{{Infobox song | name = Whateva Man | cover = Redmanwhatevaman.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]] featuring [[Erick Sermon]] | album = [[Muddy Waters (album)|Muddy Waters]] | released = {{Start date|1997|1|28}} | recorded = 1996 | studio = Mirror Image Recordings ([[Dix Hills, New York|Dix Hills, NY]]) | genre = {{hlist|[[East Coast hip hop]]|[[alternative hip hop]]}} | length = 3:08 | label = [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]] | writer = {{hlist|[[Reggie Noble]]|[[Erick Sermon]]}} | producer = [[Erick Sermon]] | chronology = [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]] | prev_title = [[It's Like That (Redman song)|It's Like That (My Big Brother)]] | prev_year = 1996 | next_title = [[Pick It Up (Redman song)|Pick It Up]] | next_year = 1997 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|tdx6Z7qujIA|"Whateva Man"}}}} }}
"'''Whateva Man'''" is the second single released for Redman's third album, ''[[Muddy Waters (album)|Muddy Waters]]''. It is a mellow track produced by and featuring [[Erick Sermon]], although he is not in the video. [[Method Man]] and [[Keith Murray (rapper)|Keith Murray]] appear in the video, although they are not on the song. It reached number 42 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] making it the most popular single from ''Muddy Waters''. It was included in the 1997 version of ''[[The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits]]''. A remixed version can be found on [[Too Short]]'s ''[[Nationwide: Independence Day]]'' compilation. Pete Rock also contributed a remix for possible inclusion on the single; however, it was relegated to exclusive radio play. The video is a parody of the film ''[[The Blues Brothers (film)|The Blues Brothers]]''.
==Single track list==
===A-Side=== # Whateva Man (radio edit) # Whateva Man (LP version) # Whateva Man ([[TV track]])
===B-Side=== # Smoke Buddah (LP version) # Whateva Man (instrumental) # Whateva Man (a cappella)
==Charts== {{col-start}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1997) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|42|artist=Redman|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 15, 2020}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|18|artist=Redman|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 15, 2020}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrapsongs|3|artist=Redman|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 15, 2020}} |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1997) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1997/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1997|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=May 15, 2020}}</ref> | 95 |} {{col-end}}
==References== {{Reflist}} *{{Allmusic | class= song| id=mt0035379435| label= Whateva Man | accessdate= 22:08, 7 November 2015 (UTC) }}
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