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Background and release

Jay-Z signed Amil to his record label Roc-A-Fella after she was featured on his 1998 single "Can I Get A...". She collaborated with him again for "Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originator 99)" and "Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)" (both in 1999) and "Hey Papi" (2000), and appeared on several songs by other Roc-A-Fella artists. Amil was the only woman signed to Roc-A-Fella, working as what music journalist Clover Hope described as "the crew’s go-to female voice", and she was a high-profile member of the label, being promoted as its First Lady. During this time, Amil's features received significant airplay; VH1's Renaud Jean-Baptiste Jr. singled out the success of her Jay-Z collaborations as leading to the creation of her 2000 album All Money Is Legal.

Amil co-wrote "I Got That" with its producers—L.E.S. and Poke & Tone duo Olivier and Barnes—and with Jay-Z, Makeda Davis, and Tamy Lestor Smith for All Money Is Legal. The Source's Aliya S. King contrasted Poke & Tone's work on the song with the rest of the album, which she described as handled by "a slew of up-and-comer producers". "I Got That" was recorded by Steve Sauder at the Hit Factory in New York City, where it was mixed by Rich Travali, and by Mark Mason at Platinum Post Studios in Winter Park, Florida. All of the tracks for All Money Is Legal, including "I Got That", were mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound Studios in New York City.

• Beyoncé

Music and lyrics

"I Got That" usses a sample from Gwen Guthrie's 1985 single "Seventh Heaven".

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of All Money Is Legal:

References

Citations

• Augustin, Camille (March 19, 2013). "Beyoncé's Top Collaborations With Female Rappers". Vibe. Archived from the original on September 26, 2022.
• The Brotha Cazze (November 3, 2000). "Amil, All Money Is Legal". Music. Winston-Salem Journal. p. E5. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
• Browne, David (September 18, 2000). "All Money Is Legal". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 20, 2023.
• "Cipher Sounds". Vibe. Vol. 8, no. 10. December 2000. p. 59 – via Internet Archive.
• DeLuca, Dan (October 1, 2000). "Amil: All Money Is Legal". Arts & Entertainment. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. I12. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
• Duncan, Andréa (December 2000). "One In Amillion". Vibe. Vol. 8, no. 10. p. 139. Archived from the original on August 29, 2019 – via Google Books.
• "Every Beyoncé Song, Ranked". Spin. August 19, 2015. Archived from the original on April 20, 2024.
• Hope, Clover (2021). The Motherlode:100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop. Abrams Books. ISBN 9781683358053.
• Iandoli, Kathy (April 23, 2014). "Beyoncé's Most Overlooked Features". Dazed. Archived from the original on November 28, 2024.
• Jean-Baptiste Jr., Renaud (June 6, 2015). "Where Are They Now? The Roc-A-Fella Records Edition". VH1. Archived from the original on November 20, 2023.
• Jefferson, J'na; Thompson, Desire (September 4, 2018). "Beyonce And Jay-Z's 15 Collaborations, Ranked". Vibe. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023.
• Johnson, Elon (May 25, 2000). "Amil Taps Jay-Z, Beyoncé, More for Money". MTV News. Archived from the original on December 11, 2017.
• Paoletta, Michael, ed. (September 23, 2000). "Amil: All Money Is Legal". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 39. pp. 35–36. Archived from the original on November 28, 2024 – via Google Books.
• King, Aliya S (November 2000). "Amil: All Money Is Legal". The Source. No. 134. pp. 235–236.
• Preezy (September 15, 2017). "10 Forgotten Beyonce Collaborations That Wouldn't Happen in 2017". The Boombox. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024.
• Ramirez, Erika (March 31, 2014). "Ladies First: 31 Female Rappers Who Changed Hip-Hop". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023.
• Righi, Len (October 21, 2000). "Amil: All Money Is Legal". Entertainment. The Morning Call. p. A55. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
• Roc-A-Fella, Columbia, Sony Music (2000). All Money Is Legal (Media notes). Amil.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Says Who (September 6, 2000). "Sneak Peak". Mc Timz. Michigan Chronicle. p. B-3. Retrieved November 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
• Seymour, Craig (October 18, 2000). "What Beyonce's Solo Deal Means for Destiny's Child". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 12, 2022.
• Taraborrelli, J. Randy (2015). Becoming Beyoncé: The Untold Story. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 9781455590346 – via Google Books.