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).

"What U See Is What U Get"
Single by Xzibit
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	Alvin Joiner
Producers	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

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 buy 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 experiences various chaotic incidents including a carjacking, a bombing, a shooting, and a store looting, walking past all of the events unshaken. In the end, Xzibit successfully purchases the milk and returns home, only to be told to go back out to purchase hot sauce as well. 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 the music videos for Xzibit's songs "Paparazzi" and "The Foundation", both directed by Lucero. ^{[1] [ unreliable source? ]} The music video peaked at #1 for 6 weeks on BET's Rap City Top 10 countdown.

Tracks

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

Peak positions

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Billboard Hot 100	50
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	34
Billboard Hot Rap Singles	3

Year-end charts

End of year chart (1998)	Position
Billboard Hot Rap Singles [2]	33

References

1. XzibitCentral.com (January 13, 2007). Xzibit- What U See Is What U Get. Youtube. Accessed September 24, 2007.
2. Nielsen Business Media, Inc (December 26, 1998 – January 2, 1999). Billboard Year-End Hot Rap Singles - 1998 . Retrieved 2011-09-11.{{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)