"Popstar" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American record producer DJ Khaled, featuring Canadian rapper Drake.
The song proved to be more successful than "Greece", debuting at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, and number-one in Drake's native Canada.
[6] Producer OZ created the beat on July 23, 2019, and then used a loop by German production duo David x Eli, to take the track to "the next level".
[6] Drake's "tight syllables"[9] include lyrics about vacationing in the tropical island Turks and Caicos, which he also referenced on the songs "Omertà" (2019) and "Pain 1993" (2020).
[8] He also boasts about his status as the "popstar" of the generation, while name-dropping Scooter Braun, Rihanna, Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez, David Foster, and Justin Bieber.
[10][11][9] Complex's Eric Skelton said Drake's style on the song "may have drawn inspiration" from rappers Valee and Baby Keem.
[12] The New York Times' Jon Caramanica called the song a "string of ruminative tough talk", and opined "when he raps like this, with a stream of boastfulness, it's often an ego-clearing amuse bouche for a more ambitious release to follow".