Tell Me (Smilez & Southstar song)

"Tell Me" is a hip hop song written and performed by the hip-hop duo Smilez & Southstar featuring uncredited vocals by Billy Lawrence for their studio album Crash the Party. "Tell Me" was released in early 2003 as the album's second single to decent success and heavy airplay. To date, "Tell Me" is Smilez and Southstar's only and most successful single, earning the descriptor of "one-hit wonder." The song reached number 100 on Complex's list of the 100 best hip-hop one-hit wonders.[1] The song's instrumental is based on a sample from the song "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" performed by Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye.[2]

"Tell Me"
Single by Smilez & Southstar
from the album Crash the Party
ReleasedOctober 22, 2002
GenreHip hop, pop rap
Length4:07
LabelTrans Continental Records
Songwriter(s)Smilez and Southstar, Billy Lawrence
Producer(s)DJ Nasty & LVM

Charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 28
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] 28
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[5] 10

References

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