What Up, What's Haapnin'

"What Up, What's Haapnin'"
Single by T.I.
from the album Paper Trail
Released September 2, 2008
Format Digital download
Genre Southern Hip hop
Length 5:03 (Explicit version)
5:05 (Clean version)
Label Grand Hustle, Atlantic
Writer(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 hip hop recording artist 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.[1][2] The song peaked at eighty four on the 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.

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 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".[3]

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 Mason
5:03

Remixes and alternate versions

Chart positions

Chart (2008) Peak
position
scope="row"US Billboard Hot 100[4] 84
scope="row"US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 97
scope="row"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. iTunes "Countdown to Paper Trail" Check |url= value (help). iTunes Store. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
  3. T.I. @ Shawty Lo's house. Accessed August 25, 2008.
  4. "T.I. – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for T.I.. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  5. "T.I. – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for T.I.. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  6. "T.I. – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rap Songs for T.I.. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
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