"Hold It Don't Drop It" is a song by American entertainer Jennifer Lopez from her sixth studio album, Brave (2007). Written by Lopez, Kevin Risto, Waynne Nugent, Allen Phillip Lees, Tawanna Dabney, Janet Sewell, and Cynthia Lissette and produced by Midi Mafia, the song is built around a sample of Tavares' 1975 hit "It Only Takes a Minute", penned by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter.
Released as the album's second and final single, the track received limited release in fall 2007. It received positive reviews from music critics, who complimented the track for being "sassy, danceable" and was deemed as her best single in years. A music video was released in 2008, while Lopez was pregnant.
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