Laffy Taffy

"Laffy Taffy(POLO CHEVA)"
Single by D4L from the album Down for Life (2005) Samples and Interpolates elements of "Candy Girl" by New Edition
Released	October 25, 2005
Format	CD single
Recorded	2005 in Atlanta, Georgia
Genre	Snap Music
Length	3:44
Label	Atlantic/WEA
Writer	Fabo, Adrian Parks, Richard Wayne Sims, Dennis Butler,Maurice Starr, Michael Johnson
Producer	K-RAB
D4L singles chronology
"Laffy Taffy" (2005) "Betcha Can't Do It Like Me" (2005)

"Laffy Taffy" is a song by the Atlanta based hip-hop group D4L, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 2006. The song's success on the charts was largely due to its enormous online sales. The song contains elements of the New Edition hit, "Candy Girl" written by Maurice Starr and his brother, Michael Johnson. This song was known to be the only snap song to go number 1 but Crank That (Soulja Boy) by Soulja Boy has been number 1 on the Billboard Charts for 6+ weeks

Lyrical Meaning

There has been some debating as to the meaning of the phrase "Laffy Taffy". Many understand the term's meaning is that of a woman's labia minora because of its resemblance to "stretched out taffy" and is a term commonly used by men who attend strip clubs. Women with larger labia minora lips are said to have "laffy taffy". The video is set in a strip club.

Criticism

The song has been criticized for its sub par production and lyrics^[1]. It has been said that the rhythm section of the song is based on a Casio drum machine^{[attribution needed]}. Its very simplistic six-note keyboard melody, also said to be made with a Casio^{[attribution needed]}, is a characteristic of a new sub-genre of crunk called snap.

In "The Champ" from 2006's Fishscale, Ghostface Killah goes so far as using the song as symbolic of inauthentic, cheap hip-hop in the lyric, "Y'all stuck on Laffy Taffy/Wonderin': how'd y'all niggas get past me?"

Listed by The Source as the worst hip hop beat of all time.

Chart positions

References

1. ^ Bozell, Brent (2006-01-27). Rappers Play Dumb. ParentsTV.org. Parents Television Council. Retrieved on [[2007-05-12]].

External links

• Detailed information on connection with Popular Culture

• http://www.thahiphop.com/en/content/view/517/137/

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