"Whatever U Like" is the debut solo single by American singer Nicole Scherzinger, featuring rapper T.I.

The trio, along with Polow da Don, composed the song for Scherzinger's planned debut studio album Her Name Is Nicole.

The Pussycat Dolls debut studio album PCD (2005), was a commercial success that would end up selling 2.9 million records in the United States.

[3] The collaborations furthered Scherzinger's popularity who was working on her own music over the course of two years (2005–07) and viewed the group as a stepping stone to launch her own solo career.

[2] One of the first songs recorded for her solo project, Her Name is Nicole was "Whatever U Like" which was written and produced by Polow da Don and Sean Garrett.

[6] Interscope Records never intended to ship the song to radio and wanted to use the single to introduce Scherzinger as a solo artist.

[7][8] The song's beat was compared to Kelis' "Blindfold Me" (2006) and Chilli's "Straight Jack" which were both produced by Polow da Don.

[20] The video begins with spotlights hitting a wall, with Scherzinger running from an unidentified person, revealed to be four masked kidnappers.

Scenes of Scherzinger floating through water are interspersed with her dancing before a spotlighted stage, and performing in front of a black background.

"[23] Gil Kaufman commented, "Before Brown had them pounding the stage in excitement or Britney had them scratching their heads in confusion, Pussycat Dolls lead kitten Nicole Scherzinger got the party started early during the preshow with a sizzling hookup with Lil Wayne."

"[23] Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times agreed with Kaufman describing the performance as "one of the best musical moments came before the show started.