What You Expect

All tracks are written by Sean Anderson and Chauncey Hollis, Jr., with additional contributors noted.

What You Expect
EP by Big Sean and Hit-Boy
Released	October 29, 2021
Length	18:54
Label	FF to Def Def Jam
Producer	Hit-Boy Ace G. Carter Lang Don Cannon G Dav G. Ry Jesse Blum Oz Rogét Chahayed
Big Sean chronology
Detroit 2 (2020) What You Expect (2021) Better Me Than You (2024)

What You Expect track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Chaos"		Hit-Boy	3:00
2.	"Into It"	Greg Davis	Hit-Boy G Dav	3:10
3.	"The One"	Ozan Yildirim Cheryl Gamble Tamara Johnson-George Leanne Lyons Andrea Martin Ivan Matias Allen Gordon	Hit-Boy Oz Jesse Blum [a]	2:26
4.	"Loyal to a Fault" (featuring Bryson Tiller and Lil Durk)	Bryson Tiller Durk Banks Rogét Chahayed Donald Cannon Ryan Martinez Bryan Yepes Martin Pitt Alex Ernewein	Hit-Boy Chahayed [a] Don Cannon [b] G. Ry [b] Bryvn [b] PittThaKid [b] Ace G. [b]	4:03
5.	"Offense" (featuring Babyface Ray and 42 Dugg)	Marcellus Register Dion Hayes Davis Chahayed Jesse Blum	Hit-Boy G Dav Chahayed [a] Blum [a]	3:15
6.	"What a Life"	Martinez Chahayed Carter Lang	Hit-Boy G. Ry Chahayed [a] Lang [a]	2:58
Total length:				18:54

Notes

• ^[a] signifies an additional producer.
• ^[b] signifies a co-producer.
• "Into It" features uncredited additional vocals from Nas.
• "The One" contains samples from "You're the One", performed by SWV.

Personnel

Musicians

• Big Sean – vocals (all tracks), songwriting (all tracks)
• Hit-Boy – production (all tracks), songwriting (all tracks)
• G Dav – production (tracks 2, 5), songwriting (tracks 2, 5)
• Jesse Blum – horn (track 1), additional production (tracks 3, 5), songwriting (track 5)
• Oz – production (track 3), songwriting (track 3)
• Coko – songwriting (track 3)
• Tamara Johnson-George – songwriting (track 3)
• Leanne Lyons – songwriting (track 3)
• Andrea Martin – songwriting (track 3)
• Ivan Matias – songwriting (track 3)
• Allen Gordon – songwriting (track 3)
• Bryson Tiller – vocals (track 4), songwriting (track 4)
• Lil Durk – vocals (track 4), songwriting (track 4)
• Rogét Chahayed – additional production (tracks 4–6), songwriting (tracks 4–6), keyboards (tracks 4–6)
• Don Cannon – co-production (track 4), songwriting (track 4)
• G. Ry – co-production (track 4), songwriting (tracks 4, 6), production (track 6)
• Bryvn – co-production (track 4), songwriting (track 4), bass (track 4)
• PittThaKid – co-production (track 4), songwriting (track 4)
• Ace G. – co-production (track 4), songwriting (track 4)
• Babyface Ray – vocals (track 5), songwriting (track 5)
• 42 Dugg – vocals (track 5), songwriting (track 5)
• Carter Lang – additional production (track 6), keyboards (track 6)

Technical

• David Kim – mixer (tracks 1–3, 5, 6), recording engineer (tracks 5, 6)
• Colin Leonard – mastering engineer (tracks 1–6)
• Tom Kahre – recording engineer (tracks 1–4, 6)
• Michael Miller – assistant recording engineer (tracks 1, 4)
• Gregg Rominiecki – mixer (track 4)

Charts

Chart performance for What You Expect

Chart (2021)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [5]	76
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [6]	41

References

1. Kellman, Andy (October 29, 2021). "What You Expect Review". AllMusic . Retrieved April 23, 2022.
2. "Big Sean and Hit-Boy Team-Up for New EP 'What You Expect'". Complex. October 29, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
3. "Big Sean and Hit-Boy Reveal 'What You Expect' EP Tracklist". Rap-Up. October 28, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
4. "Big Sean & Hit-Boy Reflect On Success On "What A Life"". HotNewHipHop. October 22, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
5. "Big Sean Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
6. "Big Sean Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2021.