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I Got That

"I Got That"
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Single by Amil featuring Beyoncé
from the album All Money Is Legal
B-side "4 Da Fam"
Released July 4, 2000
Format CD single
Recorded 1999
Genre
Length 3:17
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Trackmasters
Amil chronology
"4 Da Fam"
(2000)
"I Got That"
(2000)
"Hey Papi"
(2000)
Beyoncé chronology
"I Got That"
(2000)
"Work It Out"
(2002)

"I Got That" is a single by the American rapper Amil featuring Beyoncé, who at that time was still a member of Destiny's Child. Taken from Amil's debut studio album, All Money Is Legal (A. M. I. L.), the song serves as its second single and was released on July 4, 2000. "I Got That" is also the first single on which Beyoncé performs solo on. The song is lyrically and thematically a female empowering one, with its message being that independent women do not need men to support them financially.

"I Got That" received generally positive reviews by music critics who favored the female-empowering lyrics, which according to them, made an effective melding with Knowles voice in the chorus of the song. Amil's abilities as a rapper were also highlighted and praised by critics. The song failed to make any impact on official the charts compiled by the Billboard magazine. "I Got That" only charted charting at number one on the US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart, which is equivalent to number 101 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The song's accompanying music video was directed by Darren Grant and Jay-Z. It features a cameo appearance by female rapper Eve. The video remained on Black Entertainment Television (BET)'s most played music videos for two weeks.

"I Got That" was composed by multiple artists, including Samuel Barnes, Shawn Carter, Makeda Davis, LeShan Lewis, Jean Claude "Poke" Olivier, Tamy Smith, and A. Whitehead. Singing assistance is provided by Beyoncé Knowles. Amil sings in a good portion of the song which David Browne of Entertainment Weekly described as "sultry, sing songy". Browne added that Amil's rapping "locks into the beats" of the song which Knowles "croons" along. Dalton Higgins of Amazon stated that lyrically, Amil declares her financial independence from men.


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