What's Your Fantasy

"What's Your Fantasy" is a song and debut single by American rapper Ludacris from his independently released debut album Incognegro and his first major label studio album Back for the First Time. As a single, it was released on Sempember 12, 2000 via Disturbing tha Peace/Def Jam South. Produced by Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford, it features guest appearance from fellow DTP signee Shawnna. The song is focused around the narration of explicit sexual fantasies. In addition to discussion of sexual intercourse and fellatio, Ludacris hints at cunnilingus and role-playing in the song.

"What's Your Fantasy"
Single by Ludacris featuring Shawnna
from the album Incognegro and Back for the First Time
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2000 (2000-09-12)
Recorded1999
StudioThe Hit Factory (New York, NY)
Genre
Length4:35
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Bangladesh
Ludacris singles chronology
"What's Your Fantasy"
(2000)		 "Southern Hospitality"
(2000)
Shawnna singles chronology
"Here I Go"
(1999)		 "What's Your Fantasy"
(2000)		 "Loverboy (Remix)"
(2001)
Alternative Cover
Music video
"What's Your Fantasy" on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
AllMusic[2]

The song peaked at #21 on the Billboard Hot 100, at #19 on the Official Singles Chart Top 100, and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. It was included in the soundtrack album for Jesse Dylan's 2001 stoner comedy film How High. In 2008, the song was ranked number 58 on VH1's 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs.[3]

Remix and sequel

The official remix of this song features Trina, Shawnna and Foxy Brown, each of whom has their own verse, in addition a new verse by Ludacris on the single version, which last only 4:50 (the radio edit clean single version) & 5:44 (the explicit single version), on the album version, his verse was removed and he only raps the chorus and says "remix" on the beginning and each woman say the female part of the chorus, which last only 4:36. In the remix, the three female artists go even further with more explicit references to cunnilingus and analingus.

The fifth song off Chris Brown's six-track mixtape X Files is titled "Fantasy 2" which features Ludacris. He raps the famous "lick lick lick you from your head to your toes" line from "What's Your Fantasy" prior to his verse. The mixtape was released on November 19, 2013.[4]

Live performances

On April 2, 2015, in promotion of his eighth studio album Ludaversal, Ludacris performed a special acoustic rendition of the song with The Roots on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[5]

Charts
Chart (2000-2001) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 19
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 21
US Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop (Billboard)[8] 8
US Rap Airplay (Billboard)[9] 4
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop SIngles Sales (Billboard)[10] 32
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Recurrents (Billboard)[11] 3
US Hot 100 Recurrents (Billboard)[12] 5
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[13] 10
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[14] 10
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[15] 12
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[16] 5
US Radio Songs (Billboard)[17] 17

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[18] Platinum 1,000,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Birchmeier, Jason. "What's Your Fantasy? [12" #1] - Ludacris | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  2. "What's Your Fantasy? [CD] - Ludacris | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  3. Singh, Amrit (September 29, 2008). "VH1's 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs". Stereogum. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  4. Ray, Jason (November 19, 2013). "Chris Brown - X Files". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  5. Roth, Madeline (April 3, 2015). "Watch Ludacris' Amazing Acoustic Rendition Of 'What's Your Fantasy'". MTV News. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  6. "Ludacris: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  7. "Ludacris Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  8. "Ludacris Chart History (Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  9. "Ludacris Chart History (Rap Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  10. "Ludacris Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop SIngles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  11. "Ludacris Chart History (R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Recurrents)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  12. "Ludacris Chart History (Hot 100 Recurrents)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  13. "Ludacris Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  14. "Ludacris Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  15. "Ludacris Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  16. "Ludacris Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  17. "Ludacris Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  18. "American single certifications – Ludacris – What's Your Fantasy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 17, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
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