Uproxx

Polo G Reminisces About Him Giving ‘My All’ On His Highly-Anticipated New Song

After giving fans a preview earlier this year, Polo G has dropped his anticipated new song, “My All.” By the time the catchy beat drops, it compliments the rhymes nicely. “You need to desperately wake ...
American Songwriter

Rapper Polo G Samples Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” in New Song

Chicago-born rapper Polo G released his latest single “Bad Man,” which includes an expert sample flip from the legendary song “Smooth Criminal” from the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Polo G announced ...
The Fader

Polo G shares new song “My All”

Polo G has dropped new song "My All" alongside a video directed by Cole Bennett. The video, which can be seen above, catches the Chicago rapper sitting down to tell his story with re-enactments of his ...
Uproxx

Polo G’s ‘Rapstar’ Has Debuted At No. 1 On The Hot 100 Chart And He’s Thrilled

Quickly after the news was made official, Polo G shared his excitement on social media, writing on Instagram, “It’s Crazy I really Manifested this sh*t. I got a long list of goals imma b scratchin off ...
Yahoo

Polo G’s ‘Rapstar’ Debuts as No. 1 Song; Several DMX Records Rejoin Album Chart, as Taylor Swift’s ‘Fearless’ Takes Top Spot

After several previous notable singles, Polo G’s “Rapstar” is looking like his first true phenomenon, becoming his first No. 1 single with the highest streaming numbers for any song by a male artist ...
Forbes

Rapper Polo G Scores His First No. 1 Hit As ‘Rapstar’ Debuts Atop The Hot 100

For six weeks running now, a new song has either debuted atop the Hot 100 or risen to the highest spot, with this frame making it an even half-dozen as one of the hottest rappers in the American music ...
The Fader

Polo G lifts from Michael Jackson in the new song “Bad Man (Smooth Criminal)”

Over the past few months, a snippet of an unreleased Polo G song began spreading like wildfire across TikTok. The preview interpolated Michael Jackson's 1988 hit "Smooth Criminal," and a song at that ...
Forbes

Polo G’s ‘Rapstar’ Tops The Billboard Hot 100 (Again)—Ending Six-Week Streak Of New Top Songs

For the second week in a row, "Rapstar" by Polo G is topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart after debuting in the top spot last week—remaining at number one after a week where few new releases managed to ...
The Source Magazine

Polo G Had the Biggest Streaming Week for a Male Artist in 2021

Polo G’s “RAPSTAR” now has the biggest streaming week for a song by a male artist in eight months as he sits atop Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart. The track, which first arrived on April 9, claimed ...
Slate

All Polo G’s “Rapstar” Needed to Reach No. 1 Was One Great Hook

Imagine if TikTok had existed in the late ’60s: Maybe Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love” would’ve been a hit sooner. Zep bassist John Paul Jones has claimed that the band’s guitar god Jimmy Page had ...
People

Polo G Gifted $10k to Each Cast Member of His 'Barely Holdin' On' Music Video: 'Huge Surprise,' Says Director

For the rapper's emotional video, director Arrad purposely cast non-actors who've struggled in life and relate to the song's subject matter Jack Irvin has over five years of experience working in ...