- What U See Is What U Get
Infobox Single
Name = What U See Is What U Get
Artist =Xzibit
from Album =40 Dayz & 40 Nightz
B-side = "3 Card Molly"
Released =July 6 1998
Format =
Recorded =
Genre = Rap
Length = 4:26
Label = Loud
Writer =Alvin Joiner
Producer = Jesse West
Xzibit (Co-produced)
Certification =
Last single = "Eyes May Shine
(1996)
This single = "What U See Is What U Get"
(1998)
Next single = "3 Card Molly"
(1998)"What U See Is What U Get" is the first single fromXzibit 's second album, "40 Dayz & 40 Nightz ". In its first week the song reached# 50 on theBillboard Hot 100 . It remains Xzibit's highest charting single as it peaked at# 3 onHot Rap Singles . This song was considered to be his biggest hit by fans, until Xzibit outperformed himself two years later with the release of "X". The song was featured in a mash-up on theLoud Rocks Album ft.Sevendust . What U See Is What U Get Is Considerd the 88th best rap song of all time [ [http://rap.about.com/od/top10songs/ss/Top100RapSongs_2.htm Top 100 Rap Songs ] ]Music Video
A music video directed by
Gregory Dark was filmed inLos Angeles . The deceptively simplistic premise of the video is Xzibit's trek to a nearby shop after being asked to pick up some milk. On his way, Xzibit greets several friends, briefly performs in a local concert and even finds a dropped one hundred-dollar bill. However, he also crosses paths with various chaotic incidents including a carjacking, bombing, shooting, and store looting; all of which he walks past unshaken. In the end, Xzibit is able to pick up the milk and make his way home, only to be told that they also needed hot sauce and asked to go back out again. The video closes with a dedication to the late Michael Lucero. [XzibitCentral.com (January 13 2007 ). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3UZyqmxFBA Xzibit- What U See Is What U Get] . Youtube. AccessedSeptember 24 2007 .] The music video peaked at# 1 during 6 weeks at BET's "Rap City".Charts
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