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"'''What Up, What's Haapnin''''" is a song by American rapper [[T.I.]], from his sixth studio album ''[[Paper Trail]]''. The track was produced by [[Drumma Boy]] and was released for digital download on September 2, 2008.<ref name=previewtracks>Evan Serpick (May 5, 2008). [https://web.archive.org/web/20080506170413/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/05/05/ti-talks-going-to-jail-previews-tracks-from-new-album/#more-6016 T.I. Talks Going to Jail, Previews Tracks From New Album] ''Rolling Stone''. Accessed May 6, 2008.</ref><ref name="itunes">{{cite web|url=http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewRoom?fcId=288427277&id=1|title=Countdown to Paper Trail|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]|access-date=2008-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607034446/http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewRoom?fcId=288427277&id=1|archive-date=2011-06-07|url-status=dead}}</ref> The song peaked at eighty four on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and at number ninety seven [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart when it first leaked into [[Internet]]. The song is a direct diss to [[Shawty Lo]]. The video had made its way to iTunes, BET's 106 & Park, & MTV.
"'''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 produced [[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.<ref name=previewtracks>Evan Serpick (May 5, 2008). [https://web.archive.org/web/20080506170413/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2008/05/05/ti-talks-going-to-jail-previews-tracks-from-new-album/#more-6016 T.I. Talks Going to Jail, Previews Tracks From New Album] ''Rolling Stone''. Accessed May 6, 2008.</ref><ref name="itunes">{{cite web|url=http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewRoom?fcId=288427277&id=1|title=Countdown to Paper Trail|publisher=[[iTunes Store]]|access-date=2008-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607034446/http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewRoom?fcId=288427277&id=1|archive-date=2011-06-07|url-status=dead}}</ref> The song peaked at 84 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and at number 97 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart, when it first [[Music leak|leaked online]]. The video had made its way to iTunes, BET's 106 & Park, and MTV.


==Music video==
==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 [[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]] dissed [[Shawty Lo]] in many scenes, and was shot in his neighborhood. The video also shows toward the end T.I. & others doing the dance to "[[Dey Know]]".<ref>[http://www.therezidue.com/2008/08/ti-shawty-los-house.html T.I. @ Shawty Lo's house.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080903142617/http://www.therezidue.com/2008/08/ti-shawty-los-house.html |date=2008-09-03 }} Accessed August 25, 2008.</ref>
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]]".<ref>[http://www.therezidue.com/2008/08/ti-shawty-los-house.html T.I. @ Shawty Lo's house.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080903142617/http://www.therezidue.com/2008/08/ti-shawty-los-house.html |date=2008-09-03 }} Accessed August 25, 2008.</ref>


The video has includes [[cameo appearance]]s from [[Lil Duval]], [[Rocko (rapper)|Rocko]] and [[Future (rapper)|Future]], as well as a relatively unknown [[Meek Mill]], who at the time had just signed to T.I.‘s [[Grand Hustle]] label.
The Music Video has a cameo appearance near the end of a relatively unknown [[Meek Mill]] who had just signed with Grand Hustle. Meek Mill is seen with long hair, a style he dropped prior to his breakout success. Meek Mill was later dropped by Grand Hustle as an artist and signed with [[Maybach Music Group|MMG]] which is led by [[Rick Ross]]. [[Lil Duval]], [[Rocko (rapper)|Rocko]] and [[Future (rapper)|Future]] also appeared in the video.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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==Remixes and alternate versions==
==Other versions==
*T.I. feat. [[Playaz Circle]] - "What Up"
*T.I. feat. [[Playaz Circle]] - "What Up"
*T.I. feat. [[Young Jeezy]] - "That Ain't It (Uhh Uhh)"
*T.I. feat. [[Young Jeezy]] - "That Ain't It (Uhh Uhh)"

Revision as of 15:20, 5 August 2022

"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 produced 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 has 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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