drop it like it's hot (explicit lyrics)

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Lindy Layton - Silly Games

"Drop It Like It's Hot" is a 2004 hip-hop number-one hit single by Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell Williams. Snoop performs the chorus and the second and third verses (of three). Pharrell performs the first verse. It was produced by The Neptunes and contains vocal samples from Laid Back's "White Horse".

The lyrics demonstrate that Snoop is still supporting The Crips:

I'm a gangsta, but y'all knew that

Da big Boss Dogg, yeah I had to do that

I keep a blue flag hanging out my backside

But only on the left side, yeah that's the Crip side

It was a Billboard number one hit for three weeks from December 11, 2004, making it Snoop's first number one on the Hot 100. It has won at the MTV Australia Video Music Awards 2006 the award for the best hip hop video and a MOBO Award for Best Video in 2005. A remix for this song was also produced by The Neptunes, but only was noticed in the underground scene. Its music video is shot in monochrome mode with every scene following and depicting the concerning lyrics. It was directed by Paul Hunter.

The song gained some critical attention for its very sparse production, which was essentially just tongue clicks, keyboards and a drum machine beat, which compared to much early 2000s rap was very minimalist. Still, it was nominated at the Grammy Awards of 2005 for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, though it lost both awards to the songs "Jesus Walks" and "Let's Get It Started", respectively.

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drop it like it's hot

r&g (rhythm & gangsta): the masterpiece