What You Know
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| "What You Know" | ||
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| Single by T.I. | ||
| from the album King | ||
| Released | February 28, 2006 (U.S.) | |
| Format | Digital download | |
| Genre | Hip hop/Southern rap | |
| Length | 4:33 | |
| Label | Grand Hustle/Atlantic | |
| Writer(s) | Gabriel Arillo Billy Roberts Clifford Harris Aldrin Davis Curtis Mayfield Donny Hathaway Leroy Hutson |
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| Producer(s) | DJ Toomp | |
| Certification | Gold | |
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| T.I. singles chronology | ||
| "Front Back" (2005) |
"What You Know" (2006) |
"Why You Wanna" (2006) |
"What You Know" is a Grammy Award-winning hip-hop song by Southern rap artist T.I., and the first single from his 2006 album King. The song has also been used in promotion of the film ATL, in which T.I. stars. The song has been considered an instant classic by many critics. The song was a major smash during the spring of 2006. Many agree it will be very difficult for T.I. to top this song for the remainder of his career. It has garnered a 5-star rating from Pitchfork Media.[1] The song is peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, and it also topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. It utilizes a sample of Roberta Flack's version of The Impressions's "Gone Away", and also a sample of Hey Joe.[2]. The track "What You Know" was rumored to be a diss song directed at fellow Dirty South rapper Lil' Flip. According to the last verse when he says "You say you want to squash it, what you still talkin' shit for" and "Video or not, dawg, I'll bust until the glock stop" referring to the videotape that T.I. supposedly has of a fight between him and Flip. The song is produced by DJ Toomp from Zone Boy Productions and Wonder. The drums were done by DJ Toomp while the actual music composition was done by Wonder. Wonder apparently tried to sample the Roberta Flack song, Gone Away, but decided to do a replay instead.
"What You Know" was performed at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, where its music video was nominated for two awards.
What You Know won for "Best Rap Solo Performance" and nominated for "Best Rap Song" at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards.
Pitchfork Media also ranked What You Know as the 3rd best song of 2006 and his collaboration with Justin Timberlake in the song "My Love" was also ranked at number one on the same list. [3]
VIBE recently named T.I.'s "What You Know" as the Top Song of 2006. It was also ranked forth on a similar list by Rolling Stone [4], and was #1 in Muchmusic's Top HipHop 2006 List.[5]
[edit] Video Information
The video took place in California. The beginning starts where comedian Mike Epps calls T.I. on his cellphone asking T.I. to come and hang out with him. T.I. said he will be there because he has a movie premiere to attend that night. The next scene shows him in the car driving through the neighborhood with Young Dro in slow motion and T.I. rapping in front of a white background. After that scene is showing him walking with a Louie backpack in slow motion.
Next scene he stops by Mike Epps' house. After that scene is showing him rapping in different differents in front of a black and white screen. Then the video showing T.I. gambling with his Mike and his crew. The video showing a bunch of women in rollerskates with spinning rims. After that scene it shows him playing chess with his friend. After that scene, he chooses a suit to wear to the premiere with the assistance of three women.
Finally a bunch of black trucks pull up for the premiere. T.I. and his co-star Lauren London, along with the rest of the cast, Jason Weaver,Evan Ross, and Jackie Long walking on the red carpet along with a cameo by Travis Barker. Next scene is where they show scenes to the movie. The party scene, T.I. shook the champaigne and squirt it out everywhere. T.I.'s group P$C,co-stars, and protege' Rashad makes a cameo appearance at the party. At the end T.I. cleans his glasses and shows him dancing at the party.
[edit] Chart Position
| Chart (2006) | Peak Position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 2 |
| South Africa | 32 |
| Tokio Hot 100 | 32 |
| United World Chart Singles And Airplay (40) | 25 |
[edit] Remixes
- "What you know" (feat. Juelz Santana, JR Writer, & Papoose)
- "What you know" (feat. Lil' Wayne & Papoose)
- "What you know about Cass" (by Cassidy)
- "What you know" (DJ Gooch Remix)
| Preceded by "Be Without You" by Mary J. Blige |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single April 22, 2006- May 27, 2006 |
Succeeded by "It's Goin' Down" by Yung Joc |
