] it finds Rocky riding through the streets in a massive tank as a marching mob of similarly dressed and masked people surround him, [12] [13] [19] pulling large blow-up statues behind him. [13] Rocky also shows off an array of cars, including a decorated Mercedes-Benz, [19] [20] along with tanks and fighter planes, [20] handling business calls, representing his son RZA via a massive belt buckle, [19] promoting Rihanna's Fenty Skin brand, [20] throwing money all over himself in the street. [13]
ASAP Rocky worked with his stylist Matthew Henson and London designer Mowalola Ogunlesi on styling for the video. The clip shows him wearing a pixel Damier-patterned Louis Vuitton boilersuit courtesy of Pharrell, Gerrit Jacob's American flag gear, a 1996 parachute bomber jacket designed by Issey Miyake and paired with Bottega Veneta boots, a long, slick trench coat of the same brand paired with an Hermès bag, a Coucoubebe leather jacket reading "DUMB SHIT", and an anti-FIFA football jersey with "HUMAN RIGHTS" plastered across the chest created by Hattie Crowthe. [14] [21]
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [22] | 20 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [23] | 36 |
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