"Candy" is a song by American rapper Foxy Brown (pictured) featuring Kelis, released by Def Jam on August 21, 2001, as the third single from her third studio album Broken Silence (2001). A dance-pop and R&B; track, it was produced by the Neptunes duo Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams, who co-wrote the song alongside Brown and Juan Manuel Cordova. Brown raps on the verses while Kelis, a frequent collaborator with the Neptunes, performs the hook. The lyrics are about cunnilingus. "Candy" received a positive response from critics upon release and in retrospective reviews. Music critics compared it to music by other artists, including Lil' Kim, while scholars analyzed its representation of black female sexuality. In the US, the song appeared on Billboard charts, reaching the top ten on the Hot Rap Songs chart. "Candy" appeared on several soundtracks in the early 2000s; it featured in the television series Dark Angel and the films Friday After Next and The 40 -Year-Old Virgin.
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1808:
Peninsular War: British–Portuguese forces put an end to the first French invasion of Portugal at the Battle of Vimeiro. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Vimeiro
1911:
Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre by museum employee Vincenzo Peruggia and was not recovered until two years later. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa
1971:
Six people were killed during an escape attempt and riot at California's San Quentin State Prison; the subsequent trial of six inmates was the longest in state history at the time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Quentin_Six
1986:
A limnic eruption of Lake Nyos in Cameroon released a cloud of carbon dioxide, suffocating 1,746 people and 3,500 livestock. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Nyos_disaster
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anhedonic: (psychiatry, also figuratively) Showing anhedonia; having no capacity to feel pleasure. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/anhedonic
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