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The song also features no refrain and continuous verses from the featured artists. "1 Train" features a looped instrumental sampled from the 2003 song "Senen" by Syrian artist, Assala Nasri. However, in January 2013, Joey dispelled the rumors saying he would rather stay independent than sign to a major label for the time being. Following the song's leak, it was rumored that Joey Badass would be signing to Jay-Z's Roc Nation record label, due to his comments in the song. On December 18, 2012, the song leaked along with the rest of the album, a month before its retail release. I'm showing up third period - that's the 1 train. " when I'm rapping and mentioning 'anything is better than that 1 train,' it's the truth." He also said, "I was just thinking of each artist as a different train stop, and when you hear that beat, it just brings me back to like - well, for me, it brings me back to being at the bus stop or being on the train early in the morning, cold, mad at life on the way to school late. Rocky elaborated saying, "When you think about New York, you think about things like the subway, and I needed to bring it back to that essence," he said. The song's title is a reference to New York City's No. He also said his favorite verse in the song is K.R.I.T.'s. Rocky described the meaning behind the song saying, "I wanted to make a posse cut that felt like an original '90s underground track, and I didn't have to tell anyone what to do." He also said he "took it upon myself to feature all the people who I respect as artists of my generation." Rocky wanted to make sure that the track turned out perfectly, so he pieced it together himself, determining the order of every feature. The song features an ensemble of young rappers Kendrick Lamar, Joey Badass, Yelawolf, Danny Brown, Action Bronson and Big K.R.I.T.