"Gotta Man" is a song by American rapper

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, and the third single from her debut studio album '' Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady'' (1999). The song features American singer

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and was produced by

Swizz Beatz Kasseem Daoud Dean (born September 13, 1978), known professionally as Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, rapper, disc jockey (DJ) and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, Dean embarked on his musical career as a DJ. At the ag ...

Background

Swizz Beatz originally wrote the song for an intended collaboration with singer

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. However, according to him, their schedules and labels "didn't permit it". Swizz Beatz eventually collaborated with Eve for the song, stating that it "fit the vibe" of ''Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady''.

Composition

The song features a guitar vamp, as well as "rattling drums and chiming strings" and a nursery rhyme chorus is sung by Mashonda. Eve declares her love and fidelity to a man, in a relationship that involves "bail money happily paid and secrets kept".

Charts

References

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