Dey Know

"Dey Know"
Single by Shawty Lo
from the album Units in the City
Released	December 4, 2007
Recorded	2007
Genre	Southern hip hop
Length	3:17
Label	D4L, Asylum, Warner Bros.
Songwriters	Jerold D. Evans, Carlos Walker, Sean B. Whittington
Producers	Balis Beats, Born Immaculate
Shawty Lo singles chronology
"Dey Know" (2007) "Dunn Dunn" (2008)

"Dey Know" (sometimes called "They Know") is a song by American hip hop recording artist Shawty Lo, released on December 4, 2007, as his commercial debut single. The song also serves as the lead single from Shawty Lo's debut solo album, Units in the City . The track was produced by Balis Beats and Born Immaculate, who sampled Mandrill's "Children of the Sun". ^[1]

Music video

The song's music video was directed by President Thomas Forbes. The video features cameo appearances from Camp 22, Rasheeda, Buckeey and Crime Mob.

Remixes

The song was officially remixed in January 2008, billed as the "Dirty South Remix". The remix features guest verses from Shawty Lo's fellow Southern hip hop artists, Ludacris, Young Jeezy, Plies and Lil Wayne. The song was remixed a second time featuring Young Jeezy, E-40, Plies and Gorilla Zoe. The first remix is notable for having Lil Wayne rap through an auto-tune, which alters one's voice and makes it sound synthesized. This technique was made popular in hip-hop and R&B by T-Pain, and was used in many of Wayne's verses and songs from 2008 and 2009, this being one of the first. There is also an "NY Remix" featuring New York hip hop artists Maino, Lil' Kim and Busta Rhymes.

Several rappers have also recorded unofficial remixes as well as freestyles, including Yo Gotti, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Paul Wall, Papoose, Bun B, Kardinal Offishall, Rock City, Re-Up Gang, Crooked I, Casely, Driver and Prefuse 73, among others.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2007–2008) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 [2] 31 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 8 US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 3 US Pop 100 ( Billboard ) [5] 59 US Rhythmic Airplay ( Billboard ) [6] 12

Year-end charts Chart (2008) Position US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) [7] 34

References

1. ::Hip-Hop Street::.: Mandrill - Children Of The Sun Archived March 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
2. "Shawty Lo Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
3. "Shawty Lo Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
4. "Shawty Lo Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
5. "Units in the City - Shawty Lo | Awards". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved December 29, 2014.
6. "Shawty Lo Chart History (Rhythmic Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
7. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 29, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2021.