"Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')"
Single by T-Pain featuring Yung Joc
from the album Epiphany
Released	February 20, 2007
Format	Digital download, CD single
Recorded	2006
Genre	Snap & B
Length	3:48
Label	Konvict, Jive
Writer(s)	Faheem Najm Jasiel Robinson
Producer	T-Pain
Certification	3x Platinum (RIAA) Platinum (RIANZ)
T-Pain singles chronology
"Outta My System" (2007) "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" (2007) "Know What I'm Doin'" (2007) Yung Joc singles chronology "In the Hood" (2006) "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" (2007) "Coffee Shop" (2007) Music video "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" at YouTube (requires Adobe Flash)
Alternate cover CD single cover

"Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" is a song by American producer/singer-songwriter T-Pain. It was released on February 20, 2007. The song is the first official single from T-Pain's album Epiphany. The song also features rapper Yung Joc.

[edit] Background

It's noted for having many references to other popular dance/rap songs. Lil Scrappy's song "Money in the Bank" is referenced in the chorus with the line, "I got money in the bank / Shawty what you think about that". Towards the middle you can hear the line "You don't know me" referring to T.I.'s "U Don't Know Me". At the beginning, you hear the line, "Snap yo fingers, do your step, you can do it all by yourself", a lead line from the Lil Jon song, "Snap Yo Fingers". Also he states "back to the crib, show you how I live" refers to 50 Cent's "Just a Lil Bit". At the end of the second verse, T-Pain says 'On That Patrón You Should Get Like Me', referencing Yung Joc's "It's Goin' Down" off his album New Joc City. Later on in the song, T-Pain takes a line from the single by Unk, "Walk It Out" when he says, "...Walk it out." The song also includes uncredited vocals by T-Pain's Nappy Boy artists, Tay Dizm and Jay Lyriq. Jay Lyriq sings: "Let's get gone, walk it out....Now rock, rock, rock, rock, you can do it all by yourself", and Tay Dizm sings: "Now walk it out, think about it... Ah snap!". The song ranks 63rd on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.^[1] Note: Jay Lyriq & Tay Dizm Were The Background vocals in this Song

[edit] Chart performance

The song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 84 on the issue date of March 10, 2007.^[2] On the issue date of May 12, 2007 the single became T-Pain's first and Yung Joc's second number 1 single on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. On the same Billboard magazine issue date, "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" became T-Pain's highest charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 to date, surpassing the number 5 peak of "I'm 'n Luv (Wit a Stripper)". On the issue date of May 26, 2007, "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" reached number 1,^[3] becoming T-Pain as well as Yung Joc's first number 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100. The song managed to do very well in the UK making it into the Top 5, making it T-Pain's biggest hit in the UK.

[edit] Music video

The music video premiered on April 9, 2007 on MTV and features cameos from various artists such as E-40, Gorilla Zoe, Huey, Tay Dizm, Ryan Shaw, Shawnna, Jay Lyriq, Kardinal Offishall, Brandon T. Jackson and many others.

[edit] Chart positions

[edit] Remixes

The official remix on the single also features Kanye West and the part 2 of the remix has UGK with T-Pain & West. There are also other remixes that features Stat Quo and T.I. respectively. Another remix available at Track Fiends.net has St. Louis rapper Chingy on the first verse. There is also a remix with T-Pain, West, UGK & Trey Songz

[edit] See also

• Hot 100 number-one hits of 2007 (USA)
• R&B number-one hits of 2007 (USA)

[edit] References