Hop (mixtape)
2024 mixtape by Stray Kids
Hop (Korean: 合; RR: Hap; lit. ''unity'') is the first mixtape by South Korean boy band Stray Kids, released by JYP Entertainment and Republic Records on December 13, 2024. Marketed as the group's "special album" and first "SKZhop Hiptape" record, the mixtape features songs of "Stray Kids' only new genre", and a guest appearance from Canadian rapper Tablo. 3Racha, an in-house production team of the group, primarily worked on Hop with Restart, Chae Gang-hae, Versachoi, Space Primates, Take a Chance's Chan's and Backbear, Joha, Vendors's Helixx, and Hong Ji-sang.
Hop included "Walkin on Water" as its lead single and the members' solo songs previously debuted on their Dominate World Tour, which all of them contributed to the songwriting. Commercially, the album topped the national album charts in South Korea, Greece, Hungary, Japan, Poland, Portugal and the United States. The mixtape was certified double million by the Korea Music Content Association (KMCA), and gold by the Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique (SNEP) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Background
Stray Kids released a music video for "Megaverse" from their eighth extended play Rock-Star on November 20, 2023, which Canadian rapper Tablo surprisingly appears in a crossword game at the end of the video; fans speculated online that they were preparing for a collaboration. On January 1, 2024, the group uploaded the video "Step Out 2024" to their social media, outlining their accomplishments in previous year and plans for 2024, including "one album and one special album". The "one album" became their ninth extended play, Ate, released on July 19.
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