"Cop That Shit", also known in its censored form as "Cop That Disc", is the lead single taken from hip-hop duo
Timbaland & Magoo's third studio album, Under Construction, Part II. The track features vocals from
Missy Elliott. The single was released on September 29, 2003 in
Europe, but was not released in the
United Kingdom until March 8, 2004.[1] The hip hop track itself refers to people downloading and burning music instead of buying it. All of the tracks' verses are
resung verses from classic rap songs, however some of the lyrics are changed. Timbaland's verse is a rewrite of "I Know You Got Soul" by
Eric B. & Rakim, Missy's verse is a rewrite of
Paper Thin by
MC Lyte, and Magoo's verse is a rewrite of "I Got It Made" by
Special Ed.
Music video
The music video for the track shows Timbaland, Missy and Magoo in various city scenes: subway station, neighborhood basketball court, taxi cab and in front of a spraypainted image of themselves. MC Lyte,
Rakim and Special Ed appear through the verses that were borrowed from them, also rapper
Flavor Flav made a cameo appearance. The video also features a rap interlude by rapper
Sebastian from the song "Do Your Thang", and a dance choreography from Mari Koda, who would later star in the dance movie
Step Up 3D.[2] A mural of late singer
Aaliyah depicted as an
angel appears through the whole video.
