I've Got to Have It

"I've Got to Have It"
"I've Got to Have It"
Single by Jermaine Dupri and Nas featuring Monica
from the album Big Momma's House (soundtrack)
Released	May 2, 2000
Genre	Hip hop; R&B; funk;
Length	3:20
Label	So So Def; Columbia;
Songwriter(s)	Jermaine Dupri; Bryan-Michael Cox; Nasir Jones; Monica Arnold; Peter Gabriel;
Producer(s)	Jermaine Dupri; Bryan Michael Cox (co-pro);
Jermaine Dupri singles chronology
Nas singles chronology
Monica singles chronology

"I've Got to Have It" is a song written by American rappers Jermaine Dupri, Nas, and American R&B singer Monica for the soundtrack of the comedy film Big Momma's House. The song heavily samples Peter Gabriel's 1986 hit single "Sledgehammer". The song was released as the lead single from the soundtrack in June 2000. In the US, it peaked at number 67 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. It never charted on the Billboard Hot 100.

Charts[]

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Germany (Official German Charts)^[1]	76
U.S. Hot Rap Tracks	15
U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	67
U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay	68
U.S. Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles	1

References[]

^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Jermaine Dupri & Nas feat. Monica – I've Got to Have It" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2018-10-30.

[sc_Germany_Jermaine_Dupri_&_Nas_feat._Monica-1] "Offiziellecharts.de – Jermaine Dupri & Nas feat. Monica – I've Got to Have It" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2018-10-30.

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show v t Jermaine Dupri
Discography Production discography Videography
Studio albums	Life in 1472 Instructions
Compilations	Young, Fly & Flashy, Vol. 1
Singles	"The Party Continues" "Sweetheart" "Money Ain't a Thang" "I've Got to Have It" "Welcome to Atlanta" "Gotta Getcha" "I Think They Like Me"
Featured singles	"With Me" "Imagination" "Get None" "Bounce with Me" "Too Hood" "Ghetto Girls" "Thank You" "Basketball" "Pop That Booty" "Get Your Number" "Fresh Azimiz" "Dem Jeans" "I'm Throwed" "Finer Things" "Stepped on My J'z" "Boomerang"
Related articles	So So Def Recordings Janet Jackson Bow Wow

show v t Monica songs
Discography
Miss Thang	"Before You Walk Out of My Life" "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" "Let's Straighten It Out" "Like This and Like That" "Why I Love You So Much"
The Boy Is Mine	"Angel of Mine" "Gone Be Fine" "Inside" "Misty Blue" "Right Here Waiting" "Street Symphony" "The Boy Is Mine" "The First Night"
All Eyez on Me	"All Eyez on Me" "Too Hood"
After the Storm	"Get It Off" "Knock Knock" "So Gone" "U Should've Known Better"
The Makings of Me	"A Dozen Roses (You Remind Me)" "Everytime tha Beat Drop" "Hell No (Leave Home)" "Sideline Ho"
Still Standing	"Everything to Me" "Here I Am" "Love All Over Me" "Still Standing"
New Life	"Anything (To Find You)" "It All Belongs to Me" "Until It's Gone" "Without You"
Code Red	"Just Right for Me"
Trenches	"Commitment" "Me + You" "Trenches"
As featured artist	"Always" "Freedom (Theme from Panther)" "I'll Give All My Love to You" "Somebody Bigger Than You and I" "Trust" "Wake Up Everybody" "What's Going On (Dupri R&B Mix)"
Other songs	"Ain't Nobody" "For You I Will" "Grown-Up Christmas List" "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" "I've Got to Have It" "Just Another Girl"