Da' Dip

{{Infobox song

| name = Da' Dip

| cover = Da Dip.jpg

| alt = A photo of Freak Nasty smiling and pointing to the camera with dress alongside him naming the song and artist

| type = single

| artist = Freak Nasty

| album = Controversee...That's Life...And That's the Way It Is

| B-side = Bump That Rump

| released = 1996

| recorded = 1996

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

  • Miami bass{{cite magazine|last= Rolling Stone Staff|title= The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far|magazine= Rolling Stone|date= January 10, 2025|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-21st-century-1235177256/|accessdate= January 15, 2025|quote=Poor was the ’90s year that couldn’t produce at least one quality short-lived hip-hop dance craze...in that proud legacy was 1997’s “Da Dip,” an absurdly catchy (and just kinda absurd) Miami bass rave-up...}}
  • hip hop

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=57}}

| label = Triad

| writer = Freak Nasty

| producer = Freak Nasty

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Do What U Feel

| next_year = 1998

}}

"Da' Dip" is a song written and recorded by American hip hop artist Freak Nasty. It was released in 1996 as the lead single from his second album, Controversee...That's Life...And That's the Way It Is. To date, "Da' Dip" is Freak Nasty's only top forty hit.

Upon its initial release in mid-1996, "Da' Dip" failed to make an impact on the Billboard charts, charting low on both the R&B and rap charts. The song, however, managed to break through into the mainstream the following year, reaching number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Da' Dip" was then certified gold by the RIAA on April 10, 1997 before reaching platinum certification on June 3 of that year for shipments exceeding one million copies;{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=FreakNasty|title=Da Dip}} the single sold one million units in 1997 alone.{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iQ0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA76 |title=Best-Selling Records of 1997 |work=Billboard|publisher=BPI Communications Inc.|date=January 31, 1998 |accessdate=May 29, 2015 |page=76 |issn=0006-2510|volume=110|number=5}} In 2024, the song gained popularity on TikTok with users recreating the dance from its music video.{{Cite web |last=Hadge |first=Mike |date=2024-10-07 |title=Millennials are correcting Gen-Z's TikTok dance to ‘Da Dip’ |url=https://www.dailydot.com/pop-culture/da-dip-millennials-are-correcting-gen-zs-tiktok-dance/?amp |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=The Daily Dot |language=en-US}}

Single track listing

  1. "Da' Dip" (Clean) – 3:52
  2. "Down Low" (Clean Remix) – 4:23
  3. "Bump That Rump" (Clean Remix) – 3:43
  4. "Da' Dip" (Instrumental) – 3:52

Charts

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!Chart (1997)

!Peak
position

Canada Dance (RPM)[https://archive.today/20120801052249/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.3233&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=j86d3uqb5jajlou8j8ag1r4lv4 Canadian dance peak]

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{{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|16|artist=Freak Nasty|rowheader=}}
{{singlechart|Billboardrapsongs|4|artist=Freak Nasty|rowheader=}}
{{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|31|artist=Freak Nasty|rowheader=}}
{{singlechart|Billboardrhythmic|6|artist=Freak Nasty|rowheader=}}

Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Freaknasty|title=Da Dip|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1996|certyear=1997|access-date=February 15, 2023}}

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In other media

  • In 2008, the song was referenced by Jib Kidder on "Windowdipper". See also States Rights Records.
  • In 2012, the song was parodied in a commercial for Hefty's ZooPals paper plates.
  • In 2013, the song was sampled by Danny Brown for his song "Dip" from his album Old.
  • In 2017, the song was interpolated by Cardi B for her song "Bodak Yellow", which would go on to peak at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October of the same year.
  • In 2019, the song was included in “Falling Inn Love” a Netflix film starring Christina Milian.
  • In 2019, the song was interpolated by Snotty Nose Rez Kids for their song "Boujee Natives".
  • In 2022, it was parodied by the Arby's fast-food chain in a commercial advertising a new French dip brisket sandwich.

References