Pop Wansel

Pop Wansel
Birth nameAndrew Wansel
Born (1988-04-27) April 27, 1988 (age 36)
OriginPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Songwriter
  • record producer
  • musician

Andrew "Pop" Wansel (born April 27, 1988) is an American songwriter and record producer from Philadelphia. The son of Philadelphia soul musician Dexter Wansel, Pop grew up in the music industry and began writing and producing his own music at the age of ten, citing rapper Nas and Motown songwriting team Holland–Dozier–Holland as his early inspirations.[1][2][3]

In 2006, Pop reached out to Nicki Minaj via Myspace message looking to collaborate. After her initial interest, he sent her an idea that would eventually become the basis for "Your Love". Nicki recorded the track and the unmastered demo subsequently leaked in 2009, landing at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Rap Songs.[4]

  1. ^ "Andrew 'Pop' Wansel". Universal Music Publishing Group. UMPG. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "10 Questions With Andrew "Pop" Wansel". BMI.com. November 17, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  3. ^ "Beat Construction: Meet Andrew "Pop" Wansel, the Producer Behind Nicki Minaj's Soft Side". Thefader.com. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
  4. ^ Trammel, Matthew. "Beat Construction: Meet Andrew "Pop" Wansel, the Producer Behind Nicki Minaj's Soft Side". Thefader.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.