“Whatever You Like” is a song by American hip hop artist T.I.. It was released as the second single from his sixth studio album, Paper Trail. It was released on July 16, 2008. This is T.I.’s second song with the name “Whatever You Like”. The first was “Whatever U Like” by Nicole Scherzinger, which featured T.I. The single was released digitally on August 19, 2008.

“Whatever You Like” was produced by Jim Jonsin, the producer of Lil Wayne’s song “Lollipop”.[1] Both songs have similar elements including the lead synthesizers, drum pattern, and a memorable chorus.

The official remix is with Gorilla Zoe. The unofficial remix is featuring Ludacris, the verse is from the Freaky Girl (Remix). There is another freestyle by Lil Wayne and Jae Millz. There are 2 freestyles, one by Flo-Rida and by Trey Songz. There is also a female version featuring Foxy Brown & Trina.

A parody, also called “Whatever You Like”, was recorded by “Weird Al” Yankovic and released on October 8, 2008.

This song is T.I.’s most successful single to date, having been on top of the charts for seven nonconsecutive weeks

Composition and Lyrics

T.I. collaborated with Jim Jonsin, who was behind the single, “Lollipop”. The production team worked on the track when T.I. was in the studio recording his album. He’s also produced hits such as “Grind with Me” by Pretty Ricky, “Show Stopper” by Danity Kane.

The instrumentals for “Whatever You Like” are based on a beat of lead synthesizers and drum pattern. The song runs for 4:09 and speaks about a man who can buy a woman whatever she asks for, as well encourages the woman to ask for anything she wants. It is a slow rap song and the chorus contains breathy soft, singing vocals. The song also contains a sample from “Redemption”, the opening and closing theme song from the film Rocky II.

Due to the sexual references made on the original track, a second version of “Whatever You Like” was released in order to be suitable for radio stations. The original version of the track features T.I saying “Late night sex, so wet and so tight…”, while the radio version replaces these lyrics with the line “Baby I can treat you so special, so nice…”. The music video also uses the edited lyrics. Also, the edited version blanked out “brain”, due to being a sexual reference in the line “Brain so good/could’ve sworn you went to college.”

The lyrics of the song imply that T.I. is speaking to a “million dollar ho,” and that he “needs your body,” however at the beginning of the song, he states that sugar daddies trick their girlfriends by telling them that “you can have whatever you like.”

Other Information

• Released July 16, 2008
• Recorded 2008
• Genre Pop rap
• Length 4:09 (Album Version)
• 3:40 (Radio Edit)
• Label Grand Hustle, Atlantic
• Writer(s) Clifford Harris/James Scheffer/David Seigel
• Producer Jim Jonsin
• Certification Platinum (RIAA)

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