Poppa Was a Playa by Nas Song Details

Nas's ' "Poppa Was a Playa" was released on its scheduled release date, 2002. Poppa Was a Playa is explicit and may not be suitable for children. With the duration being about 3:44, this song is close to the average duration of a typical track. There are a total of 11 in the song's album "The Lost Tapes". In this album, this song's track order is #11. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. Based on our statistics, Poppa Was a Playa's popularity is below average in popularity right now. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

With Poppa Was a Playa by Nas having a BPM of 155 with a half-time of 78 BPM and a double-time of 310 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with running. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of B♭ Minor. Which also means that the camelot key for this song is 3A. So, the perfect camelot match for 3A would be either 3A or 2B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 3B or 4A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 12A and a high energy boost can either be 5A or 10A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 2A would be a great choice. Where 6A would give you a moderate drop, and 1A or 8A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-5.423 dB
Acousticness
5%
Danceability
64%
Energy
80%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
32%
Loudness
91%
Speechiness
30%
Valence
62%

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ISRC
USSM10019096
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records