Song Stories: Joey Purp - How I wrote 'Girls @' feat. Chance The Rapper

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Channel: NME · 2016 · Music

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When Joey Purp asked his friend Chance The Rapper to feature on ‘Girls @’ he was still working on his 2016 album ‘Coloring Book’, but he made time for it. Here Joey explains how he came up with the Neptunes-style beat and the hook – and how they got Chance to sit on a moving car in the video.

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