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"Lollipop" is the first single from Lil Wayne's sixth studio album, Tha Carter III. The track features the late R&B artist Static Major and is produced by Deezle and Jim Jonsin. The song was released digitally on March 13, 2008. The song is Lil Wayne's & Static Major's most successful to date, spending 5 non-consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Static Major died two weeks before the release of the song, making the song the eighth to hit #1 after the death of the credited artist. There are various versions of the song. The single was certified 5× Platinum by the RIAA for shipping five million units in the United States and was ranked the #7 Hip-Hop song of 2008 by MTV. The song reached #1 on the 2008 issue of Notarized by BET. The song was ranked at #5 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008. With 9.1 million copies sold as of January 2009, 'Lollipop' was named 2008's best-selling digital single worldwide by IFPI.
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