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What U See Is What U Get

This article is about the song by Xzibit. For other uses, see What You See Is What You Get (disambiguation).

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"What U See Is What U Get"
SinglebyXzibit
from the album 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz
B-side	"3 Card Molly"
Released	July 7, 1998
Recorded	1997
Genre	Gangsta rap
Length	4:26
Label	Loud
Songwriter(s)	Alvin Joiner
Producer(s)	Jesse West Xzibit (Co-produced)
Xzibit singles chronology
"Eyes May Shine" (1996) "What U See Is What U Get" (1998) "Los Angeles Times" (1998)

"What U See Is What U Get" is the first single from Xzibit's second album, 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz. In its first week the song peaked at #50 on the Billboard Hot 100, being Xzibit's highest charting single. It peaked at #3 on Hot Rap Singles, his highest on that chart.

Music video[edit]

A music video directed by Gregory Dark was filmed in Los Angeles. The deceptively simplistic premise of the video is Xzibit's trek to a nearby shop after being asked to pick up some milk. On his way, Xzibit greets several friends, briefly performs in a local concert and even finds a dropped one hundred-dollar bill. However, he also crosses paths with various chaotic incidents including a carjacking, bombing, shooting, and store looting; all of which he walks past unshaken. In the end, Xzibit can pick up the milk and make his way home, only to be told that they also needed hot sauce and asked to go back out again. The video closes with a dedication to then-recently-deceased music video director Michael Lucero. Lucero's production company, What You See Is What You Get(?UC-IS-?U-GET) produced and Lucero had directed the music videos for Xzibit's songs "Paparazzi" and "The Foundation".^{[1][unreliable source?]} The music video peaked at

1. 1 during 6 weeks at BET's Rap City.

Tracks[edit]

12"

1. "What U See Is What U Get" - 5:09
2. "What U See Is What U Get" (instrumental) - 5:09
3. "3 Card Molly" - 3:58
4. "3 Card Molly" (instrumental) - 3:58

Promo

1. "What U See Is What U Get" w/o intro (clean) - 4:21
2. "What U See Is What U Get" w/ intro (clean) - 4:31
3. "What U See Is What U Get" (LP version) - 5:12
4. "What U See Is What U Get" (instrumental) - 5:09

Charts[edit]

Peak positions[edit]

Year-end charts[edit]

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