So What (Field Mob song)

"So What" is the first single from Field Mob's third album, Light Poles and Pine Trees, featuring multi-platinum recording artist Ciara, who performs the chorus and the bridge. The single peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart making it Field Mob's first Top 10 single and Ciara's sixth.

"So What"
Single by Field Mob featuring Ciara
from the album Light Poles and Pine Trees
Released	April 2, 2006 (U.S.)
Recorded	2005
Genre	Electro hop R&B
Length	3:43
Label	Disturbing tha Peace Geffen
Songwriter(s)	D. Crawford K. Johnson S. Johnson Z. Wallace C. Williams
Producer(s)	Jazze Pha
Field Mob singles chronology
"Georgia" (2005) "So What" (2006) "Bend Over" (2006)
Ciara singles chronology
"And I" (2005) "So What" (2006) "Get Up" (2006)

The first two lines from the first verse (I'm a slut, I'm a hoe, I'm a freak, I got a different girl everyday of the week) are taken from the chorus rapped by The Notorious B.I.G. from Lil' Kim's 1997 single "Crush on You."

The single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #88 on April 22, 2006, and peaked at #10 on July 15, 2006.^[1]

Music video

At the beginning of the music video Jazze Pha is standing in front of a car giving the introduction. The shot then switches over to Ciara who is reclining on a banister of a house, and sings the chorus. Smoke's girlfriend confront him about all of the horrible things she's heard about him. Smoke tries convince her that it's all a lie in his rap, but eventually she went back to her friends.

The shot changes to Ciara, who is shopping for clothes at a mini mall and see two "haters" gossiping about Shawn Jay. Shawn Jay's girlfriend is in a dressing room and overhears all of this nonsense. Soon as the chorus stats playing towards the end she quickly pulls the curtains away and stares at the two "haters". She then confronts Shawn Jay about what the two "haters" were talking about. He denies it all through his rap, but she eventually left the store.

Then there comes a shot with Ciara singing the chorus in an urban neighborhood setting. Jazze Pha then comes in to introduce Ciara's part in the bridge. She sings and dances to it, and while doing that both Smoke and Shawn Jay's girlfriends come to the basketball game in which they are watching. They make up, and hug each other, and Smoke and Shawn Jay had gotten them both a gift: a puppy and a necklace. The song then fades out and we see a shot of Smoke and Shawn Jay dancing in the same urban neighborhood setting that Ciara was singing in at the beginning of the video.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2006) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 40 Australian Urban (ARIA)[3] 10 Canada CHR/Pop Top 40 (Radio & Records)[4] 19 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[5] 21 UK Singles (OCC)[6] 56 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[7] 11 US Billboard Hot 100[8] 10 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 4 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[10] 3 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[11] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position US Billboard Hot 100[12] 55 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[13] 20 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[14] 13

References

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6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
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11. "Field Mob Chart History (Rhythmic Airplay)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
12. "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
13. "Year-End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Titles – 2006". Billboard.biz. 2006. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
14. "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved September 30, 2021.