Da' Dip

"Da' Dip"
Single by Freak Nasty
from the album Controversee...That's Life...And That's the Way It Is
B-side	"Bump That Rump"
Released	1996
Recorded	1996
Genre	Miami bass [1] hip hop [1]
Length	3:57
Label	Triad
Songwriter(s)	Freak Nasty
Producer(s)	Freak Nasty
Freak Nasty singles chronology
"Da' Dip" (1996) "Do What U Feel" (1998)

"Da' Dip" is a song written and recorded by American freestyle 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; ^[2] the single sold one million units in 1997 alone. ^[3] In 2024, the song gained popularity on TikTok with users recreating the dance from its music video. ^[4]

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

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Canada Dance ( RPM ) [5]	1
US Billboard Hot 100 [6]	15
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [7]	16
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [8]	4
US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [9]	31
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [10]	6

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [11]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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

1. Rolling Stone Staff (January 10, 2025). "The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far". Rolling Stone . Retrieved January 15, 2025. 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...
2. "American certifications – FreakNasty – Da Dip". Recording Industry Association of America.
3. "Best-Selling Records of 1997". Billboard . 110 (5). BPI Communications Inc.: 76 January 31, 1998. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved May 29, 2015.
4. Hadge, Mike (2024-10-07). "Millennials are correcting Gen-Z's TikTok dance to 'Da Dip'". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
5. Canadian dance peak
6. "Freak Nasty Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
7. "Freak Nasty Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
8. "Freak Nasty Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.
9. "Freak Nasty Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
10. "Freak Nasty Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
11. '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000019-QINU`"' "American single certifications – Freaknasty – Da Dip". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved February 15, 2023.