"I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" | ||||
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Single by Jay-Z | ||||
from the album The Dynasty: Roc La Familia | ||||
Released | October 17, 2000 | |||
Format | 12-inch single, CD, Vinyl | |||
Recorded | 2000; Baseline Studios (New York City, New York) |
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Genre | East Coast hip hop, R&B | |||
Length | 3:47 | |||
Label | Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam | |||
Writer(s) | Shawn Carter, Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, Christopher Wallace, Sean Combs, Deric Angelettie, Mason Betha, Kurtis Walker, J. Johnson, Todd Shaw | |||
Producer(s) | The Neptunes | |||
Jay-Z singles chronology | ||||
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"I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z, released as the first single from his 2000 album The Dynasty: Roc La Familia. It is produced by The Neptunes and features a chorus sung by Neptunes member Pharrell Williams, as well as Shay Haley and Omillio Sparks who all remain uncredited. The video for the song features cameos from rappers Lil' Kim, Lil' Cease, Damon Dash, Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek, Jermaine Dupri and actor John Witherspoon. A music video directed by David Meyers was made for "I Just Wanna Love U."
Janet Jackson included the song in a dance breakdown during "Nasty" on her "All for You Tour". The song was also featured during Coldplay's Viva tour as pre-show music, a reference due to Jay-Z's feature on the track "Lost!".Beyoncé also included the song in the "Crazy In Love" breakdown on her "I Am World Tour".
Jay-Z's verse 1 features sample from The Notorious B.I.G.'s song "The World Is Filled..." from Life After Death album. The chorus of the song is interpolated from the Rick James song, "Give It to Me Baby".