PopoZão

Infobox Single
Name = PopoZão


Artist = Kevin Federline
from Album =
B-side =
Released = January 1, 2006
Format = Digital download
Recorded = 2005
Genre = Hip hop
Length = 3:17
Label =
Writer = Kevin Federline
Producer = Disco D
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single =
This single = "PopoZão"
(2006)
Next single = "Lose Control"
(2006)

"PopoZão" is a rap song by Kevin Federline. Released on January 1, 2006, it is a mix between American hip hop and Brazilian funk music. Produced by Detroit ghettotech music pioneer Disco D, it was loosely inspired by a Brazilian song entitled "Funk do Popozão".

The song was originally intended for use on his debut album, "Playing with Fire", but after it received a poor reception from the public, the song was scrapped along with other songs that were to be included on the album. A video of Federline doing odd hand movements and dances while listening to the song in a studio was circulated on the Internet in March 2006 and became a small Internet phenomenon. It has been featured routinely on E!'s "The Soup", and was also shown on "Attack of the Show!" and "The Daily Show". A remix video of these hand motions was then made to the song "Peanut Butter Jelly Time", nicknamed "Peanut Butter Feder-time". [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaiJIbweU6g]

The song inspired widespread critical derision, largely centered around its lyrics and blustery club-rap backing.

James Lipton, host of Bravo's "Inside the Actors Studio", performed a spoken-word version of the lyrics to "PopoZão" in a comedy sketch on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien".

Term Origin & Meaning

*According to the "Dicionário Houaiss da Língua Portuguesa", "Popozão" is a slang term meaning "big ass".

*In baseball, "PopoZão" is a slang term used by Philadelphia Phillies fans for a home run hit by Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard.Fact|date=October 2007

*Popozao was often referred as "poo-poo zao" by fans as a mockery towards the song.Fact|date=July 2008

*The Brazilian soccer player Ronaldinho frequently used the term "Popozao-a" in reference to his obsession with a woman's buttocks.Fact|date=July 2008

External links

* [http://kevinfederline.com Kevin Federline's official website]
* [http://music.aol.com/artist/main.adp?tab=songvid&artistid=759850&albumid=0 Listen to a sample of "PopoZão"]
* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=V6RvngAZCcQ Video of the "hand dance"]
* [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=PopoZao Urban Dictionary entry for "PopoZão"]