I've Got to Have It

2000 single by Jermaine Dupri and Nas featuring Monica

"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 (2000-05-02)

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

"Get None"
(1999)

"I've Got to Have It"
(2000)

"Thank You"
(2001)

Nas singles chronology

"You Owe Me"
(2000)

"I've Got To Have It"
(2000)

"Da Bridge 2001"
(2000)

Monica singles chronology

"Right Here Waiting"
(1999)

"I've Got To Have It"
(2000)

"Just Another Girl"
(2001)

"I've Got to Have It" is a song written by American producer Jermaine Dupri and American rapper Nas, featuring American 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.

Weekly charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)^[1]	16
Germany (Official German Charts)^[2]	76
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[3]	67
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)^[4]	68
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[5]	15

References

^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 41, 2000" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
^ "Jermaine Dupri & Nas feat. Monica – I've Got to Have It" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
^ "Jermaine Dupri Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
^ "Jermaine Dupri Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
^ "Jermaine Dupri Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2022.

Jermaine Dupri

Studio albums

Life in 1472
Instructions

Compilations

Young, Fly & Flashy, Vol. 1

Singles

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"

v t e 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" "Friends "Me + You" "Trenches" "Letters"
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"

Nas

Studio albums

Illmatic
It Was Written
I Am…
Nastradamus
Stillmatic
God's Son
Street's Disciple
Hip Hop Is Dead
Untitled
Life Is Good
Nasir
King's Disease
King's Disease II
Magic
King's Disease III
Magic 2
Magic 3

Collaborations	Distant Relatives (with Damian Marley) Untitled album (with DJ Premier)

Compilation albums

The Lost Tapes
Greatest Hits
The Lost Tapes 2

Other albums

The Firm: The Album
Nas & Ill Will Records Presents QB's Finest
From Illmatic to Stillmatic: The Remixes

v t e Nas singles
Illmatic	"Halftime" "It Ain't Hard to Tell" "Life's a Bitch" "The World Is Yours" "One Love" "N.Y. State of Mind" "One Time 4 Your Mind"
It Was Written	"If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" "I Gave You Power" "Street Dreams" "The Message"
The Firm: The Album	"Firm Biz" "Phone Tap"
I Am...	"Nas Is Like" "Hate Me Now"
Nastradamus	"Nastradamus" "You Owe Me"
Stillmatic	"Rule" "Got Ur Self a Gun" "One Mic" "Ether"
God's Son	"Made You Look" "I Can" "Get Down"
Street's Disciple	"Thief's Theme" "Bridging the Gap" "Just a Moment"
Hip Hop Is Dead	"Hip Hop Is Dead" "Can't Forget About You"
Untitled	"Hero" "N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave and the Master)"
Life Is Good	"Nasty" "The Don" "Daughters" "Cherry Wine" "Bye Baby"
Nasir	"Cops Shot the Kid"
King's Disease	"Ultra Black"
King's Disease II	"Nobody"
Other singles	"Escobar '97" "Oochie Wally" "Surviving the Times" "Less Than an Hour" "Be a Nigger Too" "As We Enter"
Collaborations	"Fast Life" "Head over Heels" "Love Is All We Need" "Grand Finale" "Hot Boyz" "Did You Ever Think" "It's Mine" "I've Got to Have It" "What's Going On" "I'm Gonna Be Alright" "Thugz Mansion" "In Public" "Blindfold Me" "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)" "My President" "Too Many Rappers" "Fall in Love" "Ghetto Dreams" "Champion" "Free" "Something to Believe In" "Chains" "Figure It Out" "Sorry" "Rodeo" "Sorry Not Sorry" "Die for It"
Other songs	"Made Nas Proud"