No More Parties
"No More Parties" is the major-label debut single by American rapper Coi Leray, released on January 22, 2021, through 1801 Records and Republic Records. The song was Leray's first release of 2021. Leray wrote the song alongside its producers Maaly Raw and Okaykhan. It is a mumble rap and R&B song with piano, "skittering" claps, and a subtle bass line, over which Leray rap-sings about elevating her life and career, while also venting about her father, Benzino.
A snippet of the song went viral on the video-sharing platform TikTok, and became her first charting song on any chart after peaking on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 26. A remix of the song, featuring fellow American rapper Lil Durk, was released on February 19, 2021, with the remix being included on Leray's debut studio album Trendsetter.
Background
Around one week before its release, Leray teased the song through a brief clip on the video-sharing platform TikTok. It quickly went viral, accruing over 42 million views in a week. The song marks a departure from her upbeat style.Composition and lyrics
The lyrics to "No More Parties" were inspired by Leray being invited to a friend's birthday party that she did not want to attend due to not having a gift and not wanting to "look broke". "No More Parties" is a mumble rap and R&B song in which Leray delivers "introspective" verses about issues in her life, including her family, friends and surroundings, and emphasizes in the chorus that she is leaving things and people behind that no longer benefit or "elevate" her. She admits to having trust issues and questions the intentions of those close to her.The song's title is alluded to with the line, "I ain't even really tryna party, don't invite me to no party". She further takes aim at her father, rapper and reality star Benzino, with the line "My daddy let me down / But I promise you I won't let up / I wanna say fuck that man / But this shit won't make me better", a reference to her father's feud with American rapper Royce da 5'9". Royce had made disparaging remarks about Benzino's capabilities as her father, claiming that she has "daddy issues". Uproxx's Wongo Okon noted that the song features "parallel thoughts" to Kanye West's similarly titled song "No More Parties in LA". The song's production has been described as "smooth" and "somber"; it contains "heavenly" piano, "skittering" claps, a "unique down low" melody, with keys and a subtle, throwback bassline.