"Drop It Like It's Hot" is a 2004 rap number-one hit single by Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell. Snoop performs the chorus and the second and third verses (of three), while Pharrell performs the first verse.
It was a Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit for three weeks from December 11, 2004, making it Snoop Dogg's first number one hit on the chart. The song also gave him his first number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It has reached number ten in the UK Singles Chart.
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. 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. The single is Pharrell's biggest hit worldwide (his highest peaking single as lead artist is "Frontin'".)
Pharell's verse includes a line from his song "Raspy Shit" from his album In My Mind, which was produced by The Neptunes and contains vocal samples from Laid Back's "White Horse".
On December 11, 2009, the song was named the most popular "Rap Song" of the decade by Billboard.This is Snoop Dogg's first Top 10 as a solo artist since 1993's "Who Am I? (What's My Name?)".
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