Copycats (song)
| "Copycats" | ||||
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| Single by Danny Brown featuring Underscores | ||||
| from the album Stardust | ||||
| Released | October 16, 2025 | |||
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| Length | 2:51 | |||
| Label | Warp | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Underscores | |||
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"Copycats" is a song by American rapper Danny Brown featuring American musician Underscores from the former's sixth studio album, Stardust (2025). It was released as the album's second single on October 16, 2025.
Composition
"Copycats", a deconstructed club and electropop track,[1][2] reflects Charli XCX's hyperpop 2024 album Brat mixed with techno-inspired Detroit bass, as produced and featured by Underscores.[3] With a "squelchy bass, glitchcore blips and boops, and chiptune synths", it's a "club-ready earworm". Brown plays as a braggadocious villain aiming at imitators: "Get what you want, not what you ask for... choose my path to walk, the straight narrow",[3] while Underscores repeats the catchy hook "rap star, pop star, rock star / Gimme that"[4]
Release
On October 16, 2025, "Copycats" was released as the second single from Stardust.[5] Its music video released twelve days later, featuring the duo in an entourage taking selfies and living a flashy lifestyle.[6]
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[7]
- Danny Brown – vocals
- April Harper Grey – vocals, production
- Geoff Swan – mixing
- Lewis Chapman – immersive mixing
- Tatsuya Seto – mastering
References
- ↑ Galil, Leor (November 7, 2025). "Danny Brown cannonballs into the digicore underground on Stardust". Chicago Reader. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
- ↑ Fantano 2025, 8:23.
- 1 2 Randy (November 6, 2025). "Album Review: Stardust by Danny Brown". Shatter the Standards. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
- ↑ Pappis, Konstantinos (November 12, 2025). "Album Review: Danny Brown, 'Stardust'". Our Culture. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
- ↑ Williams, Aaron (October 16, 2025). "Danny Brown Boasts His One-Of-A-Kind Status On 'Copycats'". Uproxx. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
- ↑ Williams, Aaron (October 28, 2025). "Danny Brown Takes Selfies In A Limo In His Flashy 'Copycats' Video". UPROXX. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Stardust / Danny Brown / Credits". Tidal. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
Video sources
- Fantano, Anthony (November 13, 2025). Danny Brown - Stardust ALBUM REVIEW. The Needle Drop. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
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