| Give It 2 You | |
| Cover: | Give It 2 U.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Da Brat |
| Album: | Funkdafied |
| Released: | October 17, 1994 (single) May 9, 1995 (radio) |
| Recorded: | 1994 |
| Genre: | G-funk |
| Length: | 3:13 |
| Label: | So So Def Recordings |
| Producer: | Jermaine Dupri |
| Chronology: | Da Brat |
| Prev Title: | Fa All Y'all |
| Prev Year: | 1994 |
| Next Title: | No One Else |
| Next Year: | 1995 |
"Give It 2 You" is the third and final single released from Da Brat's debut album, Funkdafied, the first album from a female rapper to go platinum.[1]
Produced by Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal, Jr., who used a sample of the Mary Jane Girls' "All Night Long", "Give It 2 You" was the final single from Da Brat's platinum-certified album Funkdafied after "Funkdafied" (#6 US) and "Fa All Y'all" (#37 US). It was released in October 1994 and became her third consecutive top 40 hit, peaking at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100, and her second to earn a RIAA certification, reaching gold status on June 14, 1996 for sales of 500,000 copies.
The music video was directed by Michael Merriman premiered on BET, MTV & VH1 in 1995. The song's music video featured appearances from Jermaine Dupri, Kris Kross, MC Lyte, The Notorious B.I.G., Sean "Puffy" Combs, Mary J. Blige, Keith Murray, Goodie Mob, Too Short, T-Boz and Bill Bellamy, among others. The video also featured audio samples of "Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson, and Da Brat's song "Da B Side", which featured The Notorious B.I.G. and Jermaine Dupri.
| Chart (1995) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 97 | |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] | 56 |