Opp Stoppa
{{short description|2019 single by YBN Nahmir}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Opp Stoppa
| cover = File:YBN Nahmir - Opp Stoppa.jpg
| alt = A man is crouching and making handgun gestures, with several glocks floating around him. The artist's name and song title appear above him, colored in black and red respectively.
| type = single
| artist = YBN Nahmir
| album = Visionland
| released = June 10, 2019
| genre =
| length = 1:05
| label =
- Atlantic
- Art@War
| writer =
- Nicholas Simmons
- Ashton Woodench
| chronology = YBN Nahmir
| prev_title = Spunky
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Blowing Trees
| next_year = 2019
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|i0MxmMYGzj0|"Opp Stoppa"}}}}
{{Extra album cover
| header = Remix
| type = single
| cover = YBN Nahmir Feat. 21 Savage - Opp Stoppa (Remix).png
| border = yes
| alt =
| caption = Cover art of the official remix featuring 21 Savage
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|UXXGfp-z850|"Opp Stoppa (Remix)"}}}}
}}
"Opp Stoppa" is a song by American rapper YBN Nahmir, first released in June 2019.{{cite web|last=Cohen|first=Trace William|date=June 11, 2019|title=YBN Nahmir Keeps It Brief in New "Opp Stoppa" Video|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/06/ybn-nahmir-opp-stoppa-video|website=Complex|access-date=June 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424180908/https://www.complex.com/music/2019/06/ybn-nahmir-opp-stoppa-video|archive-date=April 24, 2022|url-status=live}} A sleeper hit, it went viral on TikTok in 2020 and was subsequently re-released on November 24, 2020.{{Citation|title=Opp Stoppa - Single by YBN Nahmir|date=November 24, 2020|url=https://music.apple.com/dk/album/opp-stoppa-single/1541920205}} Two remixes of the song have since been released in 2021, the first featuring British-American rapper 21 Savage and the second featuring American rapper Lil Eazzyy.{{cite web|last=Marie|first=Erika|date=January 22, 2021|title=YBN Nahmir Taps 21 Savage For "Opp Stoppa (Remix)"|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ybn-nahmir-taps-21-savage-for-opp-stoppa-remix-new-song.1990002.html|website=HotNewHipHop|access-date=June 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710004229/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ybn-nahmir-taps-21-savage-for-opp-stoppa-remix-new-song.1990002.html|archive-date=July 10, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Cho|first=Regina|date=April 23, 2021|title=YBN Nahmir recruits Lil Eazzyy for "Opp Stoppa (Remix)"|url=https://www.revolt.tv/new-music/2021/4/23/22399133/ybn-nahmir-lil-eazzyy-opp-stoppa-remix|access-date=June 28, 2021|website=Revolt}} The song is also the lead single from YBN Nahmir's debut studio album Visionland (2021).
Background
In an interview with XXL in May 2021, YBN Nahmir said that "Opp Stoppa" means "Something to use against another human being. Someone that's not on your side, I guess. Like, it could be like a gun, a sword, anything." According to him, "Opp Stoppa" revolved around his life but it "really don't connect to me like that anymore." He also shouts out to Chief Keef in the song. Nahmir revealed that the song was originally a freestyle rap and composed in 2018.{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Zoe|date=May 19, 2021|title=YBN Nahmir Breaks Down His Lyrics on "Opp Stoppa" Featuring 21 Savage|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/ybn-nahmir-interview-opp-stoppa/|website=XXL|access-date=June 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603060414/https://www.xxlmag.com/ybn-nahmir-interview-opp-stoppa/|archive-date=June 3, 2022|url-status=live}}
The song began trending on TikTok in 2020, eventually becoming the top song of the platform.{{cite web|last=Marie|first=Erika|date=December 16, 2020|title=YBN Nahmir Goes No. 1 On TikTok: "Everything's Coming So Unexpectedly"|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ybn-nahmir-thanks-fans-for-no-1-song-on-tiktok-everythings-coming-so-unexpectedly-news.123023.html|website=HotNewHipHop|access-date=June 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630075034/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ybn-nahmir-thanks-fans-for-no-1-song-on-tiktok-everythings-coming-so-unexpectedly-news.123023.html|archive-date=June 30, 2021|url-status=live}}
Remixes
Music video
A music video of the original song premiered on June 10, 2019, on the YouTube channel of WorldStarHipHop.
The music video of the remix featuring 21 Savage was released on February 18, 2021. In it, YBN Nahmir throws a party in the front lawn of a house in the hood, with a card tables, box television set and an oven, from which a guest produces baked bird for the group.{{cite web|last=Williams|first=Aaron|date=February 18, 2021|title=YBN Nahmir And 21 Savage's 'Opp Stoppa' Video Throws A Yard Party|url=https://uproxx.com/music/ybn-nahmir-21-savage-opp-stoppa-video/|website=Uproxx|access-date=June 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109044829/https://uproxx.com/music/ybn-nahmir-21-savage-opp-stoppa-video/|archive-date=January 9, 2022|url-status=live}}
Charts
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=YBN Nahmir|title=Opp Stoppa|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2019|certyear=2023|source=radioscope|access-date=December 26, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=YBN Nahmir|title=Opp Stoppa|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2019|certyear=2022|access-date=January 27, 2022}}
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