Tell Me (Smilez & Southstar song)

{{Short description|Single by Smilez & Southstar}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Tell Me

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Smilez & Southstar

| album = Crash the Party

| released = October 22, 2002

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Hip hop, pop rap

| length = 4:38

| label = Trans Continental Records

| writer = {{flatlist|

• Rodney "Smilez" Bailey
• Rob "Southstar" Campman
• Johnny David Mollings
• Leonardo V. Mollings

}}[https://genius.com/Smilez-and-southstar-tell-me-lyrics Songwriter Credits]

| producer = DJ Nasty & LVM

}}

"Tell Me" is a song written and performed by American hip hop duo Smilez & Southstar featuring uncredited vocals by Billy Lawrence for their studio album Crash the Party. "Tell Me" was released in 2002 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.complexmag.ca/music/2012/05/the-100-best-hip-hop-one-hit-wonders/smilez-and-southstar-tell-me|title=Smilez and Southstar "Tell Me" (2003)|last=Cantor|first=Paul|work=Complex|publisher=Spin Media|date=2012-05-15|accessdate=2014-05-27}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/1382/Smilez-%26-Southstar-Tell-Me-Diana-Ross-Marvin-Gaye-Stop,-Look,-Listen-(To-Your-Heart)|title=WhoSampled Stop, Look, Listen|website=WhoSampled |accessdate=2015-08-27}} The music video was directed by Gregory Dark.{{Cite web|last=Schumacher-Rasmussen|first=Eric|date=July 24, 2002|title=Smilez & Southstar Come Up From O-Town With 'Who Wants This?'|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1456227/smilez-southstar-come-up-from-o-town-with-who-wants-this/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204153004/http://www.mtv.com/news/1456227/smilez-southstar-come-up-from-o-town-with-who-wants-this/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 4, 2014|access-date=January 23, 2022|website=MTV News}}