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"Whatever You Like" is a song by American rapper T.I., released by Grand Hustle and Atlantic Records in 2008 as the lead single (second overall) from his sixth studio album, Paper Trail (2008). It was written by T.I. and David Siegel , alongside the song's producer Jim Jonsin .
The video then cuts again to the day with T.I. wearing the same suit seen earlier in the video, but undamaged. He then encounters a group of thugs whom he brawls with. The video then begins a different story arc, showing T.I. before he made his fortune, rapping in a recording studio and in front of a house playing dice and dominoes with friends.
The official lead single was "Whatever You Like", released in July 2008, and became the most successful single of his career up until that point, breaking the record for the highest jump to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, jumping from number 71 to number one and becoming T.I.'s first solo number one single on the chart.
In March 2013, T.I. filmed the music video for "Memories Back Then", in Los Angeles, California, alongside B.o.B, Kendrick Lamar and Kris Stephens. The music video for "Memories Back Then", directed by Philly Fly Boy, was released April 22, 2013. [8] As of March 2021 the video has over 100 million views.
On August 22, 2008, the songs "Like I Do" featuring The-Dream, "Let My Beat Pound", "My Life Your Entertainment" featuring Usher, and "Swagga Like Us" were all leaked online. [ 7 ] The album was scheduled to be released in September 2008, but was subsequently moved up to an August 12 after the release of the promotional and lead single " No ...
[2] Ed Easton Jr. of WNOW-FM said the song takes T.I. back to "Whatever You Like", commenting, "Keri Hilson adds a perfect mix of pop and passion to the hook of the song, as it is a bit of a dance track that all the ladies and some guys can vibe to this summer."
"Whatever You Like" is the only Yankovic parody to have exactly the same title as the original it parodies. Yankovic commented that thanks to a rapid approval from T.I. he was able to write, record and upload the song to iTunes within two weeks and while the original song was still at No. 1 (it was there for 5 weeks).
The video was shot in Atlanta. [2] The music video was released on June 27 on MTV's FN Premieres and on July 2 on BET's 106 & Park. [3] [4] The video was nominated for "Best Male Video" for the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, but lost to Chris Brown's "With You" video. The video's theme revolved around the loss of loved ones and the feeling of ...