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Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" is the lead single from American rapper Jay-Z's sixth album The Blueprint. Produced by Kanye West , the song prominently samples " I Want You Back " (1969) by The Jackson 5 . "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" was debuted at the inaugural BET Awards on June 19, 2001.
The Blueprint is the sixth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released on September 11, 2001, through Roc-A-Fella Records and Def Jam Recordings.Its release was set a week earlier than initially planned in order to combat bootlegging.
Izzo may refer to: Izzo (surname), including a list of people with the name "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)", or "H to the Izzo", a 2001 single by Jay-Z-izzle and -izzo, ...
From Jay-Z's catalog, it features three songs from The Black Album, one from Vol. 3: Life and Times of S. Carter, one from Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life and one from The Blueprint. Before the album, Jay-Z had released collaborations with The Roots and R. Kelly, and Linkin Park had collaborated with various artists on their remix album Reanimation.
Jay-Z has regarded the verse as a "test of creativity and wit". Furthermore, in Decoded he wrote, "I call rhymes like the first verse on 'Public Service Announcement' Easter-egg hunts, because if you just listen to it once without paying attention, you'll brush past some lines that can offer more meaning and resonance every time you listen to ...
Later that same year, Combs repaid the favour by appearing on Jay-Z’s second album, In My Lifetime, Vol. 1, co-writing the track “I Know What Girls Like” with Carter and Lil’ Kim.
The professional relationship between 50 Cent and Jay-Z goes way back. Both hailing from New York City, the rappers became superstars in the mid- to late-1990s, and their rivalry was intense from ...
Born right smack on the cusp of millennial and Gen Z years (ahem, 1996), I grew up both enjoying the wonders of a digital-free world—collecting snail shells in my pocket and scraping knees on my ...