"Copycats" is a song by American rapper Danny Brown featuring American musician Underscores from the former's sixth studio album, Stardust (2025). It was released as the album's second single on October 16, 2025.
Composition "Copycats", a deconstructed club and electropop track, reflects Charli XCX's hyperpop 2024 album Brat mixed with techno-inspired Detroit bass, as produced and featured by Underscores. With a "squelchy 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", while Underscores repeats the catchy hook "rap star, pop star, rock star / Gimme that"
Release On October 16, 2025, "Copycats" was released as the second single from Stardust. Its music video released twelve days later, featuring the duo in an entourage taking selfies and living a flashy lifestyle.
Personnel Credits adapted from Tidal.
Danny Brown – vocals April Harper Grey – vocals, production Geoff Swan – mixing Lewis Chapman – immersive mixing Tatsuya Seto – mastering
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