Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon

Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon is the debut studio album by American rapper Pop Smoke, and first posthumous project following his murder from a home invasion on February 19, 2020. It was released on July 3, 2020, by Victor Victor Worldwide and Republic Records. The album contains features from Quavo, Lil Baby, DaBaby, Swae Lee, Future, Rowdy Rebel, 50 Cent, Roddy Ricch, Tyga, Karol G, Lil Tjay, and King Combs. The deluxe edition of the album was released on July 20, 2020, on what would have been Pop Smoke's 21st birthday. The deluxe version features fifteen additional tracks, including remixes of three songs from the original album. It features additional guest appearances from Fivio Foreign, Dafi Woo, Dread Woo, Davido, PnB Rock, Jamie Foxx, Gunna, Young Thug, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Queen Naija, Calboy, and Burna Boy.

Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon
Studio album by Pop Smoke
Released	July 3, 2020
Genre	Hip hop drill trap R&B[1]
Length	56:41
Label	Victor Victor Republic
Producer	50 Cent (exec.)[2] Pop Smoke (exec.)[2] Steven Victor (exec.)[2] Rico Beats (also exec.)[2] 808Melo) WondaGurl Jenius 5ive Beatz Daniel Deleyto Tyy Beats Dez Wright CashMoneyAP Palaze Jess Jackson Mike Dean Wylo MobzBeatz Mora Beats Swirv Hakz Beats SephGotTheWaves PittThaKid Yung Swisher Buddah Bless Seth Da Chef Yamaica JW Lucas Rxcksta DJ Drewski K-Mack Ray Lennon Billy J J. Jackson Mustard Bongo ByTheWay Luci G TazP Beatz Beat Menace Dizzy Banko Kiwi Kdi Tash SpunkBigga Young Devante Jugraj Nagra Carson Hackney Keanu Beats Banshee the Goat Szamz Axl BigBroLGND YoungKio Fabio Aguilar BloodPop Band on the Beat RD Whittington The Elements L3gion Relly Made
Pop Smoke chronology
Meet the Woo 2 (2020) Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon (2020)
Deluxe edition cover
Singles from Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon
"Make It Rain" Released: June 12, 2020 "The Woo" Released: July 20, 2020 "Mood Swings" Released: August 21, 2020 "For the Night" Released: October 3, 2020 "What You Know Bout Love" Released: October 9, 2020 "Hello" Released: February 9, 2021

It was executive-produced by 50 Cent, who was one of Pop Smoke's biggest inspirations. 50 Cent personally took it upon himself to finish the album for Smoke by calling the featured artists and taking care of the deadlines.[3][4]

Shortly before the album release, his family announced they would be taking on the non-profit Shoot for the Stars Foundation that Pop Smoke had begun to set up before his death.[5] He created it with the purpose in mind to "establish a platform that helps youth achieve their goals amidst living and growing up in difficult circumstances," providing access to technology among other resources.[6]

The album debuted at number one in several countries, including the US Billboard 200, where Pop Smoke became the first act in hip hop history to have a posthumous debut album at the top of the chart. The album spawned the singles "Make It Rain", "The Woo", "Mood Swings", "For the Night", and "What You Know Bout Love", along with other multiple charting songs, including "Something Special" and "Diana".

Background

Music is the tool of revolution. We have been watching, along with the rest of the world, as long overdue change starts to take root. We have seen Pop's music become the soundtrack of the moment, unifying the masses. Given recent events, we have decided to delay the release of his album out of respect for the movement...Please join us in celebrating Pop Smoke's legacy.

— Pop Smoke's main manager & label head Steven Victor explaining the delay of the album's release on Instagram.[7]

Before the album, Pop Smoke had two posthumous guest appearances, both released on May 8, 2020. He was featured on "Run It Up" by Canadian rapper Nav from his third studio album, Good Intentions. He was featured alongside American rapper Fivio Foreign on "Zoo York" by American rapper Lil Tjay from his commercial mixtape, State of Emergency.

Originally announced on May 14, 2020, the album had a planned release date of June 12, 2020.[7] However, the album's lead single, "Make It Rain", featuring American rapper Rowdy Rebel, was released instead, and it was announced that the album had been pushed back to July 3, 2020, out of respect for the George Floyd protests against police brutality and systemic racism.[7][8] The album name was revealed on June 16, 2020, as it was made available for pre-order on his online store.[9] It was also announced that Pop Smoke's estate had signed a co-publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music, covering all his past music as well as the upcoming album.[10][11]

Cover art controversy

The tracklist was revealed on June 29, along with new artwork.[12] However, the Virgil Abloh-designed piece was met with significant criticism from fans who called it "lazy" and "rushed" and felt it was disrespectful, even prompting a Change.org petition with tens of thousands of signatures.[13][14][15] Notably, the picture of Pop Smoke that Abloh used was the very first result on Google Images.[16] Only a few hours later, the label announced that it would be replaced in time for the release date.[17][18]

50 Cent further criticized his work and posted over 35 fan-made designs, saying that "they ain't going for this bullshit".[19][20]

After posting an explanation that he based the design on a conversation he had with Pop Smoke, Abloh was accused by a conceptual artist Ryder Ripps of stealing his chrome rose concept and "[ruining] it with a careless design", adding that it was "so sad that someone would care this little about art, design and the memory of a human who was so loved to wrap his name up in lies and theft."[21] Ripps created the final cover art with the chrome rose against black background.[22]

The final album cover was revealed just hours before the album was commercially released and was chosen by his mother.[23]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.4/10[24]
Metacritic	70/100[25]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[26]
Consequence of Sound	B+[27]
Entertainment Weekly	B[28]
The Independent	[29]
NME	[30]
Paste Magazine	7.2/10[31]
Pitchfork	6.5/10[32]
Rolling Stone	[33]
Slant Magazine	[34]

Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon received generally positive reviews. on Metacritic, the album has an aggregate score of 70 out of 100, based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[25]

Dhruva Balram of NME wrote that the posthumous album is "measured with care", complimenting the production and Pop Smoke's ventures into different genres: "Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon showcases a multi-faceted artist only just discovering his potential. What makes the album truly stand out is that it serves as a testament to the strength, power and knowledge Smoke held in his ambition to go to the very top. Tragically, his death prematurely vaulted him there, but at least this posthumous release will serve as a lasting reminder of Smoke's immense talent."[30] Danny Schwartz of Rolling Stone wrote that "While Stars features a handful of hell-raisers in the vein of the Woo tapes, it also works to merge drill's swooping rhythms with the kind of austere Atlanta trap that Migos and Zaytoven mastered mid-decade, as well as the arpeggiated guitar lines that ornament the music of A Boogie, Gunna, and other melody-minded rappers."[33] Alphonse Pierre of Pitchfork wrote that the album "attempts to cement his legacy by expanding his world". Pierre praised the album for being "big, polished, versatile, feature-packed, and loaded with radio and playlist-friendly records."[32] Wongo Okon of Uproxx wrote that Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon aimed to "bring the Brooklyn rapper's name, sound, and presence to previously untouched corners and uncharted roads once and for all", with the hope of "making Pop Smoke larger than the life he lived."[35]

Commercial performance

Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon debuted at number 1 on the US Billboard 200 with 251,000 album-equivalent units (including 72,000 pure album sales) in its first week. This became Pop Smoke's first US number one debut. The album also accumulated a total of 268.44 million on-demand streams of the set's tracks in the week ending July 18. It made Pop Smoke the first hip hop act in history to posthumously debut at number one on the Billboard 200 with a debut studio album. He joined The Notorious B.I.G., 2Pac, XXXTentacion, and Juice Wrld as the only hip hop acts in history to posthumously hit number one.[36] Additionally, all 19 tracks on the album charted on the Billboard Hot 100 following its first week of release. Pop Smoke held the record for the most simultaneous songs on the Hot 100 posthumously for a week, however lost that the next week due to Juice Wrld. The late American rappers XXXTentacion and Mac Miller previously held the record with ten each.[37] The album later returned to number one on the Billboard 200, after a three-month break. It was the second album in 2020, after Lil Baby's My Turn, to have a lengthy wait between weeks at number one.[38]

Internationally, the album also debuted at number one in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Switzerland, while reaching the top ten in several other countries. The album later reached number one in the United Kingdom, in its twelfth week on the charts.[39]

Track listing

Track listing adapted from Tidal.[40]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Bad Bitch from Tokyo" (Intro)	Bashar Jackson Andre Loblack Ebony Oshunrinde Julius Alexander-Brown	808Melo WondaGurl Jenius^[b]	0:48
2.	"Aim for the Moon" (featuring Quavo)	B. Jackson Quavious Marshall Oshunrinde Sadiki Forbes Loblack Daniel Deleyto Tyrone Penman Dylan Cleary-Krell	WondaGurl 5ive Beatz 808Melo Deleyto^[a] Tyy Beats^[b] Dez Wright^[b]	2:56
3.	"For the Night" (featuring Lil Baby and DaBaby)	B. Jackson Dominique Jones Jonathan Kirk Alex Petit Christoffer Marcussen Cedric Leutwyler	CashMoneyAP Palaze Jess Jackson^[b] Mike Dean^[b] Wylo^[b]	3:10
4.	"44 Bulldog"	B. Jackson David Gbeminiyi Fabian Mora, Jr.	MobzBeatz Mora Beats	2:31
5.	"Gangstas"	B. Jackson Petit Ellis Newton	CashMoneyAP Swirv	2:40
6.	"Yea Yea"	B. Jackson Hakan Akyol Joseph Boyden	Hakz Beats SephGotTheWaves	3:06
7.	"Creature" (featuring Swae Lee)	B. Jackson Khalif Brown Loblack Martin Pitt Philipp Riebenstahl Newton Steven Victor Ryan Press Jerome Eversley Derrick Gray^[d]	808Melo PittThaKid^[a] Yung Swisher^[a] Swirv^[b]	3:23
8.	"Snitching" (featuring Quavo and Future)	B. Jackson Q. Marshall Nayvadius Wilburn Tyron Douglas Seth Jones	Buddah Bless Seth Da Chef	4:19
9.	"Make It Rain" (featuring Rowdy Rebel)	B. Jackson Chad Marshall Alyamani Ouadah	Yamaica	3:22
10.	"The Woo" (featuring 50 Cent and Roddy Ricch)	B. Jackson Curtis Jackson III Rodrick Moore, Jr. Loblack John Lucas Adam Hashim J. Jackson	808Melo JW Lucas^[a] Rxcksta^[a] DJ Drewski^[b] K-Mack^[b] Ray Lennon^[b] Billy J^[b] J. Jackson^[b]	3:22
11.	"West Coast Shit" (featuring Tyga and Quavo)	B. Jackson Micheal Stevenson Q. Marshall Dijon McFarlane Uforo Ebong	Mustard Bongo ByTheWay	3:12
12.	"Enjoy Yourself" (featuring Karol G)	B. Jackson Carolina Navarro Richard Butler, Jr. Karim Kharbouch Pierre Meador Marcussen Lucas Grob	Palaze Luci G	3:18
13.	"Mood Swings" (featuring Lil Tjay)	B. Jackson Tione Merritt Omar Gomez DeAndre Sumpter	Beat Menace Dizzy Banko Kiwi^[a]	3:33
14.	"Something Special"	B. Jackson Kenneth Ifill Lionel Richie Ronald LaPread Tim Kelley Tamia Washington Ernesto Shaw John Jackson	Kdi	2:38
15.	"What You Know Bout Love"	B. Jackson Tashim Zene Elgin Lumpkin Troy Oliver	Tash	2:40
16.	"Diana" (featuring King Combs)	B. Jackson Christian Combs Anthony Blagmon Stephen Garrett Timothy Mosley Pierre Rene, Jr.	SpunkBigga	3:09
17.	"Got It on Me"	B. Jackson Dmytro Luchko C. Jackson III Darrell Branch Frederick Perren Luis Resto Keni St. Lewis	Young Devante	2:45
18.	"Tunnel Vision" (Outro)	B. Jackson Jugraj Nagra Carson Hackney	808Melo Nagra Hackney	2:13
19.	"Dior" (bonus track)	B. Jackson Loblack	808Melo	3:36
Total length:				56:41

Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[41]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
20.	"Hotel Lobby"	B. Jackson Loblack J. Jackson Keanu Torres^[d] Solal Tong Cuong^[d] C. Jackson III Andre Young Michael Elizondo Theron Feemster	808Melo J. Jackson Keanu Beats^[c] Banshee the Great^[c]	2:31
21.	"Showin Off Pt. 1" (featuring Fivio Foreign)	B. Jackson Maxie Ryles III Loblack	808Melo	1:36
22.	"Showin Off Pt. 2" (featuring Fivio Foreign)	B. Jackson Ryles III Manalla Yusuf Szymon Świątczak	Szamz Axl^[a]	3:12
23.	"Iced Out Audemars" (featuring Dafi Woo)	B. Jackson Khadafi Julio Ricardo Lamarre John Stevens	Rico Beats BigBroLGND^[b]	3:03
24.	"Woo Year" (featuring Dread Woo)	B. Jackson Jahkeem Haughton Petit Kiowa Roukema Cleary-Krell Fabio Aguilar^[d]	CashMoneyAP YoungKio Dez Wright^[b] Aguilar^[c]	3:02
25.	"Tsunami" (featuring Davido)	B. Jackson David Adeleke Loblack	808Melo	3:29
26.	"Backseat" (featuring PnB Rock)	B. Jackson Rakim Allen Michael Tucker	BloodPop	2:51
27.	"Imperfections" (Interlude)	B. Jackson Damil Coste Joseph Zoumboulias Shaffer Smith Kameron Houff Scott Storch	Band on the Beat	1:48
28.	"She Feelin Nice" (featuring Jamie Foxx)	B. Jackson Eric Bishop Joseph Bereal James Smith Oshunrinde RD Whittington	WondaGurl Whittington^[b]	2:35
29.	"Paranoia" (featuring Gunna and Young Thug)	B. Jackson Sergio Kitchens Jeffery Williams Loblack Keven Wolfsohn Paul Goller	The Elements 808Melo^[b]	3:33
30.	"Hello" (featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie)	B. Jackson Artist Dubose Petit Lamarre Jason Avalos	CashMoneyAP Rico Beats L3gion^[b]	3:11
31.	"Be Clearr"	B. Jackson Gerail Harvey	Relly Made	3:22
32.	"Yea Yea" (Remix; featuring Queen Naija)	B. Jackson Queen Bulls Akyol Boyden	Hakz Beats SephGotTheWaves	3:37
33.	"Diana" (Remix; featuring King Combs and Calboy)	B. Jackson Combs Calvin Woods Blagmon Garrett Mosley Rene	SpunkBigga	3:54
34.	"Enjoy Yourself" (Remix; featuring Burna Boy)	B. Jackson Damini Ogulu Butler, Jr. Kharbouch Meador Marcussen Grob	Palaze Luci G	3:18
Total length:				101:44

Target edition (bonus tracks)[42]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
20.	"Hello" (featuring A Boogie wit da Hoodie)	B. Jackson Artist Dubose Petit Lamarre Jason Avalos	CashMoneyAP Rico Beats L3gion^[b]	3:11
21.	"Hotel Lobby"	B. Jackson Loblack Keanu Torres^[d] Solal Tong Cuong^[d] J. Jackson C. Jackson III Andre Young Michael Elizondo Theron Feemster	808Melo J. Jackson Keanu Beats^[c] Banshee the Great^[c]	2:31

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer
• ^{^[c]} signifies an uncredited co-producer[43]
• ^{^[d]} signifies an uncredited co-writer[44]
• "Tunnel Vision" features additional vocals from Dread Woo, Mike D, and Xiarra Nimrod.
• "Yea Yea" features uncredited background vocals from Geo Vocals.[45]
• "Diana" features uncredited background vocals from Calboy on the original album, however features and credits him on the remix on the deluxe.[46]
• "Paranoia" featuring Gunna and Young Thug was originally on the track list of the original album with an extra feature from Pusha T. However, it was included on the deluxe edition, without Pusha's verse.[47]

Sample credits

• "The Woo" contains interpolations of "Candy Shop", written and performed by Curtis Jackson III also known as 50 Cent.[48]
• "Enjoy Yourself" contains a sample of "Drink Freely", written by Karim Kharbouch, Richard Butler, Jr. and Pierre Meador, as performed by French Montana.[49]
• "Something Special" contains a sample of "Into You", written by John Jackson, Tamia Washington, Ernesto Shaw, Tim Kelley, Lionel Richie and Ronald LaPread, as performed by Fabolous.[50]
• "What You Know Bout Love" contains a sample of "Differences", written by Elgin Lumpkin and Troy Oliver, as performed by Ginuwine.[34]
• "Diana" contains a sample of "Cheers 2 U", written by Jawaan Peacock, Benjamin Bush, Stephen Garrett and Timothy Mosley, as performed by Playa.
• "Got It on Me" contains interpolations of "Many Men (Wish Death)", written by Curtis Jackson III, Darrell Branch, and Luis Resto, as performed by 50 Cent.[41]
• "Hotel Lobby" contains interpolations of "If I Can't", written by Curtis Jackson III, Andre Young, and Mike Elizondo, as performed by 50 Cent.
• "Imperfections" (Interlude) contains interpolations of "Let Me Love You", written by Shaffer Smith, Kameron Houff, and Scott Storch, as performed by Mario.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart performance for Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon Chart (2020) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[51] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[52] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[53] 2 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[54] 3 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[55] 1 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[56] 4 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[57] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[58] 1 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[59] 1 French Albums (SNEP)[60] 3 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[61] 9 Irish Albums (OCC)[62] 1 Italian Albums (FIMI)[63] 9 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[64] 5 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[65] 1 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[66] 1 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[67] 26 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[68] 3 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[69] 1 UK Albums (OCC)[70] 1 US Billboard 200[71] 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[72] 1 US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[73] 1

Year-end charts 2020 year-end chart performance for Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon Chart (2020) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[74] 11 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[75] 20 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[76] 14 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[77] 38 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[78] 3 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[79] 3 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[80] 1 French Albums (SNEP)[81] 48 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[82] 71 Irish Albums (IRMA)[83] 8 Italian Albums (FIMI)[84] 50 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[85] 4 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[86] 12 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[87] 10 UK Albums (OCC)[88] 6 US Billboard 200[89] 7 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[90] 5

Certifications

Certifications for Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[91]	Platinum	20,000
France (SNEP)[92]	Gold	50,000
Italy (FIMI)[93]	Gold	25,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[94]	Gold	7,500
Sweden (GLF)[95]	Gold	15,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[96]	Gold	100,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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External links

• The Making of Pop Smoke's Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon on Complex