# My Neck, My Back (Lick It)
"My Neck, My Back (Lick It)" is a 2002 single by the American rapper Khia and the lead single from her debut album *Thug Misses*. Built on a bass-heavy beat and a chorus that states its subject without metaphor, it became a mainstream hit despite, and partly because of, lyrics so explicit that even its censored version left little to the imagination.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/khia-mn0000770324) It remains the song with which Khia, born in 1976 in Philadelphia and raised in [Tampa, Florida](https://www.edgepedia.org/tampa-florida), is identified.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/khia-mn0000770324)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Artist | Khia (Khia Chambers), a rapper from Tampa, Florida[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/khia-mn0000770324) |
| Release | April 2002, as the first single from the debut album *Thug Misses*[2](https://www.allmusic.com/album/my-neck-my-back-lick-it-mw0001412141) |
| Writers | Khia Chambers, Edward Meriwether, and Michael "Taz" Williams[3](https://musicbrainz.org/release/b87296bd-db19-44f1-bc85-4cdd2d39a651) |
| Chart peaks | No. 20 on Billboard's R&B/hip-hop chart, No. 42 on the Hot 100, No. 4 on the UK pop chart[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/khia-mn0000770324) |
| Album sales | *Thug Misses* sold 800,000 copies independently and earned gold certifications in the U.S. and U.K.[4](https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/shes-been-called-a-bitch-6336321/) • [1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/khia-mn0000770324) |
| Signature chorus | "My neck, my back / lick my pussy and my crack"[5](https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-6680-319433) |
| Streaming gap | About 191.3 million streams against 13.7 million for Khia's next biggest song, a ratio of 13.9x[6](https://justonehit.com/artist/khia/) |
## Release and chart performance
Khia recorded *Thug Misses* with producers Donn Juan and Michael "Taz" Williams and released it independently in 2001. The track, then titled "Lick My Neck, My Back," took off in the [Tampa Bay](https://www.edgepedia.org/tampa-bay) region, leading to a 2002 re-release of the album distributed nationwide by the Artemis label.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/khia-mn0000770324) The single, retitled "My Neck, My Back (Lick It)," was released in April 2002.[2](https://www.allmusic.com/album/my-neck-my-back-lick-it-mw0001412141)
The song nearly reached the [Top 40](https://www.edgepedia.org/top-40) of the pop chart in the United States, peaking at number 42 on the Hot 100 and number 20 on the R&B/hip-hop chart, and fared better abroad, reaching number four on the UK pop chart.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/khia-mn0000770324) Miami New Times described it in 2006 as a bass-heavy ode to oral pleasure that took over urban airwaves and became a global, mainstream hit for the young rapper from Tampa.[4](https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/shes-been-called-a-bitch-6336321/)
## Sound and lyrics
The chorus is a four-line, list-like hook: "My neck, my back / lick my pussy and my crack."[5](https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-6680-319433) The song opens with "All you ladies pop that pussy like this," and its directness is the point: Khia positions herself as the one being served, reversing the usual direction of sexual demand in rap.[7](https://www.laweekly.com/khias-my-neck-my-back-why-this-song-sucks/) Khia herself framed it the same way in a 2006 interview: "I might be saying, 'My neck, my back,' but I'm still saying respect me, please me, make me feel good."[4](https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/shes-been-called-a-bitch-6336321/)
Musically, the track pairs a catchy bassline and low-key synths with a simple drum track, keeping the focus on the rapping.[8](https://www.rapreviews.com/2002/07/khia-thug-misses/) Two versions exist, a clean and an explicit one, and Khia has held that the explicit version is for adults only.[9](https://fileserver-az.core.ac.uk/download/354497207.pdf) Reviewers doubted the clean version would get near daytime radio; NME, reviewing the single in 2005, called it one of the filthiest songs ever recorded while judging it brilliant, praising Khia's half-bored drawl over smouldering beats.[5](https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-6680-319433)
The bluntness drew responses in kind. The rapper [Too Short](https://www.edgepedia.org/too-short) recorded a retaliation track, "My Dick, My Sack," answering the chorus from the other side.[7](https://www.laweekly.com/khias-my-neck-my-back-why-this-song-sucks/)
## Influence and afterlife
The critic Hannah Giorgis wrote in Pitchfork that "My Neck, My Back" became a rallying cry for women who want their sexual needs attended to, and that Khia laid the foundation for the growing acceptability of lyrical references to analingus in rap.[10](https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/762-what-trina-taught-me/) The Chicago rapper CupcakKe has cited the song as a major influence on her own explicit style.[11](https://www.vice.com/en/article/cupcakkes-raunchy-raps-make-her-an-unprecedented-pop-icon/) Thirteen years after release, it still played in clubs and hair salons alike.[10](https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/762-what-trina-taught-me/)
The song has been sampled repeatedly. Khia named Saweetie's 2017 breakout "ICY GRL" her least favorite sample, while crediting YG and [City Girls](https://www.edgepedia.org/city-girls) with successful, if imperfect, remixes.[12](https://www.complex.com/music/a/starrsavoy/khia-saweetie-icy-grl-least-favorite-sample-my-neck-my-back-lick-it) IDK's 2023 single "Pinot Noir," featuring [Saucy Santana](https://www.edgepedia.org/saucy-santana) and Jucee Froot, built on an uptempo, jazz-driven sample of the track.[13](https://press.warnerrecords.com/sites/g/files/g2000014901/files/2023-06/IDK%20RELEASES%20SUMMERTIME%20ANTHEM%20%E2%80%9CPINOT%20NOIR%E2%80%9D%20FEATURING%20SAUCY%20SANTANA%20%26%20JUCEE%20FROOT.pdf) [Elle King](https://www.edgepedia.org/elle-king) has also recorded a cover.[14](https://radiox.cms.socastsrm.com/2022/03/24/where-are-they-now-catching-up-with-2002-stars-daniel-bedingfield-dirty-vegas-khia-phanton-planet-dj-sammy/)
The gap between this song and the rest of Khia's catalog is unusually wide: on streaming, it has about 191.3 million plays against 13.7 million for her next biggest song, "Don't Trust No Nigga," a ratio of 13.9x, which has led one-hit-wonder tallies to list her.[6](https://justonehit.com/artist/khia/) Her name has also entered internet slang: among highly online pop fans, a "Khia Asylum" is an imaginary jail for divas who cannot reliably land a hit, named for the singer who never had much chart success after her 2002 smash.[15](https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/07/music-flop-era/687785/)
## References
1. [Khia Biography by Andy Kellman, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/khia-mn0000770324)
2. [My Neck My Back (Lick It), AllMusic single page](https://www.allmusic.com/album/my-neck-my-back-lick-it-mw0001412141)
3. [Release "My Neck, My Back (Lick It)" by Khia, MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/release/b87296bd-db19-44f1-bc85-4cdd2d39a651)
4. [She's Been Called a Bitch, Miami New Times (July 27, 2006)](https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/shes-been-called-a-bitch-6336321/)
5. [Khia: My Neck, My Back, NME (September 12, 2005)](https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-6680-319433)
6. [Is Khia a One Hit Wonder? Yes — Here's the Proof, Just One Hit](https://justonehit.com/artist/khia/)
7. [Khia's "My Neck, My Back": Why This Song Sucks, LA Weekly (May 9, 2012)](https://www.laweekly.com/khias-my-neck-my-back-why-this-song-sucks/)
8. [Khia: Thug Misses, RapReviews (July 2002)](https://www.rapreviews.com/2002/07/khia-thug-misses/)
9. [Shakin' Exploitation: Black Female Bodies in Contemporary Hip-Hop and Pornography](https://fileserver-az.core.ac.uk/download/354497207.pdf)
10. [What Trina Taught Me, Pitchfork (May 7, 2015)](https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/762-what-trina-taught-me/)
11. [CupcakKe's Raunchy Raps Make Her an Unprecedented Pop Icon, Vice (June 19, 2017)](https://www.vice.com/en/article/cupcakkes-raunchy-raps-make-her-an-unprecedented-pop-icon/)
12. [Khia Says Saweetie's "ICY GRL" Is Her 'Least Favorite' Sample of "My Neck, My Back (Lick It)", Complex (March 28, 2023)](https://www.complex.com/music/a/starrsavoy/khia-saweetie-icy-grl-least-favorite-sample-my-neck-my-back-lick-it)
13. [IDK Releases Summertime Anthem "Pinot Noir" Featuring Saucy Santana & Jucee Froot, Warner Records press release](https://press.warnerrecords.com/sites/g/files/g2000014901/files/2023-06/IDK%20RELEASES%20SUMMERTIME%20ANTHEM%20%E2%80%9CPINOT%20NOIR%E2%80%9D%20FEATURING%20SAUCY%20SANTANA%20%26%20JUCEE%20FROOT.pdf)
14. [Where Are They Now? Catching Up With 2002 Stars, Radio 88.8](https://radiox.cms.socastsrm.com/2022/03/24/where-are-they-now-catching-up-with-2002-stars-daniel-bedingfield-dirty-vegas-khia-phanton-planet-dj-sammy/)
15. [How Lizzo Became One of Pop Culture's Great Flops, The Atlantic](https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/07/music-flop-era/687785/)
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