Stemming from an impromptu studio session with IDPizzle performing the Pop Smoke anthem in the Congolese ‘Sebene’ style, the legendary producer Don-E featured IDPizzle performing it on his IG Live session and the rest is history.
Loving it, the hottest radio station in quarantine – No Signal – played the track during its ground-breaking #NS10v10 clashes that have since gained global significance, including in the recent Wizkid vs. Vybez Kartel clash that saw a record 970K people tune in to the fledgeling station.
The mix of vibrant Congolese flavour sewn into the drill banger has proved an inescapable anthem, with street heat already claiming it one of the tracks of the year, spawning viral memes and content off the “Billie Gin” pronunciation.
