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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 | Hip hop, R&B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 3:47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Roc-A-Fella, Def Jam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Shawn Carter, Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, Christopher Wallace, Todd Shaw, Deric Angelettie, Sean Combs, Mason Betha, Kurtis Walker, J. Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Producer | The Neptunes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" is a song by 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 as well as Shay Haley and Omillio Sparks who all remain uncredited. The video for the song contains cameos from rappers Beanie Sigel, Lil' Kim, Jermaine Dupri, Damon Dash, Lil' Cease, Memphis Bleek, and actor John Witherspoon. Its beat contains samples from "I Wish" by Carl Thomas, while its chorus contains interpolations from "Give It to Me" by J. Johnson (Rick James). A music video directed by David Meyers was made for "I Just Wanna Love U." The song was also featured during Coldplay's Viva tour as pre-show music, a reference due to Jay-Z's feature in the track "Lost!".
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Allmusic's Steve Birchmeier considers "I Just Wanna Love U" to be "a fun, playful song miles away from the rugged Ruff Ryder beats Swizz Beatz had been offering Jay-Z a year earlier."[1] In addition, Rob Marriot of Rolling Stone and Steve Juon of RapReviews.com describe it as a club-ready[2] track that will get "whips hopping from coast to coast.".[3] The single eventually became the first Jay-Z single to reach #1 on the Hip-Hop/R&B chart. The song was voted #1 by Complex magazine for their Best Songs of the Decade list.[4]
| Preceded by "I Wish" by R. Kelly |
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks number-one single December 16, 2000 |
Succeeded by "Ms. Jackson" by OutKast |
| Preceded by "Independent Women Part I" by Destiny's Child |
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks number-one single January 13, 2001 |
Succeeded by "Danger (Been So Long)" by Mystikal featuring Nivea |
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