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Released | July 26, 2019 | |||
Recorded | 2019 | |||
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Length | 34:13 | |||
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Meet the Woo (alternatively titled Meet the Woo, Vol. 1) is the debut 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 record. All the tracks were mostly written by Pop Smoke and British producer 808MeloBeats, also known as 808Melo, with production from the latter, Rico Beats, and Yoz Beats.
The mixtape received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who praised Meet the Woo for introducing drill music to the mainstream. A total of three singles were released from 2019 to 2020. The lead single "Welcome to the Party" became a hit in New York, spawning two remixes from rappers Nicki Minaj and Skepta. After Pop Smoke was shot and killed at the age of 20, the mixtape's third and final single "Dior" became the rapper's first solo and posthumous US Billboard Hot 100 hit, peaking at number 22.
Meet the Woo debuted at number 173 on the US Billboard 200 dated August 31, 2019, becoming Pop Smoke's first entry on the chart. After the rapper's death, the mixtape reached a new peak of number 105 on the Billboard 200. The mixtape was more successful outside of the United States, peaking in the top 50 of record charts in Denmark, Sweden, and the Netherlands.