"Gotta Man" is a song by American rapper

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, and the third 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

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Background

Swizz Beatz originally wrote the song for an intended collaboration with singer

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. 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''.

Composition

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

Charts

References

{{Eve 1999 singles 1999 songs Eve (rapper) songs Songs written by Eve (rapper) Song recordings produced by Swizz Beatz Songs written by Swizz Beatz Ruff Ryders Entertainment singles Interscope Records singles