["You know about me dogg","Don't wanna fight me bro","Just to make my fist glow","What you know about that?","I got the top spot","Drag ya out that Bentley coupe","If it may pop off","Look I will kill bro","And if you doubt me dogg","","What you still talkin' shit for?","What you know about that?","Hey what you know about that?","By the three? When I chirp","","Yo b**** most likely does","Aye, don't you know I got","Burn a rubber with the top pop","Candy on the '64","What you know about that?","You got these people fooled","","","Who see you on the tube","And take it to the chop shop","Aye, don't you know I got","Partner, we not ya'll","Whatever try the crew","","Hey I know all about that","What you know about that?","Where the cheese at?","I'm throwed off slightly bro","What you know about that?","","","50 on the pinky ring","Where the cheese at?","What you know about that?","","Hey what you know about that?","Cuz you are not hot","Aye, aye, aye, aye, aye","Where the G's at?","","Ridin' wid a couple Latin broads","","Hey I know all about that","","","Walk in designer malls","By the three? When I chirp","If you a gangsta what you hid for?","You say you wanna squash it","What you know about that?","Not even square, he cube","Shawty chirp back, Louis napsack","Where the G's at?","","","In front of every club","'Cause you don't know me cuz","What you know about that?","","Believed by very few","What you know about that?","Know you don't like me ‘cause","Fresh off the jet to the ‘jects","Where I holdin' all tha work at","Hey I know all about that","She see me on them dubs","Unnecessary dude","I'll pop and bust a bust a and tell ‘em stop","Ya get low","What you know about that?","Aye, don't you know I got","Fresh off the jet to the ‘jects","","Hey what you know about that?","Don't talk about me dogg","","Where the cheese at?","Hey what you know about that?","What you talking sh** fo'?","Know I'm shining dawg","What you know about that?","Ridin' in shiny cars","","Fresh off the jet to the block","Loaded ay, oh on the low","","By the three? When I chirp","You pulled out a what and hit fo'","What you know about that?","Where the G's at?","","Ya label got got","What you know about that?","Where I holdin' all tha work at","“Will I get ya block knocked off?”","Fresh off the jet to the ‘jects","Hey I know all about that","","What you know about that?","What you know about that?","See me in ya city sittin' pretty","Buy everything we saw","For he get sent for","Loaded ay, oh on the low","I still would pull a kick-do'","Fresh off the jet to the ‘jects","Where the G's at?","And gotta run and hit fo'?","Hey I know all about that","What you know about that?","Gave every a hug","","A video or not","I'm fast as lightning bro","","But you's a scary dude","Shawty chirp back, Louis napsack","","","Ya better use ya Nike's bro","Loaded ay, oh on the low","Hey I know all about that","I be on I'm buzzed","That will bust it to the oh stop","Where I holdin' all tha work at","They'll see you on the news","Don't show me mugs","","Somebody better get bro","Or we will bury you","What you know about that?","And it will not stop","","What you know about that?","What you know about that?","You better out me dogg","Aye, don't you know I got","I'll answer the question","What you know about that?","","Loaded ay, oh on the low","See all that attitude's","Where the cheese at?","What you know about that?","You never carry","Just keep it very cool","Hey I know all about that","Leather guts and fishbowl","And a China doll","Got you a yellin', I thought","Shawty chirp back, Louis napsack","So what? I'm rich","","Because I get dough","","Shawty chirp back, Louis napsack","I'm in your hood","And what it is bro","","","And make the block hot","","By the three? When I chirp","Where I holdin' all tha work at","What you know about that?","What you know about that?","","And you know how we ball","Hey I know all about that"]
Performed by: T.I.
Written by: Gabriel Arillo; Aldrin Davis; Clifford Harris; Donny Hathaway; Leroy Hutson; Curtis Mayfield; Billy Roberts
Credits: Arillo, Gabriel (Songwriter); Davis, Aldrin (Songwriter); Harris, Clifford (Songwriter); Hathaway, Donny (Songwriter); Hutson, Leroy (Songwriter); Mayfield, Curtis (Songwriter); Roberts, Billy (Songwriter); CROWN CLUB PUBLISHING (Publisher); DON-POW MUSIC (Publisher); TOOMPSTONE PUBLISHING, INC. (Publisher); UNIVERSAL MUSIC - CAREERS (Publisher); WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP (Publisher); WB MUSIC CORP. (Publisher)
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.
There are two remixes of this song. One features Dipset members Juelz Santana and J. R. Writer along with Papoose. Another remix features the same verse from Papoose and a verse from Lil Wayne.
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 a Bentley Continental 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 Louis Vuitton backpack in slow motion.
Next scene he stops by Mike Epps' house. After that scene is showing him rapping in different clothes 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 Cadillac Escalades 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 champagne and squirt it out everywhere. T.I.'s group P$C and co-stars makes a cameo appearance at the party. At the end, T.I. cleans his glasses and shows him dancing at the party.
"What You Know" was performed at the 2006 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 by Rolling Stone[1], and was #1 in Muchmusic's Top HipHop 2006 List.[3]
Pitchfork Media ranked "What You Know" #3 on their "Top Tracks of 2006" list, while T.I.'s collaboration on Justin Timberlake's song "My Love" was ranked #1.[4]
The song is one of the most critically acclaimed of 2006 (arguably T.I.'s most critically acclaimed song), and is one of T.I.'s most successful. It has garnered a 5-star rating from Pitchfork Media.[5] The song peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, and it also topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It is ranked the 332nd best song of all time, 3rd of 2006, and 19th of the 2000s decade by Acclaimedmusic.net.[6]
In 2008, it was ranked number 68 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.
In popular culture
The song has also been used in promotion of the film ATL, in which T.I. stars. The song was a major smash during the spring of 2006.
Japanese professional wrestler KENTA uses an instrumental of "What You Know" as his entrance theme.
The song is played at the Metrodome whenever All-Star Joe Mauer comes to bat
