"Cop That Shit" is the first single from the album Under Construction, Part II

Under Construction, Part II

Under Construction Part II is a 2003 album by hip-hop duo Timbaland & Magoo. The group's third LP , Under Construction Part II is nominally a sequel to Missy Elliott's 2002 LP Under Construction, also chiefly produced by Timbaland...

by rap duo Timbaland & Magoo

Timbaland & Magoo

Timbaland & Magoo are a rap duo consisting of producer/rapper Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley and rapper Melvin "Magoo" Barcliff who is of African American and Native American descent.Originally from Norfolk, Virginia, the duo first met when they were teenagers...

. The song features Missy Elliott

Missy Elliott

Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one...

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Meaning and structure

The song is about people downloading and burning CDs instead of buying them in which during that time was an epidemic affecting rappers and their album sales.

All verses are resung

Cover version

In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

 verse's from classic rap songs, however some of the lyrics are changed to show the artist's originality:

• Timbaland's verse: "I Know You Got Soul" by Eric B. & Rakim
  Eric B. & Rakim
  Eric B. & Rakim were a hip-hop duo composed of DJ Eric Barrier and MC Rakim .Hailing from Long Island, New York, the pair are generally considered by hip hop enthusiasts to be one of the most influential and innovative groups in the genre...
  
  
• Missy's verse: "Paper Thin" by MC Lyte
  MC Lyte
  MC Lyte is an American rapper who first gained fame in the late-1980s becoming the first solo female rapper to release a full album with 1988's critically acclaimed Lyte as a Rock.-Early life:...
  
  
• Magoo's verse: "I Got It Made" by Special Ed
  Special Ed
  Special Ed is the performing name of Edward Archer , an American hip hop musician of Jamaican descent. Hailing from Brooklyn in New York City, he was raised in Flatbush before moving to Canarsie, and is identified with East Coast hip hop...
  
  

Music video

The video shows them at various scenes but mostly near a brick wall with an Emcee which they borrowed their verse's from and a spraypainted image of themselves (e.g.: Missy with MC Lyte and an image of her, same with Maggo and timbaland, also picture of Aaliyah

Aaliyah

Aaliyah Dana Haughton , who performed under the mononym Aaliyah , was an American R&B recording artist, actress and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 10, she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside...

 in some scenes) In between the video is and rap interlude by then upcoming rapper Sebastian

Sebastian

Saint Sebastian was a Christian saint and martyr, who is said to have been killed during the Roman emperor Diocletian's persecution of Christians. He is commonly depicted in art and literature tied to a post and shot with arrows...

. The video also features dancer, Mari Koda, who also starred in the dance movie Step Up 3D.

Track listing

CD Single

1. "Cop That Shit" [Clean Radio Edit]
2. "Cop That Shit" [Dirty Edit]
3. "Cop That Shit" [Instrumental]
4. "Cop That Shit" [Acappella]
5. "Cop That Shit" [Callout Hook]

Remixes

1. "Cop That Shit" [Clean Radio Edit]
2. "Cop That Shit" [Mentor Remix]
3. "Cop That Shit" [Motivo Hi-Lectro Remix]
4. "Cop That Shit" [Limrak Remix]
5. "Cop That Shit" [Finest Remix]

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	34
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	39
New Zealand Singles Chart	33
Swiss Singles Top 100	82
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	22
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	95
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...	49