P-Poppin

"P-Poppin"
Single by Ludacris featuring Shawnna and Lil Fate
from the album Chicken-n-Beer
ReleasedJune 11, 2003
Recorded2003
Studio
GenreDirty rap
Length4:49
LabelDef Jam South
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Ludacris singles chronology
"Act a Fool"
(2003)
"P-Poppin"
(2003)
"Stand Up"
(2003)
Music video
"Pussy Poppin'" on YouTube

"P-Poppin'" edited as "Booty Poppin'" to make it less explicit is the first single from Ludacris's fourth album Chicken-n-Beer. It features Shawnna and Lil Fate, and was jointly produced by Zukhan Bey and The Neptunes. The song samples "Danger (Been So Long)" by Mystikal, and depicts what goes on in a strip club and a dance that can be done with or without clothes.

Controversy

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This song and Nelly's song "Tip Drill" were attacked for influencing younger audiences to be sexually active.[1][failed verification] The chorus repeats, "Head down pussy pussy poppin'."[2] The explicit version of the music video was not shown on MTV or BET because it was so sexually explicit, and there were several scenes of naked women. The words "pussy poppin'" were replaced by "booty poppin'" to make the lyrics less explicit. Some of the women posed sexually, exposing their vulvas, and Ludacris smacks their buttocks.[3] The uncut version that BET and MTV showed allowed the words "pussy poppin'" to be said but the women were blurred; however, the video was still more explicit than the Tip Drill video. The song received limited airplay due to its lyrics.[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Stand Up (Radio Version)" (featuring Shawnna) 
2."Stand Up (Main Version)" (featuring Shawnna)
  • Bridges
  • West
  • Kanye West
  • Ludacris (co.)
 
3."Stand Up (Instrumental)"
  • Bridges
  • West
  • Kanye West
  • Ludacris (co.)
 
4."P-Poppin' (Radio Version)" (featuring Shawnna and Lil' Fate)Zukhan Bey 
5."P-Poppin' (Main Version)" (featuring Shawnna and Lil' Fate)
  • Bridges
  • Guy
  • Wilson
  • Bey
  • Williams
  • Hugo
  • Tyler
Zukhan Bey 
6."P-Poppin' (Instrumental)"
  • Bey
  • Williams
  • Hugo
Zukhan Bey 

References

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  1. ^ MSNBC (August 7, 2006). "Dirty song lyrics can prompt early teen sex". NBC News. Archived from the original on December 12, 2014. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
  2. ^ "Ludacris – Lyrics – P-Poppin'". MTV. MTV. 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-16.[dead link]
  3. ^ Neil Strauss (2008). "The Ho'lympics!". Blender: Ultimate Guide to Music and More. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
  4. ^ "Ludacris biography". Music City : The first collaborative Music Database. 2008. Archived from the original on 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
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