Fort Collins (song)

"Fort Collins"
Single by Hopsin featuring Dizzy Wright
from the album Pound Syndrome
Released	September 3, 2015 (2015-09-03)
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2014
Genre	Conscious hip hop hip hop
Length	4:32
Label	Funk Volume
Writer(s)	Marcus Hopson, La'Reonte Wright
Producer(s)	Marcus Hopson
Hopsin singles chronology
"Fly" (2015) "Fort Collins" (2015) "Ill Mind of Hopsin 8" (2016)

"Fort Collins" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Hopsin, featuring Funk Volume label mate, Dizzy Wright. The song was released on September 3, 2015 and serves as the fourth and final single from Hopsin's fourth studio album, Pound Syndrome.^[1] The song is named after Fort Collins, Colorado, which was the scene where Hopsin suffered a mental breakdown before he was due to perform on stage, causing him to leave prematurely. "Fort Collins" is also the final single Hopsin released on Funk Volume before his departure from the label in early 2016.^[2]

Background

The track is a considered to be one of Hopsin's most personal songs, as he discusses his personal depression,^[3] suicidal thoughts, and the issues he suffered when creating his comeback third studio album, Knock Madness.^[4] In the song, he states he "didn't know what I was rapping for" and the various personal struggles suffered by Hopsin during the time of Knock Madness' release.^[5] Dizzy Wright's perspective in the song is him not understanding why Hopsin had left the show, and offers advice to him.

The song is widely considered to be one of the more critically successful songs off Pound Syndrome with many fans praising the song's chorus and lyrics.

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