"Freak" is a slang term for the sexually adventurous, as described in the song's lyrics, "She's a very kinky girl / The kind you don't take home to mother".

James' improvised lyrics were later toned down by Los Angeles DJ Alonzo Miller, who received co-writing credit.

James apparently was not particularly excited about the song, but reputedly wanted to have something on the album that "white folks could dance to.

[10] Minaj previously appeared in the remix of Big Sean's "Dance (A$$)" (2011), which sampled "U Can't Touch This".

[53] The Chorus of the song appears in the scene in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen where Sam Witwicky, one of the main protagonists, is driving his Camaro, which is actually the Autobot Bumblebee, with a college girl named Alice, who is a Decepticon in disguise.