“Pop, Lock & Drop” by Huey
Excuse the frankness, but when Huey refers to ‘popping’ he means p***y popping, which is basically another name for strip dancing. And the titular ‘locking and dropping’ is likewise meant to be interpreted along those same lines. Or stated plainly, the addressee of this song is a romantic interest and more specifically someone whom the rapper perceives as being tantamount to a stripper or perhaps an actual stripper herself.
Or stated differently, his main reasons for interacting with her is to see her dance sensually and to actually have intercourse with her. And the lady herself appears as someone – for instance via her style of dress and the venue in which the song is set – who is down for that type of movement. So the theme of the track, as illustrated by the title, centers on the artist encouraging her to do a number of sensualized dance moves.
Facts about “Pop, Lock & Drop”
This track was Huey’s debut single via his first album “Notebook Paper”. And it was released as such – by Jive Records, Polo Grounds Music and Hitz Committee – on 19 September 2006.
“Pop, Lock & Drop It” is considered to be the only hit which Huey dropped during his musical career. As such upon his murder in 2020, this has been recognized as his signature song.
The only other country it charted in outside of the US was New Zealand. But it was a big hit in the States, appearing on five different Billboard charts. This includes reaching number 2 on the Hot Rap Songs list, number 4 on the Rhythmic chart and number 6 on the Hot 100 itself. Also the track has been certified double-Platinum in the United States and was also placed on 2007’s year-end Hot 100.
Huey wrote this song alongside two other artists credited as C. Miller (aka Calvin Miller) and D. Smith, with D. Smith also serving as the producer of the track.
