"Wanna Get to Know You" is a song recorded by

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. It was released in January 2004 through

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and

50 Cent Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and businessman. Born in the South Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 2000, when he produced ...

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as the third single from their 2003 debut album, '' Beg for Mercy''.

Background

The song was released to radio stations on January 13, 2004. The song features R&B singer

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, who sings the chorus. The first verse of the song is rapped by

Young Buck David Darnell Brown (born March 15, 1981), best known by his stage name Young Buck, is an American rapper. He heads his own record label, Cashville, and was a member of the former hip hop group G-Unit. Early life Brown was born in Nashville, Te ...

, followed by

Lloyd Banks Christopher Charles Lloyd (born April 30, 1982), better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper. He began his career as a member of East Coast hip hop group G-Unit, alongside childhood friends 50 Cent and Tony Yayo. After the ...

, and the final verse is rapped by

. The song is produced by

Red Spyda Andy "Red Spyda" Thelusma is an American hip hop producer who has worked on many songs for artists including 50 Cent, D-Block, Mobb Deep, Amerie, D12, and G-Unit. Other notable works by Red Spyda have included his contributions to the in-game ...

, and heavily samples

Marvin Gaye Marvin Pentz Gay Jr., who also spelled his surname as Gaye (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984), was an American singer and songwriter. He helped to shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house session player and later as a solo ar ...

's song, "

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Track listing

; Promo CD single # "Wanna Get To Know You" (LP version) # "Angels" # "Angels" (Instrumental) # "Wanna Get To Know You" (Enhanced CD Video)

Music video

The music video's setting(s) change for each verse. G-Unit (

, The Game,

and

) appears in a backstreet alley throughout the video. Young Buck appears at a bar/club with The Game for his verse, seducing a woman while there. Lloyd Banks is in a taxi cab making love to a woman while the taxi cab driver looks on for the second verse. 50 Cent is at a beach party and making love to a woman on the sand for the third and final verse.

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wanna Get To Know You 2004 singles G-Unit songs Music videos directed by Jessy Terrero Contemporary R&B ballads 2003 songs Songs written by Marvin Gaye Songs written by 50 Cent Songs written by Lloyd Banks G-Unit Records singles Interscope Records singles Songs written by Tony Yayo Songs written by Joe (singer)