Released: June 24, 2003

Songwriter: Beyoncé

Producer: Beyoncé

[Verse 1]
Babe
Gotta know one thing before you ask my name
Be straight up and tell me what's your aim
A girl like me, see I don't play no games, no no
That's why I say
If you wanna be with me, go all the way
Do what you gotta do, just let me state
Is it real or is this just a fake? (tell me)

[Chorus]
What's good with you, baby?
Wanna get to know me?
What's really good, baby?
Do you have a lady?
Been near the hood lately?
Where you from and where you be?
What's good with you, baby?
What's good with you, baby?

[Verse 2]
Babe
You're sittin' over there, tryna figure out what to say
Make up your mind right now, don't contemplate
You know that I don't have time to waste, no no
Where do we go?
What this thing could be, we'll never know
There is just no way that we can flow
If you ain't being honest from the go (tell me)

[Chorus]
What's good with you, baby?
Wanna get to know me?
What's really good, baby?
Do you have a lady?
Been near the hood lately?
Where you from and where you be?
What's good with you, baby?
What's good with you, baby?

[Bridge]
Don't try playing with my mind
Boy, I don't have no time
For something that I know ain't good for me
Don't hesitate to say
You feel the chemistry
I wanna know, should I take a chance with you?

[Chorus]
What's good with you, baby?
Wanna get to know me?
What's really good, baby?
Do you have a lady?
Been near the hood lately?
Where you from and where you be?
What's good with you, baby?
What's good with you, baby?

[Chorus]
What's good with you, baby?
Wanna get to know me?
What's really good, baby?
Do you have a lady?
Been near the hood lately?
Where you from and where you be?
What's good with you, baby?
What's really good, baby?

[Outro]
What's good with you, baby?
What's really good, baby?
Been near the hood lately?
What's good with you, baby?

Beyoncé

In the twenty-first century, no pop star was as poised, as polished, or as generally fierce as Beyoncé. She scored early success with Destiny’s Child, who started out as a sexier and sassier (if less adult) version of TLC, then steadily became more and more of a vehicle for Beyoncé’s operatic vocals and general diva-tude, which may have been the plan all along.

Whether appearing in TV spots, co-starring in films like Dreamgirls, or killing it every night on stadium tours, Beyoncé was omnipresent in the 2000s. Almost everybody, Beygency member or otherwise, loved shiny, hip-hop-fueled hits like “Crazy in Love”, and “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”. Moving into the 2010s, Beyoncé fights on, gaining more and more traction in pop culture with her work and music.

She has made a significant impact upon the music landscape in general with her recent albums 4 and BEYONCÉ, which explored complex themes like motherhood, feminism, marriage, sexuality, and doubt in a greater depth. With Lemonade, she went a step further—the fierce, intimate exploration of marriage, infidelity, and forgiveness was her most personal and musically daring album yet.