What You Saying

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"What You Saying"
Lil Uzi Vert - What You Saying.jpg
Single by Lil Uzi Vert
ReleasedDecember 22, 2025
Genre Jersey club
Length2:11
Label
Songwriters
Producer MCVertt
Lil Uzi Vert singles chronology
"Regular"
(2025)		"What You Saying"
(2025)
Music video
"What You Saying" on YouTube

"What You Saying" is a single by American rapper Lil Uzi Vert, released on December 22, 2025. Produced by MCVertt, it samples "Love Story" by Indila.

Contents

Composition

"What You Saying" is a Jersey club-infused song. [1] [2] [3] In the lyrics, Lil Uzi Vert admits there is a language barrier between them and the woman they are interested, but they have a strong romantic relationship regardless. [2] [3]

Critical reception

Alexander Cole of HotNewHipHop called the song a "fun reimagination of the Jersey Club sound", commenting "Overall, this is an incredibly fun track, and one that will certainly make an impact over the Holiday break." [1] Michael Saponara of Billboard described the song as "a genre-blending cocktail that makes LUV sonically feel right at home." [2]

Music video

An official music video was released alongside the single. It was directed by Charlotte Wales and was created with the involvement of Lil Uzi Vert, Ava Nirui (creative directors), Clare Byrne (stylist), Aaron de Mey (makeup), Joey George (hair), Lauren Nikrooz (set) and Celia Rowlson-Hall (choreography). The clip sees Uzi organizing a fashion show and opens with them sketching in their dark atelier; they are wearing their own Chanel jacket accessorized with a Helmut Lang feather collar over a Raf Simons shirt and fringe top, fingerless black leather gloves (in the style of Karl Lagerfeld), [4] and half pink and half black dreads. [2] In the next scene, Law Roach is styling Adriana Lima, who is wearing a glove top from Maison Margiela Spring 2001 with a Miss Claire Sullivan skirt and Helmut Lang heels. [4] [5] Dancers in Thom Browne move about the atelier, in reference to the racing with the clock scene from the film The Pajama Game . The clip additionally shows fictional interviews, similar to those from the film Zoolander . The runway show features models wearing full looks of Marc Jacobs' spring 2025 collection and is briefly interrupted by protesters, [4] but ends smoothly with Lil Uzi Vert taking a bow and receiving a bouquet of flowers before a standing ovation. [2] [4] Dara, Andre Walker, Lynn Yaeger and Steff Yotka are among the audience. [4] The clip also features cameos from Kyle Hagler, Jacobs, Lourdes Leon and Char Defrancesco and archival pieces from Jean Paul Gaultier. [2] [4] [5] [6] It concludes with Uzi in a faux post-show interview in which he credits Prince as his inspiration for the visual. [2]

Lil Uzi Vert explained in an interview with Vogue :

This video was born out of a conversation that I had with Ava where I expressed an interest in including a mock 'Fashion TV'-style runway show in my first music video from my new album... We thought it would be cool to imagine an alternate universe where instead of me being a beloved rapper, I am a beloved fashion designer. It makes sense for me to have a music video inspired by the world of fashion, as I have always been an avid fashion fan and collector from a very young age. I thought it was important to include archival references to fashion designers I am a fan of, like Martin Margiela, Marc Jacobs, and Karl Lagerfeld in both the storyline and in the wardrobe. I recently released a music video for a song called "Chanel Boy", so I'm finding ways to pay my respects to fashion and the brands I like through my visuals and also my music. [4]

Charts

Chart performance
Chart (2025–2026)Peak
position
Canada Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [7] 24
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [8] 31
Ireland (IRMA) [9] 62
Lithuania (AGATA) [10] 56
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [11] 94
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [12] 6
Nigeria (TurnTable Top 100) [13] 27
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [14] 13
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 42
UK Singles (OCC) [16] 50
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [17] 11
UK Indie (OCC) [18] 12
US Billboard Hot 100 [19] 12
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [20] 3

References

  1. 1 2 Cole, Alexander (December 23, 2025). "What You Saying – Song by Lil Uzi Vert". HotNewHipHop . Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Saponara, Michael (December 25, 2025). "Watch Lil Uzi Vert Become a Fashion Mogul in 'What You Saying' Video Starring Adriana Lima & Marc Jacobs". Billboard . Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Denis, Kyle; Saponara, Michael; Claxton, Christopher (January 5, 2026). "R&B/Hip-Hop Fresh Picks of the Week: Doechii, Jill Scott, Lil Uzi Vert & More". Billboard. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Borrelli-Persson, Laird (December 22, 2025). "Lil Uzi Vert Channels Karl Lagerfeld in a Cameo-Rich Video for Their New Single "What You Saying"". Vogue . Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  5. 1 2 Grant, Shawn (December 23, 2025). "Lil Uzi Vert Drops New Single "What You Saying" with Fashion-Forward Visual". The Source . Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  6. ↑ Trapp, Malcolm (December 23, 2025). "Law Roach, Marc Jacobs and More Make Cameos in Lil Uzi Vert's "What You Saying" Music Video". Rap-Up . Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Lil Uzi Vert Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Lil Uzi Vert Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard . Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  9. ↑ "IRMA – Irish Charts (Week 3, 2026)". Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  10. ↑ "2026 3-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. January 16, 2026. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Lil Uzi Vert – What You Saying" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  12. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. January 3, 2026. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  13. ↑ "TurnTable Nigeria Top 100: January 2nd, 2026 - January 8th, 2026". TurnTable . Archived from the original on January 15, 2026. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 3, 2026". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Lil Uzi Vert – What You Saying". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 16/1/2026 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart on 16/1/2026 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Official Independent Singles Chart on 16/1/2026 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Lil Uzi Vert Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Lil Uzi Vert Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard . Retrieved January 13, 2026.
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