Norf Norf

"Norf Norf" is a hip hop song. It was described as "sonically grim",{{cite magazine|title=Vince Staples Isn't Running From the Police in 'Norf Norf' Video: Watch|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/videos/6634568/vince-staples-norf-norf-video|first=Paley|last=Martin|date=July 17, 2015|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 12, 2017}} built over a "drone-like" section similar to a "monophonic guitar feedback".{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2015/07/vince-staples-summertime-06-review|title=Vince Staples Doesn’t Hold Back on Debut Album ‘Summertime 06′|website=Xxlmag.com|access-date=30 December 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2015/06/review-vince-staples-summertime-06/|title=Review: Vince Staples' 'Summertime '06' Is No Picnic, And Gloriously So|date=29 June 2015|website=Spin.com|access-date=30 December 2021}}

The song received widespread acclaim by critics. The song was placed in several year-end lists, with Pitchfork placing it at number 19;{{cite web|title=The 100 Best Tracks of 2015|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9765-the-100-best-tracks-of-2015/?page=9|first=Evan|last=Rytlewski|website=Pitchfork|access-date=July 27, 2017}} Complex, at number 46;{{cite web|title=The Best Songs of 2015|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2015/12/best-songs-of-2015|work=Complex|first=Justin|last=Charity|access-date=July 27, 2017}} and The Fader, at number 20.{{cite web|title=The 107 Best Songs of 2015|url=http://www.thefader.com/2015/12/08/best-songs-of-2015-list|work=The Fader|access-date=July 27, 2017}} Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone named it his 12th favorite song of 2015.{{cite web|title=Rob Sheffield's Top 25 Songs of 2015|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rob-sheffields-top-25-songs-of-2015-20151221|work=Rolling Stone|first=Rob|last=Sheffield|access-date=July 27, 2017}} Paul Schrodt of Complex called it the best Vince Staples song.{{cite web|title="Norf Norf" - The Best Vince Staples Songs|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2017/06/best-vince-staples-songs/norf-norf|first=Paul|last=Schrodt|work=Complex|date=June 22, 2017|access-date=July 27, 2017}}

The song received criticism from a woman, who heard the song on the radio with her 11-year-old daughter,{{cite web|author=|title=Extremely Concerned White Woman Recites Vince Staples's "Norf Norf" Through Tears|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/extremely-concerned-white-woman-recites-vince-stapless-norf-norf-through-tears/|website=Noisey|access-date=July 12, 2017}} and released a viral 11-minute video on the internet criticizing the song.{{cite web|title=Vince Staples on viral 'Norf Norf Rant' video: 'No person needs to be attacked'|url=http://ew.com/article/2016/10/06/vince-staples-viral-norf-norf-rant-video|work=Entertainment Weekly|first=Jessica|last=Goodman|date=October 6, 2016|access-date=July 12, 2017}}{{cite web|title=Vince Staples Is a Nice Guy, Defends Mother Upset Over "Norf Norf" Lyrics|url=http://www.spin.com/2016/10/vince-staples-christian-woman-norf-norf|work=Spin|first=Brian|last=Josephs|date=October 6, 2016|access-date=July 12, 2017}}{{cite web|title=A Mother Criticizes Vince Staples, and the Rapper Defends Her|first=Jonah Engel|last=Bromwich|date=October 6, 2016|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/07/arts/music/vince-staples-norf-norf-mother-video.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 12, 2017}} In the video, she recited the song's lyrics,{{cite web|title=Vince Staples Defends Christian Mother From The Viral "Norf Norf Rant" Video|first=David|last=Renshaw|url=http://www.thefader.com/2016/10/06/vince-staples-norf-norf-rant|work=The Fader}} called the song "crap" and "filth", and criticized the song's chorus, "I ain't never run from nothing but the police". The video attracted backlash, which led Staples to defend the woman: "No person needs to be attacked for their opinion on what they see to be appropriate for their children";{{cite web|title=Vince Staples Is Still Defending That Mom Who Went Off About 'Norf Norf'|first=Bansky|last=Gonzalez|date=April 3, 2017|access-date=July 12, 2017|url=http://uproxx.com/realtalk/vince-staples-defending-mom-norf-norf-video|publisher=Uproxx}} he also said she was "clearly confused on the context of the song" and "emotionally unstable".{{cite web|title=Vince Staples Calls Out People Who Criticized Mother Behind "Norf Norf" Rant: 'You're Worse Than Her'|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2017/04/vince-staples-addresses-norf-norf-rant-mom-critics|work=Complex|first=Gavin|last=Evans|date=April 3, 2017|access-date=July 12, 2017}}

The song's music video was released on July 17, 2015. It was filmed in black and white,{{cite web|title=Vince Staples Spends a Rough Night in Jail in 'Norf Norf' Video|url=http://www.spin.com/2015/07/vince-staples-norf-norf-video-watch|date=July 17, 2015|access-date=July 12, 2017|work=Spin|first=Rachel|last=Brodsky}} and shows Staples with "an unfazed expression as he's taken on a seemingly routine trip from the back of a cop car", and "gets his mugshot taken, gets roughed up by cops, and gets thrown in a cell".{{cite web|title=Vince Staples Gets Locked Up in His "Norf Norf" Video|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/60347-vince-staples-gets-locked-up-in-his-norf-norf-video|first=Matthew|last= Strauss|website=Pitchfork|date=July 17, 2015|access-date=July 12, 2017}}

Eric Ducker of Rolling Stone named it the second best music video of 2015,{{cite web|title=Vince Staples, "Norf Norf" - 10 Best Music Videos of 2015|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/10-best-music-videos-of-2015-20151222/vince-staples-norf-norf-20151218|first=Eric|last=Ducker|work=Rolling Stone|date=December 22, 2015|access-date=July 27, 2017}} and USA Today named it the seventh best.{{cite web|title=The 10 best music videos of 2015|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/12/the-10-best-music-videos-of-2015|first1=Nate|last1=Scott|first2=Micah|last2=Peters|work=USA Today|date=December 28, 2015|access-date=July 27, 2017}}

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