Down 4 U
2002 single by Irv Gotti, Ja Rule, Ashanti, Charli Baltimore and Vita From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2002 single by Irv Gotti, Ja Rule, Ashanti, Charli Baltimore and Vita From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Down 4 U" is the lead single from Murder Inc. Records' compilation album Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc., released through Def Jam Recordings and Irv Gotti's Murder Inc. Records. The song features rapped verses from Ja Rule, Charli Baltimore, and Vita while Ashanti provides the chorus and sung vocals. The song is a remix as well as its music video being the sequel of Ja Rule's 2002 single, "Down Ass Bitch".
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Single by Irv Gotti presents Ja Rule, Ashanti, Charli Baltimore, and Vita | ||||
from the album Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc. | ||||
Released | June 10, 2002 | |||
Studio | The Crackhouse (New York City) | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 5:18 | |||
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"Down 4 U" became a hit on the US Billboard charts during mid-2002, reaching number six on the Hot 100 chart on the week of August 17, 2002, and number three on both the R&B and rap charts. The Irv Gotti-produced song interpolates Roger Troutman's 1987 hit "I Want to Be Your Man", for which he and his brother Larry Troutman were given writing credits.[1] The associated music video showed the artists performing the song on a beach with cameos by Irv Gotti, Eric Roberts, Clarence Williams III, Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston and other members of the Inc.[2]
In addition to appearing on Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc., the song also appeared on The Source magazine's compilation The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 6 and as a bonus track on Ja Rule's 2002 album, The Last Temptation. The song was performed live by Ja Rule and Ashanti at VH1's 6th Annual Hip Hop Honors that honored Def Jam Recordings.
UK CD single[1]
UK 12-inch single[3]
UK cassette single[4]
Credits are adapted from the UK CD single liner notes.[1]
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Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | June 10, 2002 | [27] | ||
July 29, 2002 | Contemporary hit radio | [28] | ||
United Kingdom | September 30, 2002 |
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