Lil Wayne - Lollipop

Lollipop by Lil Wayne was released March 13th, 2008. It was Wayne's first single off Tha Carter 3 and won a Grammy Award in Feb. 2009 for Best Rap Song. In addition it was ranked #5 in Rolling Stones Best 100 Songs of 2008. It was aired consistently on radio stations throughout the nation and could be found on any hip-hop fan's ipod.  The songs content isn't the most conscious nor PG-13, yet it had a huge impact in the hip-hop game and there weren't many people that didn't like the song. 

"Lollipop" essentially is about oral sex. If one took a second to analyze the song they'd easily derive that the song in its most basic meaning is degrading to women. The tune has a captivating beat and a catchy hook, which by today's standard is what is all that is needed for a song to do well. 

Plato would approve of this song because it does not encourage or promote intellect. Plato would disagree with any music that would encourage the listener to be different or that would possibly disrupt what society has already set in place. Lollipop is the perfect song for Plato's ideology. Its a meaningless song that allows the listener to not focus on anything important except well, oral sex.