"This Is New York" | ||||
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Single by ScarLip | ||||
Released | April 10, 2023 | |||
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Length | 2:17 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Sierra Lucas | |||
Producer(s) | NY Bangers | |||
ScarLip singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"This Is New York" on YouTube | ||||
"This Is Cali" on YouTube | ||||
Alternate cover | ||||
"This Is New York" is a song by American rapper ScarLip, released in April 2023. Considered her breakout hit, it gained popularity on the video-sharing app TikTok.
In an interview with Complex, ScarLip spoke about her inspiration behind the song:
Yo son, I'll make up mad music. And then I was just like, "Yo, I have always been inspired by DMX." So I'm like, "Yo, I need to bring some hard shit to the table." I was like, I ain't tap into that lately. And then I was just already mad because I'm like, "His niggas just doing boss shit and shit like that." So I was just like, God got in the booth, I was just like, "Something make me want to tell a nigga, back the fuck up." Something just make me want to grab a nigga up. And that's what I do to niggas. I grab their little ass up. So I had to let these niggas know, they always in your face playing with you, "Back the fuck up." And then I started talking that shit, "This is New York," 'cause that's where I'm from. [1]
The song was originally released on April 2, 2023. [2] It was subsequently released to streaming services twice, on April 10 [3] and April 11, 2023. [4]
The production of the song combines boom bap and drill elements [5] [6] and uses a "stomping, warped bassline", [7] over which ScarLip raps in a raspy voice and aggressive and threatening manner, directing at anyone who brings trouble to her. [6] She also delivers tongue-in-cheek lines such as "This is New York, fuck I look like tellin' a nigga good morning?" [6] [7] [8] In the hook, she tells others to "back the fuck up". [1]
The song began to gain traction across Twitter, Instagram and TikTok upon release, leading to ScarLip receiving cosigns from rappers including Cardi B. [1] [6] [9] Rapper Busta Rhymes collaborated with ScarLip for a remix to the song, which they teased on social media. [1]
The music video was directed by WhoTheWizz. It sees ScarLip mobbing in different places in Harlem, including on Frederick Douglass Boulevard and the nearby St. Nicholas Houses. [10]
On May 11, 2023, ScarLip revealed a DM exchange with rapper Snoop Dogg on Instagram, in which he agreed to collaborate with her on a remix to "This Is New York". [11] The official remix, featuring Snoop Dogg and released on May 18, 2023, is titled "This is Cali". [2] [5] [12]
"This Is New York" | ||||
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Single by ScarLip | ||||
Released | April 10, 2023 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 2:17 | |||
Label |
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Songwriter(s) | Sierra Lucas | |||
Producer(s) | NY Bangers | |||
ScarLip singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Music video | ||||
"This Is New York" on YouTube | ||||
"This Is Cali" on YouTube | ||||
Alternate cover | ||||
"This Is New York" is a song by American rapper ScarLip, released in April 2023. Considered her breakout hit, it gained popularity on the video-sharing app TikTok.
In an interview with Complex, ScarLip spoke about her inspiration behind the song:
Yo son, I'll make up mad music. And then I was just like, "Yo, I have always been inspired by DMX." So I'm like, "Yo, I need to bring some hard shit to the table." I was like, I ain't tap into that lately. And then I was just already mad because I'm like, "His niggas just doing boss shit and shit like that." So I was just like, God got in the booth, I was just like, "Something make me want to tell a nigga, back the fuck up." Something just make me want to grab a nigga up. And that's what I do to niggas. I grab their little ass up. So I had to let these niggas know, they always in your face playing with you, "Back the fuck up." And then I started talking that shit, "This is New York," 'cause that's where I'm from. [1]
The song was originally released on April 2, 2023. [2] It was subsequently released to streaming services twice, on April 10 [3] and April 11, 2023. [4]
The production of the song combines boom bap and drill elements [5] [6] and uses a "stomping, warped bassline", [7] over which ScarLip raps in a raspy voice and aggressive and threatening manner, directing at anyone who brings trouble to her. [6] She also delivers tongue-in-cheek lines such as "This is New York, fuck I look like tellin' a nigga good morning?" [6] [7] [8] In the hook, she tells others to "back the fuck up". [1]
The song began to gain traction across Twitter, Instagram and TikTok upon release, leading to ScarLip receiving cosigns from rappers including Cardi B. [1] [6] [9] Rapper Busta Rhymes collaborated with ScarLip for a remix to the song, which they teased on social media. [1]
The music video was directed by WhoTheWizz. It sees ScarLip mobbing in different places in Harlem, including on Frederick Douglass Boulevard and the nearby St. Nicholas Houses. [10]
On May 11, 2023, ScarLip revealed a DM exchange with rapper Snoop Dogg on Instagram, in which he agreed to collaborate with her on a remix to "This Is New York". [11] The official remix, featuring Snoop Dogg and released on May 18, 2023, is titled "This is Cali". [2] [5] [12]