Drop It Like It's Hot is a hit for which recording artist?

“Drop It Like It’s Hot” is a hit for Snoop Dogg and Pharrell Williams. More precisely, it is credited as a Snoop Dogg single featuring Pharrell, who also produced the track as part of The Neptunes.

Released in 2004, the song appeared on Snoop Dogg’s album R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece. Its sparse production—built around finger snaps, tongue clicks, keyboards, and a deep bass line—gave it a distinctive sound within early-2000s rap. The track became Snoop Dogg’s first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single and one of Pharrell’s most recognizable collaborations.

A common mix-up is treating Pharrell as a co-lead artist in exactly the same way as Snoop Dogg. The standard credit is “Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell,” because Snoop performs the main rap while Pharrell contributes vocals and production. The Neptunes, Pharrell’s production partnership with Chad Hugo, created the song’s minimalist instrumental.

The phrase “drop it like it’s hot” was already used in hip-hop before this single, but Snoop Dogg and Pharrell’s 2004 recording made it a worldwide pop-culture catchphrase. The song was also notable for helping turn a stripped-down rap production into a major crossover hit.