Song #18: Lil Wayne feat. Static Major - "Lollipop"

Song #18: Lil Wayne feat. Static Major - "Lollipop" (2008)

Tha Carter III

"Shawty said the nigga that she wit can't hit. Well, shawty, I'mma hit it, hit it like I can't miss."

Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" is one of the best contemporary rap songs I have yet to hear. The song is simultaneously great for the club, being incredibly infectious and easy to dance to, while also being passionate and romantic. It's the rare song you can dance and make-love to, with its presence never too graphic and vulgar so intimacy isn't disrupted, nor too sappy and gooey that it couldn't masquerade as a great dance track.

The song features the talents of the late Static Major, who provides help for the song on the chorus, and tragically died before the song was even released. Wayne and Major help create a song that remains lyrically potent and addicting for a whomping five minutes in length, never tiring or becoming too monotonous.

Make no mistake, however, for this song is a bit dirtier than your average romance song. Yet in its expression of intimate and rather dirty lovemaking, never is the song cynically vulgar or offputting in its illustrations of affection. It's also an unbelievably well-produced song, with the production by Deezle and Jim Jonsin making the song incredibly easy to listen to and never too bombastic in style or structure.

Never being a die-hard fan of Wayne's music other than sporadic songs, I was amazed at how affected I was by "Lollipop" on a deeper sense, especially when I chose to revisit it in January 2014. Its visceral qualities make it one of the most exuberant and soulful rap songs of the 2000's decade.

Give "Lollipop" a listen, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsgrcYGDvmY