"Who TF Is U" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American rapper Nettspend, released on March 6, 2026, from his debut studio album Early Life Crisis. The song was produced by CXO. A music video for the track was released three days later, on March 9, 2026.
Composition "Who Tf Is U" runs for a time of two minutes and one second. The track was written by Nettspend and CXO, who did the mastering, and mixing.
Davy Reed of The Face wrote how Nettspend's rap flows sprayed across the beat reminds Reed of Jackson Pollock. He also wrote how the track sees Nettspend rap about zodiac love and catfishing paired with "hostile yelps" over "brutal bass bombs and panic alarm synths."
Vivian Medithi of The Fader writes how the track is the "album's centerpiece", writing how Nettspend brags about how he "don't eat no catfish” and his "baby mama batshit". The latter phrase stands out among Nettspend's constant use of "slime" and other trap music signifiers. The track also flips the cadence of Drake off of his track "Hotline Bling". Hattie Lindert of Pitchfork was negatively critical of the track, writing how Nettspend pushes things too far with shocking and extreme lyrics, making the song uncomfortable or difficult for some listeners to enjoy.
Jef Ihaza of Rolling Stone wrote how Nettspend can "wrangle a compelling cadence out of the sonic chaos", while the raging distorted 808s serve as a cushion for Nettspend's vocals to land on. A reviewer for New Wave Magazine wrote that the track sees Nettspend exude "restless energy", as the track sees him "thrive on confrontation."
According to a writer for Universal Music Canada, the writer wrote how the track features "Bit-crushed drum explosions and glittering splats of melody roil" underneath Nettspend's voice which both blends with and pierces through the "burbling digital chaos".
Music video
Three days after the album's release, a music video for "Who TF Is U" was released on YouTube and features creative direction from Kai Cranmore, who also directs music videos for RJ Pasin and OsamaSon. The music video was filmed in Nettspend’s home state of Virginia. The music video "embodies" the brazen spirit of Early Life Crisis, featuring Nettspend's "freewheeling teenage mayhem". The video features friend corpses and female companionship, with the group shooting fireworks, throwing snowballs, doing donuts, setting fires, and obliterate mailboxes with a spiked bat from the bed of a pickup truck.
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Apple Music.
Gunner Shepardson – vocals, songwriter, recording engineer Nathaniel Campos (CXO) – producer, songwriter, mixing engineer, mastering engineer Dustin Richardson – immersive mixing engineer
Release history
+ Release history for "Masked Up" Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Various March 6, 2026 Digital download · streaming · CD Grade A · Interscope
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