Tip Drill (song)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| “Tip Drill” | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Nelly | |||||
| Format | Video only | ||||
| Recorded | 2003 | ||||
| Nelly singles chronology | |||||
|
|||||
"Tip Drill" is the name of a 2003 Nelly song, the video of which became controversial among students at Historically black colleges and universities (HBCU), most notably Spelman College, black political and popular cultural commentators, women’s groups, and other activists for its overt depiction of women as sexual objects.[1][2] It was meant to be a single, but withdrawn due to its potentially offensive content.
Most interpret the phrase "tip drill" to mean "a person with a 'nice' body but an 'ugly' face" or "a man with an 'ugly' face who has a lot of money," due to the lyrics "it must be yo ass 'cause it ain't yo face" and "it must be yo money 'cause it ain't yo face." This however, is not what the term is meant to mean in the song, Nelly is simply implying that he is attracted to said girl due solely to her buttocks, it is not saying that the girl must be ugly. The reason these girls are referred to as “tip drill’s” is because they have large buttocks, which is ideal for a sexual activity known as “tip drilling” which involves placing the penis between the buttocks without penetration.
