"What You Want", also known as "Tell Me What You Want", is a song by American rapper
Mase, featuring vocals from
Bad Boy Records labelmates, R&B group
Total. It was released as the second single from the former's debut album, Harlem World by the aforementioned label and
Arista Records on December 3, 1997. The song was co-written Mase and Bad Boy label boss
Sean Combs, produced by Nashiem Myrick of the label's in-house production team
The Hitmen, and contains a sample of "Right on for the Darkness" by
Curtis Mayfield. As with Mase's previous single, "What You Want" proved commercially successful, peaking at number six on the
Billboard Hot 100 and becoming his second consecutive top ten single; it received gold certification by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
"What You Want", also known as "Tell Me What You Want", is a song by American rapper
Mase, featuring vocals from
Bad Boy Records labelmates, R&B group
Total. It was released as the second single from the former's debut album, Harlem World by the aforementioned label and
Arista Records on December 3, 1997. The song was co-written Mase and Bad Boy label boss
Sean Combs, produced by Nashiem Myrick of the label's in-house production team
The Hitmen, and contains a sample of "Right on for the Darkness" by
Curtis Mayfield. As with Mase's previous single, "What You Want" proved commercially successful, peaking at number six on the
Billboard Hot 100 and becoming his second consecutive top ten single; it received gold certification by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).