U and Dat

"U and Dat" is the second single from American rapper E-40's album My Ghetto Report Card. The song features American singers T-Pain and Kandi Girl, and it was produced by Lil Jon. A remix was released in early August with Juelz Santana, Snoop Dogg, and Lil' Flip. It was featured on an Amp'd Mobile commercial. Although it is considered a West Coast hip hop song, the song's beat structure incorporates typical Southern hip-hop dance claps as well as Lil Jon's signature crunk synths and whistles. The song peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, which remains E-40's highest-charting single as lead artist to date. The track is credited to have popularized the use of T-Pain as a hook singer on hip hop tracks. The song was certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on November 15, 2024.^[1]

"U and Dat"
Single by E-40 featuring T-Pain and Kandi Girl
from the album My Ghetto Report Card
Released	May 2, 2006
Recorded	2005
Genre	Crunk dirty rap hyphy
Length	3:23
Label	BME Sick Wid It Warner
Songwriter(s)	Earl Stevens Faheem Najm Kandi Burruss Jonathan Smith Alphonzo Bailey
Producer(s)	Lil Jon
E-40 singles chronology
"Tell Me When to Go" (2006) "U and Dat" (2006) "Candy (Drippin' Like Water)" (2006)
T-Pain singles chronology
"I'm 'n Luv (wit a Stripper)" (2005) "U and Dat" (2006) "Studio Luv" (2006)
Kandi Girl singles chronology
"Crew Deep" (2002) "U and Dat" (2006) "Fly Above" (2009)

Music video

The music video is set in a nightclub and within a car. Most of the video includes T-Pain and E-40 scouting various women, Kandi Burruss and Ashalee Albar being just to name a few. Kandi's role in the video is to push off men around her.

Lil Jon and Katt Williams make a cameo appearance in the video.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[2]	13
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[3]	11
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[4]	17
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5]	8
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[6]	4
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[7]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100[8]	52
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9]	57
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[10]	4

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[1]	2× Platinum	2,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	July 11, 2006	Contemporary hit radio	Reprise	[11]