"The single was certified 5× Platinum by the RIAA for shipping five million units in the United States"
"5 non-consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart"
"ranked the #7 Hip-Hop song of 2008 by MTV"
"ranked at #5 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008"
What song was the recipient of accolades and massive sales in 2008?
Lollipop by Lil' Wayne
Dear lord, what were we thinking people?!
There's almost no song here. The beat is literally bleeps and bloops, the song plops along, most of the vocals are the awful sing-songy chorus, and these were seriously weak verses by Wayne.
As often as Lil' Wayne changes styles, it's not fair to compare this song to his current output, but the next single was A Milli. Dispite a beat that eventually grates on the nerves, it showcases a far better performer. While the lyrics can be a little scattered, his flow is top notch. It's like the precursor to 6'7' (and both a produced by Bangladesh, so I suggest Wayne stick him. This is what I want to hear.)
I think the appeal of most songs like this is due to two things.
ReplyDelete1. It's catchy. The beat. The lyrics. They're easy to repeat.
2. It's blatantly sexual and straight forward. Think of other songs that were similar, if a bit better, like 'Yous a Hoe' and 'What's Your Fantasy'.
It probably also has a lot to do with how well promoted it is, but mostly it's just that it doesn't take up much brain juice to comprehend it.