"What Is It" is a song recorded by American recording artists

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featuring

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for Baby Bash's third album, ''

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'' (2007). It was released on January 4, 2008, by

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as the second single. It was written by Baby Bash,

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and produced by J.R. Rotem and it contains a sample of "9MM Goes Bang" performed by

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Track listing

;US CD Promo #"What Is It" (Album Version) – 3:21 #"What Is It" (Call Out Hook) – 0:10

Charts

References

2007 songs 2008 singles Baby Bash songs Sean Kingston songs Arista Records singles Music videos directed by Director X Song recordings produced by J. R. Rotem Songs written by J. R. Rotem Songs written by Marty James Songs written by KRS-One Songs written by Baby Bash {{2000s-hiphop-single-stub