# Awkward Freestyle

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{{Short description|2022 single by Eem Triplin}}
{{Infobox song
| name   	 = Awkward Freestyle
| cover  	 = Eem Triplin - Awkward Freestyle.jpg
| type   	 = single
| artist 	 = [Eem Triplin](/source/Eem_Triplin)
| released   = March 31, 2022
| recorded   =
| genre  	 =
* [Hip-hop](/source/Hip-hop)
* [sample drill](/source/sample_drill)
| length 	 = 2:07
| label  	 =
| writer 	 = [Naeem Triplin](/source/Eem_Triplin)
| producer   = Eem Triplin
| prev_title = Mr Clean
| prev_year  = 2022
| next_title = Louie V
| next_year  = 2022
| misc   	 = {{External music video|{{YouTube|qLQl5IX_G80|"Awkward Freestyle"}}}}
}}
"'''Awkward Freestyle'''" is a single by American rapper [Eem Triplin](/source/Eem_Triplin), released on March 31, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Awkward Freestyle - Single |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/awkward-freestyle-single/1617048195 |website=[Apple Music](/source/Apple_Music) |access-date=July 10, 2025}}</ref> It contains a sample of "Awkward" by [Tyler, the Creator](/source/Tyler%2C_the_Creator) and went viral on the video-sharing app [TikTok](/source/TikTok), becoming his breakout song,

==Background==
Eem Triplin experimented with sampling "Awkward" by Tyler, the Creator years before the release of "Awkward Freestyle".<ref name="Fader">{{cite web |title=FOREVER.CLASSIC: Eem Triplin's effortless cool |url=https://www.thefader.com/2023/05/10/foreverclassic-eem-triplins-effortless-cool |website=[The Fader](/source/The_Fader) |access-date=July 10, 2025 |date=May 10, 2023}}</ref> The song is about a breakup,<ref name="XXL">{{cite web |last1=Seabrook III |first1=Robby |title=The Break Presents – Eem Triplin |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/eem-triplin-interview-the-break/ |website=[XXL](/source/XXL_(magazine)) |access-date=July 10, 2025 |date=December 27, 2022}}</ref><ref name="BET">{{cite web |last1=Meara |first1=Paul |title=#OnTheVerge: Eem Triplin Sounds Like Himself Which Is Like No One Else |url=https://www.bet.com/article/2usv64/eem-triplin-ontheverge-interview-pennsylvania |website=[BET](/source/BET) |access-date=July 10, 2025 |date=July 12, 2023}}</ref> with Triplin using a fast-paced flow over "syrupy, slow-paced samples"<ref name="XXL" /> and rapping in a melancholic, bitter tone.<ref name="Fader" /><ref name="XXL" /><ref name="BET" /> In the following several weeks, the song achieved popularity on TikTok and garnered over two million streams on [Spotify](/source/Spotify).<ref name="Complex">{{cite web |last1=Gardner |first1=Alex |last2=Moore |first2=Jacob |last3=Adorney |first3=Sabine |last4=LoPilato |first4=Caitlin |last5=Hill |first5=Shamus |title=Best New Artists |url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/a/alex-gardner/best-new-artists-june-2022 |website=[Complex](/source/Complex_Networks) |access-date=July 10, 2025 |date=June 29, 2022}}</ref> It eventually attracted the attention of Tyler, the Creator himself, who endorsed the song.<ref name="BET" /><ref name="Complex" />

==Critical reception==
''[The Fader](/source/The_Fader)'' wrote of the song, "It's become an underground hit through TikTok, planting Eem on [Rolling Loud](/source/Rolling_Loud) bills and even receiving a blessing from Tyler himself. And for good reason: On the track, Eem effortlessly threads the needle between the chilly fuzz of [sample drill](/source/sample_drill) and the warm snaps of [L.A.](/source/L.A.) street rap, creating something entirely his own. The real sauce, though, is Eem's soft pitched-up and layered vocals, a cool, [bedroom pop](/source/bedroom_pop)-esque mutation of [X](/source/XXXTentacion) and [Kodak](/source/Kodak_Black) that imbues every word with soul."<ref name="Fader" />

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Eem Triplin|title=Awkward Freestyle|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2024|certyear=2025|access-date=July 10, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Category:2022 singles
Category:2022 songs
Category:Eem Triplin songs
Category:Songs written by Eem Triplin
Category:TikTok trends

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