Snoop Dogg - Drop It Like Its Hot Ft. Pharrell Williams

The phrase "drop it like it's hot" was already in common use before the song was released, and had been used in various songs since the 1990s. It is a metaphorical description of a dance move commonly performed by women, and is performed by various women throughout the music video. It was used in Positive K's 1992 album The Skills Dat Pay Da Bills, in the song "Ain't No Crime." It was also used by Lil Wayne as a guest rapper on Juvenile's 1999 hit single "Back That Azz Up" from his album 400 Degreez, and in his own song called "Drop It Like It's Hot" from his 1999 debut album Tha Block is Hot featuring B.G. and Mannie Fresh. Clark Kent said "drop it like it's hot" in the song "Cashmere Thoughts" from Jay-Z's 1996 debut album, Reasonable Doubt. DJ Quik used the phrase in the song "Sexuality" from his album Balance & Options. Another song with the same name is "Drop It Like It's Hot", sung by the Big Tymers, and featuring Chilli, Juvenile, and Lac. This version of the song was featured in the Big Tymers' predecessor of their debut, How You Luv That Vol. 2.

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The phrase "drop it like it's hot" was widely used in hip hop culture throughout the 1990s, though the disparate meanings gradually came to refer to a specific dance move. While Positive K used the phrase to describe his rap delivery in 1992's 'Ain't No Crime,' in November 1998 the phrase was notably repeated by Lil Wayne in the outro to Juvenile's 'Back That Azz Up.' To capitalize on the phrase's growing popularity, Wayne even released a song titled 'Drop It Like It's Hot' nine months later.

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