Stereogum

CJ’s “Whoopty” And The Mainstreaming Of Drill

A couple of years ago, Brooklyn drill was a local YouTube phenomenon -- young people in a few different neighborhoods taking aesthetic cues from Chicago and the UK, airing out inter-neighborhood beefs ...
Staten Island Advance

‘Whoopty’ rapper CJ’s ‘heart is in Staten Island,’ but his mind is on greatness

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The past 14 months have been good to rapper CJ. The Graniteville native is behind the breakout hit “Whoopty,” which has amassed over 327 million views on YouTube and 486 million ...
The Fader

Young M.A. shares “Whoopty” remix “Ooouuuvie”

Staten Island's CJ scored a top 10 hit with his track "Whoopty," a song heavy on the drill-circa-Pop Smoke sound — the sample of Indian singer Arijit Singh's "Sanam Re" on the beat has to be one of ...
Complex

French Montana and Rowdy Rebel Hop on CJ's "Whoopty NYC Remix"

Staten Island rapper CJ has dropped a NYC-oriented remix of his 2020 breakthrough track “Whoopty,” with appearances from French Montana and Rowdy Rebel. Interjecting new energy into the ...
Complex

CJ Follows Up Hit Single "Whoopty" With New Song "Bop"

CJ continues to build on his growing success with his latest single, "Bop." For this track, CJ pulls no punches letting it be known that he understands his new celebrity status. "I think they feeling ...