"What Up, What's Haapnin'"
Single by T.I.
from the album Paper Trail
ReleasedSeptember 2, 2008
GenreSouthern hip hop
Length5:21 (explicit version)
5:05 (clean version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Harris, Jr.
  • Gholson
  • Harvey Mason, Jr.
Producer(s)Drumma Boy
T.I. singles chronology
"Swing Ya Rag"
(2008)		 "What Up, What's Haapnin'"
(2008)		 "Wish You Would"
(2008)

"What Up, What's Haapnin'" is a song by American rapper T.I., released on September 2, 2008, as the fifth single from his sixth studio album Paper Trail (2008). The song, which was produced by high-profile American record producer Drumma Boy, is a diss track directed towards fellow Atlanta-based rapper Shawty Lo, in response to his multiple accusations that T.I. is not from his hometown of Bankhead.[1][2] The song peaked at 84 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 97 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, when it first leaked online. The video had made its way to iTunes, BET's 106 & Park, and MTV.

Music video

The music video for this track premiered on Streetcred.com on September 12, 2008. It was officially released for download on iTunes on September 16, 2008.

The video, directed by Kai Crawford, was filmed in Shawty Lo’s neighborhood. Towards the end of the video T.I. and others can be seen mocking Lo by doing the dance that accompanied his single "Dey Know".[3]

The video includes cameo appearances from Lil Duval, Rocko and Future, as well as a relatively unknown Meek Mill, who at the time had just signed to T.I.‘s Grand Hustle label.

Track listing

Digital single
No.TitleWriter(s)Sample(s)Length
1."What Up, What's Haapnin'"Clifford Harris, Christopher Gholson, Harvey Mason* Contains samples of "Never Give You Up" performed by Harvey Mason5:21

Other versions

Chart positions

Chart (2008) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 84
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 97
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[6] 34

References

  1. ↑ Evan Serpick (May 5, 2008). T.I. Talks Going to Jail, Previews Tracks From New Album Rolling Stone. Accessed May 6, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Countdown to Paper Trail". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
  3. ↑ T.I. @ Shawty Lo's house. Archived 2008-09-03 at the Wayback Machine Accessed August 25, 2008.
  4. ↑ "T.I. Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  5. ↑ "T.I. Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  6. ↑ "T.I. Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
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