I Got That
Title | I Got That |
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Artist | Amil |
Album | A.M.I.L. (All Money is Legal) |
Release Date | July 2000 |
Description | “I Got That” is the second single from Amil’s debut studio album, All Money Is Legal (A. M. I. L.). It is the first single on which Beyoncé performs solo, that is, without the other members of Destiny’s Child. The song is lyrically and thematically about female empowerment, with its message being that independent women do not need men to support them financially. Jay-Z helped to write the song, and it features a sample of Gwen Guthrie’s 1983 track “Seventh Heaven”. Fellow rapper 50 Cent referenced “I Got That” in an interview with AOL Music, just after the release of his massive hit “In da Club;”](https://genius.com/50-cent-in-da-club-lyrics) I was in the hospital for like 13 days… and it sounds crazy… it hurted more to not know what I was gonna do with myself AFTER being shot… like when I called Columbia Records and they didn’t know what to do… like I was supposed to do a video with Beyoncé and as soon as I got shot… they just like moved it.. well Beyoncé’s doin a record with Amil You see what I’m sayin… then the Amil record came out and I was in the hospital for 13 days I got out and called them up and they don’t got no answers for me… there was no Plan B for me… |
Lyrics | [Intro: Amil & (Beyoncé)] Uh, uh-huh Amil-lion, yeah Roc-A-Fella (oh) What? Uh, uh-huh (oh yeah) Ch-ch-yeah (oh), uh I got that (oh-yeah) (Beyoncé, Trackmasters) Uh-huh, yo, yo [Verse 1: Amil] I make niggas pay like their way Owe like they stole On somethin' on fame, I got that from Hov Plus, I got my own bread You ain't gotta wave dinner over my head I got that And you can't leave me stranded 'Cause I got a ride back, and besides that What chick you know got cock, Glocks back? Eight in the back, they rockin' hot jacks In high heels, mini-skirts and thighs fat My style's like the international Pancake house or whatever avenue I got that, I got that [Chorus: Beyoncé] Think I need you 'cause the rent is due? You can be outta here, baby (baby) 'Cause I got it (hey) I got it, I got it 'Cause cash, coupes, credit cards All the exotic things, baby (oh-oh) I got it (I got it) I got it, I got it [Verse 2: Amil] Ever since cats found out I ran with the Roc They wanna take a closer look, wanna examine the box Magazines want cameras to pop They wanna catch me in the nude like a Samantha Fox Listen dude, but I got dollars and cents You don't gotta promise me to pay my rent I got that Catch me in a drop black, playin' Speedy Gonzalez Toes never unpolished The way I be dressin', dudes wanna toss the salad The way I be dressin' got broads actin' childish But I pay my own bills Amil-lion always has and always will Y'all got that? You might also like[Chorus: Beyoncé] Think I need you 'cause the rent is due? You can be outta here, baby (baby) 'Cause I got it (I got, I got it) I got it, I got it (I got, I got it) 'Cause cash, coupes, credit cards (whoa) All the exotic things, baby I got it (did you hear me?, I got it) I got it, I got it [Bridge: Beyoncé] I got that The house that you live in I got that The bed that you sleep in I got that The Benz that you're drivin' I got that, I got that I got that The ice that you're wearin' I got that So, why you complainin'? I got that Who you gamin'? I got that, I got that I got that [Verse 3: Amil] Yo, my life's still on Gas bill caught up Indian Amil, call me chief runnin' water Cable still in order Phone still dials out Money still long, but my patience got shorter You can leave me, but gimme everything I bought you Like you leavin' me was some type of torture I don't need no man to Do for Amil what Amil can do You got that? [Chorus: Beyoncé] Think I need you 'cause the rent is due? You can be outta here, baby 'Cause I got it (I got it) I got it, I got it (I got it) 'Cause cash, coupes, credit cards (credit card) All the exotic things, baby I got it (I got it) I got it, I got it (baby) [Chorus: Beyoncé] Think I need you 'cause the rent is due? You can be outta here, baby (the house that you live in) 'Cause I got it (the bed that you sleep in) I got it, I got it (I got it) 'Cause cash, coupes, credit cards (the cash that you're spendin') All the exotic things, baby (the ice that you're wearin') I got it (I got it) I got it, I got it (I got it) [Outro: Amil] That's right, baby Amil-lion, uh I got this, what? |