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1999 single by the Roots featuring Erykah Badu and Eve
"You Got Me" is a song by American hip hop band The Roots, featuring vocals from Erykah Badu (who sings the chorus) and Eve, then known as Eve of Destruction, who raps the second verse but does not appear in the music video. The track was released as a single from the band's fourth studio album, Things Fall Apart (1999), in January 1999.
Background
"You Got Me" was co-written by musician Jill Scott, who recorded vocals for the song's chorus and bridge. Her part was subsequently re-recorded by Badu at the insistence of MCA Records, who wanted a higher-profile collaboration for the album's official lead single (at the time, Scott was relatively unknown outside Philadelphia). When the group later went on tour, Scott joined them during performances of the song. The original version was later released on the 2005 compilation Home Grown! The Beginners Guide to Understanding the Roots, Volume One.
The music video for "You Got Me" was directed by Charles Stone III and features cameos from rapper and actor Common, plus Tracy Morgan as a rider on the bus.
Pitchfork Staff (September 28, 2022). "The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 26, 2023. The Philadelphia hip-hop group's fourth album boasts one of the most breathtaking ballads of the neo-soul era they helped guide, "You Got Me"...
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Oumano, Elena (January 23, 1999). "The Roots Are Very Together on 'Things'". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 4. p. 31. 'You Got Me' ships to R&B and crossover stations Jan. 25.
"New Releases – For Week Starting 22 February, 1999: Singles". Music Week. February 20, 1999. p. 31.
