Gotta Man Explained

Gotta Man
Type:	single
Artist:	Eve
Album:	Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady
Released:	December 9, 1999
Studio:	Sony Music Studios
Genre:	Hip hop
Length:	4:24
Label:	Ruff Ryders Interscope
Producer:	Swizz Beatz
Chronology:	Eve
Prev Title:	Triflin'
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	Remember Them Days
Next Year:	2000

"Gotta Man" is a song by American rapper Eve, and the second single from her debut studio album Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady (1999). The song features American singer Mashonda and was produced by Swizz Beatz.

Background

Swizz Beatz originally wrote the song for an intended collaboration with singer Aaliyah. 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.^[1]

Composition

The song features a guitar vamp,^[2] as well as "rattling drums and chiming strings"^[3] and a nursery rhyme chorus is sung by Mashonda.^[4] Eve declares her love and fidelity to a man,^[5] in a relationship that involves "bail money happily paid and secrets kept".

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ahmed. Insanul. August 20, 2011. Swizz Beatz Tells All: The Stories Behind His Classic Records (Part 1). Complex. en.
2. News: Harrington. Richard. October 6, 1999. The Two Faces of Eve. The Washington Post.
3. News: Niesel. Jeff. November 11, 1999. Eve of Destruction. Miami New Times.
4. News: Ex. Kris. August 29, 1999. As she showed with the Ruff Ryders, Eve can hold her own with the big boys. But now the rapper's got something else to prove as a solo artist.. Los Angeles Times.
5. Web site: Kameir. Rawiya. March 17, 2019. Eve: Let There Be Eve...Ruff Ryders' First Lady. Pitchfork. en-US.