Pop Smoke’s life was sadly taken away on February 19th, 2020. 7 months before his tragic demise, he dropped my favourite drill project Meet The Woo. Today I’m going to be doing a little review of it and talk about it a little bit.

Track 1: Meet The Woo
Length: 2:01
Producer: 808 Melo

We start off with one of Pop’s first singles, the beat is pretty slow paced as Pop first starts off by reciting the hook. We then hear his voice at the highest point it’s ever been at when he asks if the beat went off.

Pop starts to rap faster as more things are added into the beat such as snares, hi hats and a little bit of vocals mixed in with the dark drill production.

Track 2: Welcome To The Party
Length: 3:35
Producer: 808 Melo

This was Pop Smoke’s first massive hit which he released at the young age of 19. The main sample on this track is from Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni OST’s theme song.

The thing that caught everyone’s ear when they first heard the breakout hit was Pop Smoke’s incredibly deep voice. Other rappers have had deep voices before but not with the aggression, new york accent and tone that Pop Smoke possesses.

The way his voice meshes with drill beats makes it extremely hard not to enjoy this track and his other songs. This song has also been remixed many times by the likes of Nicki Minaj, Skepta, Montana of 300, Dave East and Fivio Foreign.

Track 3: Hawk Em
Length: 1:59
Producer: 808 Melo

This beat automatically comes in with a dark piano and more “surgical” drill lyrics from Pop. This short yet sweet track hits hard with a louder/deeper delivery with more surgical bars & subtle piano keys with the snare & hi hats.

Track 4: Better Have Your Gun
Length: 3:20
Producer: 808 Melo

This track comes in with a bang, strong vocals in the background of the beat with the patented 808 melo snare and hi hats. Pop provides us with a really strong chorus here and in my opinion, one of his best verses.

Track 5: Scenario
Length: 4:02
Producer: 808 Melo

This is one of my favourite Pop Smoke songs, the loud and eerie beat mixed beautifully with his raw aggression, hard hitting chorus and a monstrous drill flow. The main sample for this song is from the Davy Jones Theme.

Displaying his clever sample choices, Pop also does a great job of taking bits and pieces and using them to his strengths. Using the darker, more booming part of Davy Theme to match his vibrant and deep voice/energy.

Track 6: Dior
Length: 3:37
Producer: 808 Melo

This was Pop Smoke’s 2nd major hit and the staple for the song starts off with another clever sample. This sample is from Sazòn’s Ride For Me, after the intro we’re introduced to one of the most arguable chrouses in recent memory.

Constructing a drill song which people can also dance and sing along to was a true treat Pop gave us. Many other artists have also remixed this song such as Fivio Foreign, Gunna and Lil Wayne. This track is a true drill classic that many people will be listening to for years.

Track 7: Feeling
Length: 2:41
Producers: 808 Melo, MoneyEvery and Rico Beats

For this track, instead of breaking it down I’m going to explain my feelings when I listen to this song.

When I need to get locked in to play a sport, video games, homework or to workout, this is one of the songs I play. The hard hitting beat mixed with the dark and scary lyrics makes it a beautiful drill song to listen to when you need to “lock in.”

Track 8: PTSD
Length: 3:20
Producer: SoSpecial

When I first heard this song, I thought there was a 50 cent feature on it. The Brooklyn rapper’s voice sounds incredibly similar to his idol 50 cent on this track while rapping faster than he usually does.

Pop Smoke also speaks a little bit on his personal problems like getting high when his PTSD kicks in or spoiling himself to east the pqin. A catchy hook, with a beautiful flow and great beat transitioning by SoSpecial makes this one of my personal favourites from Pop Smoke.

Track 9: Brother Man
Length: 3:03
Producers: 808 Melo and Rico Beats

Pop Smoke continues his trend of incredible hooks and flowing beautifully on these dark drill beats. The 2nd half of the 1st verse matches the strong energy on the 2nd verse which makes it incredibly enjoyable.

The 2nd verse in my opinion, is one of his best verses as he just relentlessly pounds this beat with a bone chilling tone and delivery.

To conclude my review of this album, I absolutely loved this project. Pop used the staples of drill (snare and hi hat) yet added his flare to them with the help of elite producer 808 Melo. Melo is a huge part of the Brooklyn drill scene as he joined with pop to make the sound.