Stop Cappin

{{short description|2019 single by Blueface}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Stop Cappin

| cover = Blueface - Stop Cappin.jpg

| type = single

| artist = Blueface

| EP = Dirt Bag

| released = May 3, 2019

| recorded =

| genre = Hip hop

| length = 2:41

| label = Cash Money

| writer =

| producer = HvnnidBand

| prev_title = Slide

| prev_year = 2019

| next_title = Daddy

| next_year = 2019

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Sab6wfnmTcY|"Stop Cappin"}}}}

}}

"Stop Cappin" is a song by American rapper Blueface, released on May 3, 2019 and produced by HvnnidBand. An official remix of the song featuring American rapper The Game appears on Blueface's second EP Dirt Bag.

Composition and lyrics

The song finds Blueface rapping in his signature offbeat flow over a beat that is described as bouncy with keys reminiscent of his song "Thotiana".{{cite web |last1=Mendez |first1=Marisa |title=Blueface “Stop Cappin”: Listen to New Song |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/blueface-stop-cappin/ |website=XXL |access-date=21 March 2025 |date=May 2, 2019}} He boasts about his meteoric rise{{cite web |last1=Saponara |first1=Michael |title=Blueface Catches His Opponents Slipping in Birdman-Assisted ‘Stop Cappin’ Video: Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/blueface-stop-cappin-video-8509891/ |website=Billboard |access-date=21 March 2025 |date=May 2, 2019}} and addresses his critics, beginning with the chorus, "Stop cappin'! I'm really poppin' / How can I slip if I'm the one doing the moppin'?" The lyrics are a reference to his "mop the floor" line from the song "Respect My Cryppin'".{{cite web |last1=Renshaw |first1=David |title=Watch Blueface’s “Stop Cappin” video |url=https://www.thefader.com/2019/05/02/blueface-stop-cappin-video |website=The Fader |access-date=21 March 2025 |date=May 2, 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Fu |first1=Eddie |title=Blueface Is A Crip-Walking Janitor In His “Stop Cappin” Video |url=https://genius.com/a/blueface-is-a-crip-walking-janitor-in-his-stop-cappin-video |website=Genius |access-date=21 March 2025 |date=May 2, 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Aaron |title=Blueface Literally Catches A Hater Slipping In His Cinematic ‘Stop Cappin’ Video |url=https://uproxx.com/music/blueface-stop-cappin-video/ |website=Uproxx |access-date=21 March 2025 |date=May 2, 2019}}

Music video

The music video was directed by Aaron Greene and released on May 1, 2019. It opens with two men speaking ill of Blueface.{{cite web |last1=Marie |first1=Erika |title=Blueface Drops Visual For "Stop Cappin" Single |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/167060-blueface-drops-visual-for-stop-cappin-single-new-video |website=HotNewHipHop |access-date=21 March 2025 |date=May 2, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Blueface’s “Stop Cappin” Video |url=https://www.power106.com/2019/05/02/watch-bluefaces-stop-cappin-video/ |website=Power 106 |access-date=21 March 2025 |date=May 2, 2019}} They follow him once they see him working his night job as a janitor at a local establishment in Los Angeles, but Blueface removes the wet floor sign and catches one of them slipping. Blueface, who is wearing a bulletproof vest and Cash Money West medallion, flaunts himself in an abandoned garage as he splashes reddish-tinged water around from his bucket, mops the floor, and Crip Walks. He also cruises through the streets of the city at night in a Bentley convertible with his bosses Birdman and Wack 100.

Remix

The official remix was released on August 9, 2019 from Dirt Bag and features the Game. Mitch Findlay had a favorable reaction to the remix, commenting that "With Born To Rap on the way, 'Stop Cappin' feels like a warm-up for Game, who deftly uses the platform to talk his shit" and "While it's not exactly a groundbreaking collaboration, Game's output has been relatively rare - thus, when he does surface, it feels significant."{{cite web |last1=Findlay |first1=Mitch |title=The Game & Blueface Throw Weight Behind "Stop Cappin" Movement |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/182447-the-game-and-blueface-throw-weight-behind-stop-cappin-movement-new-song |website=HotNewHipHop |access-date=21 March 2025 |date=August 9, 2019}}

Charts

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scope="col"| Chart (2019)

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position

{{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|15|artist=Blueface|rowheader=true|access-date=March 21, 2025}}
scope="row"| US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard){{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/blueface/chart-history/RBU|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616120156/https://www.billboard.com/music/blueface/chart-history/RBU|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 16, 2021|title=Blueface Chart History: Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 21, 2025}}

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