Copycats (song)
| "Copycats" | ||||
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| Single by Danny Brown featuring Underscores | ||||
| from the album Stardust | ||||
| Released | October 16, 2025 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:51 | |||
| Label | Warp | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Underscores | |||
| Danny Brown singles chronology | ||||
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"Copycats" is a song by American rapper Danny Brown from his sixth studio album, Stardust (2025). The second single released from the album, it features American musician Underscores, and was released 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 "squelcy 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 (2025-11-07). "Danny Brown cannonballs into the digicore underground on Stardust". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
- ^ Fantano 2025, 8:23.
- ^ a b Randy (November 6, 2025). "Album Review: Stardust by Danny Brown". Shatter the Standards. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
- ^ Pappis, Konstantinos (2025-11-12). "Album Review: Danny Brown, 'Stardust'". Our Culture. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
- ^ Williams, Aaron (2025-10-16). "Danny Brown Boasts His One-Of-A-Kind Status On 'Copycats'". Uproxx. Retrieved 2025-10-16.
- ^ Williams, Aaron (2025-10-28). "Danny Brown Takes Selfies In A Limo In His Flashy 'Copycats' Video". UPROXX. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- ^ "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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