What You Got
Colby O'Donis featuring Akon
2008
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Inspiration and background
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What You Got connected Colby O'Donis with Akon during his move to Konvict Muzic, the Interscope imprint associated with Akon. O'Donis had already worked with Full Force as a child and developed as a singer and multi-instrumentalist. The single preceded his 2008 album Colby O, establishing the collaboration within that debut campaign. Retained list context: What You Got by Colby O'Donis featuring Akon is included in the 2008 annual collection. The cited US year-end table lists it at number 51. A documented songwriting inspiration has not been established for this record; this is chart context, not a creative-origin account.
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Sources for this information
AllMusic - Colby ODonis biography
Steve Leggett biography and featured-song credit read for Konvict/Interscope, earlier Full Force work, instrumental background, single and album sequence. No childhood anecdote or disputed precise date used. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Billboard year-end 2008 table (Wikipedia transcription)
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Earlier note and its recorded status
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What You Got by Colby O'Donis featuring Akon is included in the 2008 annual collection. The cited US year-end table lists it at number 51. A documented songwriting inspiration has not been established for this record; this is chart context, not a creative-origin account.
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Billboard year-end 2008 table (Wikipedia transcription)
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