"Dirrty" is a song by American singer Christina Aguilera featuring American rapper Redman, released as the lead single from her fourth studio album Stripped. Despite Aguilera's first three years of commercial success, she was displeased with the lack of control over her image. In response, she desired to create a song that would represent her authentic persona. She approached hip hop producer Rockwilder and suggested using Redman's 2001 song "Let's Get Dirty " as a guide. The final result, "Dirrty", is an R&B and hip hop song that also features rapping verses from Redman and describes sexual activities.
"Dirrty" was created in the vein of Redman (pictured)'s 2001 hip hop song "Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in da Club)", who is later featured on the song.
A scene from the music video for "Dirrty", in which Aguilera performs the slutdrop. The music video is credited as the origin of the slutdrop, which later became popular among contemporary female artists.
Aguilera performing "Dirrty" on the Back to Basics Tour in Dublin, November 21, 2006
Christina MarĂa Aguilera is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Referred to as the "Voice of a Generation", she is noted for her four-octave vocal range, musical reinventions, sustaining high notes including use of the whistle register, and a signature use of melisma throughout her music. Recognized as an influential figure in popular music, she also became known for incorporating controversial themes such as feminism, sexuality, LGBT culture and the sex-positive movement into her work. Aguilera was also honoured as a Disney Legend, for her contributions to The Walt Disney Company.
Aguilera performing on The Stripped Tour in 2003
Aguilera performing "Beautiful" at the Breakthrough Prize Scientist Awards, 2014
Aguilera performing on the Liberation Tour at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, 2018
Aguilera is known by her melismatic singing technique, yielding comparisons to Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey.