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"Down 4 U" Single by Ja Rule, Ashanti, Vita and Charli Baltimore from the album Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc. Released May 14, 2002(U.S. Radio) Format Vinyl, Cassette, CD Recorded 2002 Genre Hip hop Length 5:18 Label The Inc. / Def Jam Writer(s) Jeffrey Atkins, Ashanti Douglas, Tiffany Lane, Irving Lorenzo, Roger Troutman Producer Irv Gotti The Inc. chronology "Down 4 U"
(2002)"The Pledge"
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(2002)"Down 4 U"
(2002)"Happy"
(2002)"Down 4 U" was the lead single from The Inc. Records compilation Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc.. The song featured rapped verses from Ja Rule, Vita and Charli Baltimore and vocals and a chorus performed by Ashanti. The song is a remix of Ja Rule's 2002 single, "Down Ass Bitch".
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Background
"Down 4 U" became a huge hit on the Billboard charts during the summer of 2002, reaching number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and 3 on both the R&B and rap charts. The Irv Gotti-produced song contained a sample from Roger Troutman's 1987 hit, "I Want to Be Your Man" for which he was given writing credits. The song's music video showed the artists performing the song on a beach with cameos by Irv Gotti, Eric Roberts, Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston and other members of The Inc.[1]
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.
Charts
Peak positions[1]
Chart (2002) Peak
positionU.S. Billboard Hot 100 6 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 3 U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles 3 UK Singles Chart 4 Year-End charts
End of year chart (2002) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] 44 References
- ^ a b "Down 4 U chart history at Billboard.com". Billboard.com. 2010-12-08. http://www.billboard.com/#/song/irv-gotti/down-4-u/4036549.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 2002". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=2002. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
Ja Rule Studio albums Venni Vetti Vecci · Rule 3:36 · Pain Is Love · The Last Temptation · Blood in My Eye · R.U.L.E. · Pain Is Love 2 · Renaissance ProjectOther albums Exodus · The MirrorSingles "Holla Holla" · "Between Me and You" · "Put It on Me" · "I Cry" · "Livin' It Up" · "Always on Time" · "Down Ass Bitch" · "Down 4 U" · "Thug Lovin'" · "Mesmerize" · "Wonderful" · "New York" · "Caught Up" · "Uh-Ohhh!" · "Body" · "Real Life Fantasy"Featured artist "Can I Get A..." · "Girlfriend/Boyfriend" · "Damn (Should've Treated U Right)" · "Get Da Money" · "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" · "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" · "What's Going On" · "Rainy Dayz" · "What's Luv?" · "Fly" · "I'm Here"Related articles Discography · Awards and nominations Studio albums Other albums Singles "Foolish" · "Happy" · "Baby" · "Rock wit U (Awww Baby)" · "Rain on Me" · "Breakup 2 Makeup (Remix)" · "Only U" · "Don't Let Them" · "Still on It" · "The Way That I Love You" · "Good Good"Other singles "Always on Time" · "What's Luv?" · "Mesmerize" · "Down 4 U" · "Wonderful" · "Wake Up Everybody" · "Pac's Life" · "Put a Little Umph in It" · "Body on Me" · "Just Stand Up!" · "Want It, Need It"Films Bride and Prejudice · Coach Carter · The Muppets' Wizard of Oz · John Tucker Must Die · Resident Evil: ExtinctionBook Categories:- 2002 singles
- Ashanti (entertainer) songs
- Ja Rule songs
- Songs written by Ashanti (entertainer)
- Songs written by Irv Gotti
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