Lollipop (song)
| "Lollipop" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Lil Wayne featuring Static Major | |
| from the album Tha Carter III | |
| Released | March 13, 2008 |
| Recorded | 2007 |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 5:05 (explicit) 4:07 (clean) 2:47 (UK radio) |
| Label | Cash Money, Universal Motown |
| Songwriter(s) | Dwayne Carter, Stephen Garrett, Darius Harrison, Jim Jonsin, Rex Zamor, Marcus Cooper |
| Producer(s) | Deezle, Jim Jonsin |
"Lollipop" is the first single off of American rapper Lil Wayne's sixth studio album Tha Carter III. The song also features American singer Static Major. The song was released on March 13, 2008. The song was able to make it to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, spending five weeks there. It was also certified 5× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[1][2] Static Major died two weeks before the song was released. [3]
The song won Best Rap Song at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards.[4] Rolling Stone ranked the song #5 on their list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.[5]
The song is about a woman performing oral sex on Wayne with lyrics like "she licked me like a lollipop." The music video shows Lil Wayne and Static Major riding and partying in a giant limousine down the Las Vegas Strip. The video is dedicated to Static Major.
References
- ↑ "Lil Wayne - Hot 100 History". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Lil Wayne - Lollipop". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Static Major Passes Away – Today in Hip-Hop". XXL. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ↑ "51st Annual Grammy Awards: Winners & Nominees". Grammy Awards. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ↑ "The 100 Best Songs of 2008". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 27, 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
