"What You Need" is a song by American rapper and singer

Don Toliver Caleb Zackery "Don" Toliver ( ; born June 12, 1994) is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He released his first major label mixtape, ''Donny Womack'', in August 2018. He is known for his singles " No Idea" and " After Party", from his de ...

. It was released by

Cactus Jack Records Cactus Jack Records is a record label founded by American rapper and singer Travis Scott. The label's current acts include Scott, Sheck Wes, Don Toliver, SoFaygo, Luxury Tax, Chase B, and WondaGurl. The label also has their own publishing div ...

, Atlantic Records, and We Run It Entertainment on May 4, 2021, as the lead single from Toliver's second album '' Life of a Don''.

Background

A snippet of the song was teased on social media in April 2021. The song leaked on to the internet a few hours before its official release on May 4, 2021, after it was accidentally released on

Apple Music Apple Music is a music, audio and video streaming service developed by Apple Inc. Users select music to stream to their device on-demand, or they can listen to existing playlists. The service also includes the Internet radio stations Apple M ...

by his label.

Music video

The music video was also released on

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on May 4, 2021.

Kali Uchis Karly-Marina Loaiza (born July 17, 1994), known professionally as Kali Uchis ( ), is an American singer. She released her debut mixtape, ''Drunken Babble'', in 2012, which was followed by her debut EP, '' Por Vida'', released in 2015. In 2018, U ...

makes a cameo appearance in the beginning of the video.

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References

{{Don Toliver 2021 singles Don Toliver songs Songs written by Don Toliver Songs written by Dustin Corbett Songs written by Hit-Boy Song recordings produced by Hit-Boy Song recordings produced by Sir Dylan Atlantic Records singles Cactus Jack Records singles