You Owe Me (Nas song) explained

You Owe Me
Cover:Nas - You Owe Me.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Nas featuring Ginuwine
Album:Nastradamus
Released:1999
Recorded:1999
Length:4:48
Producer:Timbaland
Chronology:Nas
Prev Title:Hot Boyz
Prev Year:1999
Next Title:I've Got to Have It
Next Year:2000

"You Owe Me" is a 1999 single by Nas featuring Ginuwine, from Nas' fourth studio album Nastradamus. The single was produced by Timbaland. "You Owe Me" was a hit on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking at number thirteen, and it was also a minor hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 59. A music video directed by David Meyers was also released; it had a cameo featuring Destiny's Child & DMX.[1] [2] [3] The song has been referenced by Jay-Z in "Blueprint 2", and also by J. Cole in his track "Let Nas Down".[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Attaway, Kenneth . In the Arms of Baby Hop . October 2006 . AuthorHouse . 9781425971069 . en.
  2. Web site: The 10 Worst Nas Songs10. Nas f/ Ginuwine "You Owe Me" (1999) . Complex . en . February 17, 2018.
  3. Book: Born to Use Mics: Reading Nas's Illmatic . Dyson . Michael Eric . Daulatzai . Sohail . December 29, 2009 . Basic Books . 9780786727650 . en.
  4. Web site: J. Cole On 'Born Sinner' And Having 'Done A Lot For Hip-Hop' . Huffpost . en . February 15, 2021.
  5. Web site: J. Cole - Let Nas Down Lyrics . Genius . en . February 15, 2021.
  6. 2000 The Year in Music. Billboard. 112. 53. YE-56. December 30, 2000. May 23, 2021.