What You Want
Mase
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Tell me what you want Tell me what you want Tell me what you want Tell me what you want Tell me what you want Tell me what you want from me Take a look at what you see Let me know if it's right here Something you can have for years Tell me what you want from me Take a look at what you see Let me know if it's right here Something you can have for years Now Mase be the man wanna see you doing good I don't wanna get rich, leave you in the hood Girl in my eyes you the baddest The reason why I love you, you don't lik me cause my status I don't wanna see you with a cat rich living average I wanna do my thing so we be established And I don't want you rocking in Paris I will give you karats till you feel youa rabbit Anything in your path if you want you can have Walk through the mall, if you like you can grab Total it all up and out it on my tab Then tell all your friends all the fun you had Tell me what you want from me Take a look at what you see Let me know if it's right here Something you can have for years Tell me what you want from me Take a look at what you see Let me know if it's right here Something you can have for years Hey Mama, why don't you come here to Papa? You don't like the way your tata's lookin at Shada? In a 600 ain't no smokin cigada Come over here I think i see your baby botta There go the limit to my casha If you in a rush you call me manana Whatever you need girlfriend I got the whole enchilada Just the way you like it Mase gonna do you propa Girl I can tell you was meant for me I can tell by the way you was sent for me While I'm on tour trying to make them centuries And they ask who your man you better mention me If you dont you know you got a problems If you want no beef girlfriend dont start none And it just so happens that I'm seing cash Cause you messed up a lot just trying to be phat And I aint gonna ask who smashed the E-Class Pull up to the rib with the whole front crashed Now you wanna laugh and think thats the past If you ever lie again that will be your ass Tell me what you want from me Take a look at what you see Let me know if it's right here Something you can have for years Tell me what you want from me Take a look at what you see Let me know if it's right here Something you can have for years Now the more you treat me royal I adore you That's why I dont mind doing these things for you You did things for me I wouldn't believe you did That's why I always want to keep you here In a year or two I could see you with my kids Girl, you make a thug want to get a legal gig It's only right we spend our lonely nights Gettin crazy biz till we awake the kids Can't get to loud got respect for you honey But keep it all real you come second to my money Can you be my ghetto love prophecy? Everybody love you girl not just me And I know you really care a lot for me I want to see you happy even if it's not with me Tell me what you want from me Take a look at what you see Let me know if it's right here Something you can have for years Tell me what you want from me Take a look at what you see Let me know if it's right here Something you can have for years
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Written by: CURTIS MAYFIELD, NASHIEM MYRICK, MASON BETHA, SEAN COMBS, KEISHA SPIVEY
Lyrics © THE ADMINISTRATION MP INC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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10 facts about this song
Genre Classification"What You Want" by Mase is classified under the genre of East Coast Hip Hop and R&B.
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Album AssociationThe song "What You Want" is a part of Mase's debut album "Harlem World," which was released in 1997.
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Chart Success"What You Want" achieved significant chart success, peaking at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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Collaboration"What You Want" features Total, an American R&B girl group, making it a multi-vocalist song.
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Music Video PopularityThe music video for "What You Want" aired on MTV and BET, increasing the song's popularity and visibility.
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Song ProductionThe song was jointly produced by Rashad Smith and Sean "Puffy" Combs, an iconic figure in the hip-hop industry.
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Album SuccessMase's "Harlem World" album, including the song "What You Want", was certified quadruple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
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Sample Usage"What You Want" samples two songs: "Right on for the Darkness" by Curtis Mayfield and "Tell Me What You Want" by Total.
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Lyrical ThemeThe song addresses the subject of romantic relationships from Mase's and Total's perspectives, focusing on what each partner wants from the other.
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CD SingleA CD-single of "What You Want" was released, which included two additional tracks: an instrumental version and a 'club mix' version of the song.
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