"What You Know"
Single byT.I.
from the albumKing
Released	January 28, 2006
Recorded	2005
Genre	Southern hip hop trap
Length	4:34(album version) 4:08(radio version)
Label	Grand Hustle Atlantic
Songwriters	Clifford Harris Aldrin Davis Curtis Mayfield Donny Hathaway Leroy Hutson
Producer	DJ Toomp
T.I. singles chronology
"Front Back" (2005) "What You Know" (2006) "Why You Wanna" (2006)

"What You Know" is a song by American rapperT.I., released as thelead single from his fourth studio albumKing (2006). The song peaked at number three on theBillboard Hot 100 and was certified double platinum by the RIAA following shipment in excess of two million copies.

The song is produced by T.I.'s frequent collaboratorDJ Toomp, from Zone Boy Productions, with additional keys by Wonder Arillo. It utilizes an interpolation ofRoberta Flack's version ofThe Impressions's "Gone Away" and of the song "Hey Joe", written byBilly Roberts but popularized byJimi Hendrix.

The song is inE♭ minor.

"What You Know" peaked at number three on the USBillboard Hot 100 chart.^[1] It also peaked at number one on theHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs andHot Rap Songs charts.^[2][3] It spent a total of 20 weeks on the Hot 100 chart. On December 14, 2006, the song was certifieddouble platinum by theRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over two million copies in the United States.^[4]

American rappersJuelz Santana and J.R Writer, ofDipset, recorded a remix of this song entitled "What You Know (About That Crack)". American rapperPapoose recorded afreestyle over the song entitled "What You Know (About Pap)". American rapperLil Wayne also recorded a remix of "What You Know", which can be found on his mixtapeDedication 2.

• "What You Know" won for "Best Rap Solo Performance" and was nominated for "Best Rap Song" at the49th Annual Grammy Awards.
• "What You Know" was performed at the2006 MTV Video Music Awards, where its music video was nominated for two awards.
• VIBE named T.I.'s "What You Know" as the Top Song of 2006. It was also ranked fourth on a similar list byRolling Stone[1], and was number 1 inMuchmusic's Top HipHop 2006 List.^[5]
• Pitchfork Media ranked "What You Know" number 3 on their "Top Tracks of 2006" list, while T.I.'s collaboration onJustin Timberlake's song "My Love" was ranked number 1.^[6]
• The song is one of the most critically acclaimed of 2006, and is one of T.I.'s most successful.^{[citation needed]} It has garnered a 5-star rating fromPitchfork Media.^[7] The song peaked at number three on theBillboard Hot 100, and it also topped theHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
• In 2008, it was ranked number 68 onVH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.
• In 2007, "What You Know" was named the second-best single of 2006 onThe Village Voice'sPazz & Jop annual critics' poll, afterGnarls Barkley's "Crazy".

• The song was used in promotion of the filmATL, in which T.I. stars.
• Japanese professional wrestlerKENTA used an instrumental of the song as his entrance theme.
• The song was the at-bat music forMLB playerJoe Mauer.
• The song was used as the entrance song forKendall Grove atUFC 101.
• The song was used atTurner Field wheneverÉdgar Rentería came up to bat during the 2006 season.
• The song was sampled inPitbull's song "Que Tu Sabes D'eso" featuringFat Joe and Sinful from the albumEl Mariel.
• The song is used at the beginning of Rich Turpin's "Whatcha Know?" segment on BT Sports Radio.
• The song is often used by members of the Theta Phi chapter ofKappa Alpha Psi fraternity atTroy University during parties and events.

• 2006 singles
• T.I. songs
• Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance
• Grand Hustle Records singles
• Atlantic Records singles
• Music videos directed by Chris Robinson (director)
• Song recordings produced by DJ Toomp
• Songs written by T.I.
• Songs written by Curtis Mayfield
• Songs written by DJ Toomp
• Songs written by Leroy Hutson
• 2006 songs

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