I'll Bee Dat!

{{Infobox song | name = I'll Bee Dat! | cover = RedmanIBDSingle.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]] | album = [[Doc's da Name 2000]] | B-side = Well All Rite Cha | released = {{Start date|1998|12|08}} | recorded = 1998 | studio = Mirror Image Studios West ([[New York City|New York]], [[New York (state)|NY]]) | genre = [[Hip-hop]] | length = {{Duration|m=4|s=34}} | label = [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]] | writer = [[Redman (rapper)|Reggie Noble]] | producer = [[Rockwilder]] | prev_title = [[How Deep Is Your Love (Dru Hill song)|How Deep Is Your Love]] | prev_year = 1998 | next_title = [[Da Goodness]] | next_year = 1999 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Si186d57Ra4|"I'll Bee Dat"}}}} }} {{Music ratings | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=I'll Be That - Redman {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ill-be-that-mw0000436460 |access-date=March 22, 2024 |website=[[AllMusic]] |language=en}}</ref> }} "'''I'll Bee Dat!'''" is a song written and performed by American rapper [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]]. It was released on December 8, 1998, through [[Def Jam Recordings]] as the [[lead single]] from the rapper's fourth solo studio album, ''[[Doc's da Name 2000]]''. Recording sessions took place at Mirror Image Studios West in [[New York City]]. [[Hip hop production|Production]] was handled by [[Rockwilder]], who used a sample from [[Beenie Man]]'s "[[Who Am I (Sim Simma)]]". [[Music video]] for the song was directed by [[Director X]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Gracie |first=Bianca |date=July 25, 2018 |title=Director X Breaks Down His Signature Videos For Rihanna, Drake, Sean Paul and More |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/director-x-interview-rihanna-drake-sean-paul-8466893/ |access-date=March 22, 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

The single peaked at number 50 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]], number 55 on the [[R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay]], and number 30 on the [[Hot Rap Songs]] in the United States. ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]'' ranked it as one of "20 of the Best Redman Songs".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wallace |first=Riley |date=April 18, 2016 |title=20 of the Best Redman Songs - XXL |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/redman-best-songs/ |access-date=March 22, 2024 |website=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Track listing== {{Track listing | headline = [[Phonograph record|Vinyl]] [[Twelve-inch single|12"]] 33 ⅓ RPM | all_writing = | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = I'll Bee Dat! | note1 = Radio Edit | writer1 = | extra1 = | length1 = | title2 = I'll Bee Dat! | note2 = LP Version | writer2 = {{hlist|[[Redman (rapper)|Reginald Noble]]|[[Rockwilder|Dana Stinson]]|[[Beenie Man|Moses Davis]]|Jeremy Harding|[[Questlove|Ahmir Thompson]]|[[Black Thought|Tariq Collins]]|[[Malik B.|Malik Smart]]|K. Saunders|J. Gray}} | extra2 = | length2 = | title3 = I'll Bee Dat! | note3 = Instrumental | writer3 = | extra3 = | length3 = | title4 = Well All Rite Cha (Radio Edit) | note4 = featuring [[Method Man]] | writer4 = | extra4 = | length4 = | title5 = Well All Rite Cha (LP Version) | note5 = featuring Method Man | writer5 = {{hlist|Noble|[[Method Man|Clifford Smith]]|[[Erick Sermon]]}} | extra5 = | length5 = | title6 = Well All Rite Cha (Instrumental) | note6 = featuring Method Man | writer6 = | extra6 = | length6 = | total_length = }} {{Track listing | headline = [[CD single|CD]] [[Maxi single|Maxi-Single]] | all_writing = | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = I'll Bee Dat! | note1 = Explicit | writer1 = | extra1 = [[Rockwilder]] | length1 = | title2 = Well All Rite Cha (Explicit) | note2 = featuring Method Man | writer2 = | extra2 = [[Erick Sermon]] | length2 = | title3 = [[Pick It Up (Redman song)|Pick It Up]] | note3 = Warren G Remix | writer3 = | extra3 = [[Warren G]] | length3 = | title4 = I'll Bee Dat! | note4 = Instrumental | writer4 = | extra4 = Rockwilder | length4 = | total_length = }}

==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1998–99) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|50|artist=Redman|rowheader=true|access-date=March 22, 2024}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphopairplay|55|artist=Redman|rowheader=true|access-date=March 22, 2024}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrapsongs|30|artist=Redman|rowheader=true|access-date=March 22, 2024}} |}

==Personnel== *Reginald "[[Redman (rapper)|Redman]]" Noble – vocals *Dana "[[Rockwilder]]" Stinson – producer *Bob Brown – mixing

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{Discogs master|192593|Redman – I'll Bee Dat}}

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{{Authority control}} [[Category:1998 songs]] [[Category:1998 singles]] [[Category:Redman (rapper) songs]] [[Category:Def Jam Recordings singles]] [[Category:Songs written by Redman (rapper)]] [[Category:Music videos directed by Director X]] [[Category:Song recordings produced by Rockwilder]]