GNF (OKOKOK)
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{short description|2021 single by Polo G}}
{{Infobox song
| name = GNF (OKOKOK)
| cover = Polo G - GNF (OKOKOK).png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Polo G
|album=Hall of Fame| released = February 5, 2021
| recorded =
| genre =
| length = 1:56
| label = Columbia
| writer =
- Taurus Bartlett
- WIZARDMCE
- Varohl
| producer =
- WIZARDMCE
- Varohl
| chronology = Polo G
| prev_title = Goat Talk 2
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Patience
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|gxykC33lTiQ|"GNF (OKOKOK)"}}}}
}}
"GNF (OKOKOK)" is a song by American rapper Polo G, released on February 5, 2021, after being previewed on February 2.{{Cite web|last=Renshaw|first=David|date=February 5, 2021|title=Polo G takes no prisoners in his 'GNF (OKOKOK)' video|url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/02/05/polo-g-gnf-okokok-video|access-date=March 31, 2021|website=The Fader|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Findlay|first=Mitch|date=February 2, 2021|title=Polo G Is Ready To Kick Off A Rollout|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/polo-g-is-ready-to-kick-off-a-rollout-news.125880.html|access-date=March 31, 2021|website=HotNewHipHop|language=en}} Written alongside Swedish producers WIZARDMCE and Varohl, it was released as the second single from his third album Hall of Fame.{{Cite web|last=Zidel|first=Alex|date=February 5, 2021|title=Polo G Drops Aggressive New Single 'GNF (OKOKOK)'|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/polo-g-drops-aggressive-new-single-gnf-okokok-new-song.1990171.html|access-date=March 31, 2021|website=HotNewHipHop|language=en}}
Composition
The song finds Polo G rapping about gang violence on a piano drill beat.{{Cite web|last=Breihan|first=Tom|date=February 5, 2021|title=Polo G – 'GNF (OKOKOK)'|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2115366/polo-g-gnf-okokok/music/|access-date=March 31, 2021|website=Stereogum|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Powell|first=Jon|date=February 5, 2021|title=Polo G returns with hard-hitting new visual for "GNF (OKOKOK)"|url=https://www.revolt.tv/new-music/2021/2/5/22267637/polo-g-gnf-okokok-video|access-date=March 31, 2021|publisher=Revolt|language=en}} He also shouts out to late fellow American rapper and collaborator Pop Smoke, who later appears on the track "Clueless" (also featuring Fivio Foreign) on Hall of Fame.{{Cite web|last=Bloom|first=Madison|date=February 5, 2021|title=Polo G Shares Video for New Song 'GNF (OKOKOK)'|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/polo-g-shares-video-for-new-song-gnf-okokok-watch/|access-date=March 31, 2021|website=Pitchfork|language=en-us}}
Critical reception
Wren Graves of Consequence of Sound called the song a "windows-down banger", with its energy derived from Polo G's "call-and-response flow".{{Cite web|last=Graves|first=Wren|date=February 5, 2021|title=Polo G pops off on new song 'GNF (OKOKOK)': Stream|url=https://consequence.net/2021/02/polo-g-new-song-gnf-okokok-stream/|access-date=March 31, 2021|website=Consequence of Sound|language=en-US}} Tara C. Mahadevan of Complex called the beat of the song "lethal".{{Cite web|last=Mahadevan|first=Tara C.|date=February 5, 2021|title=Polo G's New Song and Video 'GNF (OKOKOK)' Has Arrived|url=https://www.complex.com/music/polo-g-gnf-okokok-video|access-date=March 31, 2021|website=Complex|language=en}} Wongo Okon of Uproxx wrote that the song is "a strong display of the young rapper's nonchalant spirit as the record is backed by fearless lines like 'If 12 come up, we gon' take 'em on the chase / Just a cold heart and a banger on my waist'."{{Cite web|last=Okon|first=Wongo|date=February 5, 2021|title=Polo G's 'GNF (OKOKOK)' Flaunts His Nonchalant Spirit|url=https://uproxx.com/music/polo-g-gnf-okokok/|access-date=March 28, 2021|publisher=Uproxx|language=en-US}}
Music video
A music video was released on February 5, 2021 and was directed by Cole Bennett. The video shows Polo G rapping while surrounded by his crew; he is also seen "on snowy Chicago rooftops and in rainy streets".
Credits and personnel
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for "GNF (OKOKOK)" ! Chart (2021) ! Peak |
| {{single chart|Canada|55|artist=Polo G|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 28, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardglobal200|109|artist=Polo G|rowheader=true|access-date=March 28, 2021}} |
| scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{Cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2021-02-12|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=March 28, 2021}}
| 8 |
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| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|55|artist=Polo G|rowheader=true|access-date=March 28, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|17|artist=Polo G|rowheader=true|access-date=March 28, 2021}} |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "GNF (OKOKOK)"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Polo G|title=GNF (OKOKOK)|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2024|access-date=December 20, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Polo G|title=GNF (OKOKOK)|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2021|access-date=August 29, 2022}}
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