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 ...
AllHipHop

CJ Recruits Rowdy Rebel & French Montana For “Whoopty NYC” Remix

The ‘Loyalty Over Royalty (Deluxe)’ EP is on the way. Christopher “CJ” Soriano Jr. scored a Top 10 entry with his single “Whoopty.” The Staten Island-bred newcomer has now enlisted two fellow New ...
Pitchfork

New York Drill Rapper CJ Is Nothing But a Shameless Ripoff

Currently sitting at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, CJ’s “Whoopty” is the biggest-ever New York drill song not made by Pop Smoke. Through a combination of TikTok virality and a traditional push on ...
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 ...
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 ...