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	July 23, 1996
Format	Vinyl, Cassette, CD
Recorded	1996
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:57
Label	Triad
Writer(s)	Freak Nasty
Producer	Freak Nasty
Freak Nasty chronology
"Da' Dip" (1996) "Do What U Feel" (1998)

"Da' Dip" was the lead single released from Freak Nasty's second album, Controversee...That's Life...And That's the Way It Is.

Upon its release in the summer of 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 #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 3rd of that year for sales of over one million copies. The song's music video was shot at Henry Grady High School in Atlanta.

To date, "Da' Dip" is Freak Nasty's only top 40 hit, labeling him a one-hit wonder.

Lyrics

The refrain line in "Da' Dip" is as follows: "When I dip you dip we dip". The text is non-punctuated in the original music video, although the text is punctuated as "I dip. You dip. We dip." in the Bing commercial "Traffic Jam".

A common interpretation of the refrain is that the text is a description of a series of three successive real dips in time: first I dip, then you dip, then we dip. However, an alternative interpretation can be derived by understanding the text as a logical statement: when I dip and you dip, that means we dip. In this interpretation, the word "when" serves as a key indication of coincidence-in-time of the "I dip" and the "you dip", which leads to the conclusion "we dip" (i.e. "co-dipping").

Single track listing

A-Side

1. "Da' Dip" (Clean)- 3:52
2. "Down Low" (Clean Remix)- 4:23

B-Side

1. "Bump That Rump" (Clean Remix)- 3:43
2. "Da' Dip" (Instrumental)- 3:52

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Billboard Hot 100	15
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	16
Billboard Hot Rap Singles	4
Billboard Rhythmic Top 40	6
Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	41