"Can't Let You Go" is a song by American hip-hop artist

Fabolous John David Jackson (born November 18, 1977), known professionally as Fabolous, is an American rapper. Raised in Brooklyn, he first gained recognition for his ability upon performing live on DJ Clue's WQHT, Hot 97 radio show. Jackson then signed ...

. It was released on February 23, 2003 as the second single from his second studio album '' Street Dreams''. It is a hip hop and R&B song that features Mike Shorey and

Lil' Mo Cynthia Karen Loving (born November 19, 1978), known professionally as Lil' Mo, is an American singer and songwriter. She is best known for her 2001 single "Superwoman Pt. II" (featuring Fabolous), which peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot ...

and was produced by

Just Blaze Justin Gregory Smith (born January 8, 1978), known professionally as Just Blaze, is an American record producer and DJ. Born in Paterson, New Jersey, Smith attended Rutgers University for three years before dropping out to pursue a career in mus ...

Background

When

was going to record the first single to her debut album titled " Superwoman Pt. II", she asked

DJ Clue Ernesto Shaw (born January 8, 1975), better known as DJ Clue (often stylized as DJ Clue?), is an American disc jockey (DJ), record producer, radio personality and record executive. Early life DJ Clue was born in Queens, New York City to Pana ...

for Fabolous to do the track with her after hearing him on one of Clue's mixtapes.Shaheem Reid (February 19, 2003)
Fabolous Molds New ' R. Kelly,' Credits Mixtape For Bringing Him, Lil' Mo Together
''MTV''. Accessed August 27, 2008. She had previously worked with

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and

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, but wanted Fabolous on the track, despite only hearing him on a mixtape.

Music video

The music video was filmed in

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on February 21 and 22, 2003, after the music video for

's " 4Ever" was filmed in

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the previous month.Jon Wiederhorn (January 27, 2003)
Fabolous And Lil' Mo Buddy Up Again In Two New Videos
''MTV''. Accessed August 27, 2008. Directed by

Erik White Erik White is an American music video director. In 2010, he made his feature film directorial debut with the comedy film ''Lottery Ticket'', starring rappers Bow Wow and Ice Cube. He appeared on the reality show competition '' The Glee Project' ...

, the music video starts with Fabolous creeping back into bed in the morning with one twin sister, after spending the night with the other twin. It continues showing him with the two women in similar places, expressing his admiration for both, even buying two copies of a necklace for each twin. Mike Shorey and Lil' Mo sing the chorus after each dating scene. At a restaurant, the two women confront each other, then confront Fabolous and begin to argue. The video then transitions to a song titled "Damn", where Fabolous is rapping in front of lighted letters that read "damn" while women dance behind him.

Track listing

# "Can't Let You Go" (album version) # "Can't Let You Go" (main remix original version) # "Young'n" (album version) # "Can't Deny It" (album version)

Personnel

* Aladdin – A&R * Tom Coyne – mastering *

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– producer * Jason Stasium –

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* Paul Gregory – assistant engineer *

– producer *

– main performer * E Bass – additional producer * Nick Howard – assistant engineer * Ken "DURO" Ifill – engineer, mixing *

DJ Clue? Ernesto Shaw (born January 8, 1975), better known as DJ Clue (often stylized as DJ Clue?), is an American disc jockey (DJ), record producer, radio personality and record executive. Early life DJ Clue was born in Queens, New York City to Pana ...

–

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, A&R * DURO – executive producer, A&R * Skane – executive producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

Music video on YouTube
{{Lil' Mo 2003 singles Fabolous songs Lil' Mo songs Songs written by Lil' Mo Song recordings produced by Just Blaze Music videos directed by Erik White Hip-hop soul songs