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2006 single by T.I. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"What You Know" is a song by American rapper T.I., released as the lead single from his fourth studio album King (2006). The song peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified double platinum by the RIAA following shipment in excess of two million copies.
"What You Know" | ||||
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Single by T.I. | ||||
from the album King | ||||
Released | January 28, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
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Length | 4:34 (album version) 4:08 (radio version) | |||
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Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | DJ Toomp | |||
T.I. singles chronology | ||||
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The song is produced by T.I.'s frequent collaborator DJ Toomp, from Zone Boy Productions, with additional keys by Wonder Arillo. It utilizes an interpolation of Roberta Flack's version of The Impressions's "Gone Away" and of the song "Hey Joe", written by Billy Roberts but popularized by Jimi Hendrix.
The song is in E♭ minor.
"What You Know" peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1] It also peaked at number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts.[2][3] It spent a total of 20 weeks on the Hot 100 chart. On December 14, 2006, the song was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over two million copies in the United States.[4]
American rappers Juelz Santana and J.R Writer, of Dipset, recorded a remix of this song entitled "What You Know (About That Crack)". American rapper Papoose recorded a freestyle over the song entitled "What You Know (About Pap)". American rapper Lil Wayne also recorded a remix of "What You Know", which can be found on his mixtape Dedication 2.
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[16] Ringtone |
Platinum | 40,000* |
United States (RIAA)[17] | Gold | 500,000* |
United States (RIAA)[17] Mastertone |
2× Platinum | 2,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | February 14, 2006 | Rhythmic contemporary radio | Atlantic | [18] |
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