Knockout

"Knockout" is a song by Lil Wayne from his album Rebirth. It features Nicki Minaj rapping near the end of the song and singing the chorus. The song debuted at forty-four on the US Billboard Hot 100 due to strong digital sales with the album's release. This song also marks Minaj's first appearance on the chart. As of October 2010 the song sold 519,000 digital copies according to Nielsen SoundScan. The song has received reappraisal in 2021 via TikTok and the emergence of the microgenre hyperpop. Reception The song received generally negative reviews by critics. Behind the Hype gave the song a negative review, stating " 'Knockout' sounds like it's set to an old Blink-182 drumbeat and guitar riff, but without any of the fun. That’s a good analogy for the record as a whole." Culture Bully called it the worst track of the album, along with "The Price is Wrong", and added "'Knockout' stands as one of the best examples as to why vocoderized pop punk should not exist." AllHipHop stated that the song "possesses a fair balance of rock influenced music, but not offensive to his core base." Consequence of Sound commented that Minaj did a passable job and called the song a "tween rock anthem".