

So, we came back with Tamia and she laid the vocals after her throat surgery. Ashanti was scorching at this time so we couldn’t get her schedule wise. And then when we did the video, she was back. Tamia was getting surgery on her throat at the time when we did the song. Tamia is who the original song came from. “How this happened too-because it’s a lot of back and forth about how it was Tamia and Ashanti. But during last night’s battle, Fabolous played that one and offered a bit of an anecdote as to why there were two versions. Then, Fabolous shared an interesting story about one of his greatest hits, a duet so big it required two different versions: one with Ashanti and one with Tamia.Ĭall me late to the party because I had no idea that there was a version with Ashanti. Including the fact that Jadakiss wrote Diddy’s verse on “All About The Benjamins.” But the internet being what it is, I still caught a couple of highlights from the night. Personally, given Fabolous’ violent history, I opted to sit this one out. So, I never have any problems performing songs that I’ve done.”Īs her career continues and her catalog grows, the singer shows no signs of slowing down.Last night, New York bred rappers Fabolous and Jadakiss went head to head against one another in a Verzuz battle. The thing that I’m most proud of is that I’ve never put out a song on an album that I personally didn’t like. So I sing a lot of songs, I’ve had number ones in other places that I don’t really sing here. The thing about music is what’s big here, may be different in South Africa. It changes all the time really, I certainly feel blessed that I’ve been able to continue to perform and do songs and build a catalog. During the battle, Fab explained why his 2003 hit single, 'So Into You' featured vocals from Ashanti and not the songs original singer, Tamia.
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Records refused to let her film a music video to promote the single. The following tracks will sound good when mixed with Fabolous, Tamia Into You (feat.Tamia) because they have similar tempos, adjacent Camelot values, and complementary styles. fabolous and tamia so into you tv The song's music video was created by Harvey White and premiered on American TV in June 1998. 'Into You' originally featured Ashanti, but after the CEO of then record label Murder Inc. The song also appears on Tamia's album More. And I sing songs from my catalog that were never singles that I love. 'Into You' is the third single from American rapper Fabolous's second studio album, Street Dreams (2003), featuring either Ashanti or Tamia. “I don’t know because you have different memories of different songs. The mom of two admits she can’t just pick one favorite song from her own body of work. With an extensive and impressive hit catalog including “Officially Missing You” from the Set It Off soundtrack, “Stranger In My House,” “Sandwich and a Soda,” “Beautiful Surprise” and more, the singer-who is married to former NBA star Grant Hill-prepares to drop her seventh studio album, Passion Like Fire, later this summer. And, I was like, ‘Okay, I think we have something here.’ Quincy hears it, Greg’s playing on it, and it just felt good immediately.” Do this,’ and then Greg went and played something on the song, and he was amazing. “Quincy said, ‘Greg, you should do something on there. Quincy Jones was there, he was listening and (pianist) Greg Fillingaines was there and he’s amazing,” Tamia recalls. I went in to record, and I wrote my verse as we went in to record. They had the song, and they brought it in, and it was an amazing record. “I co-wrote the song with two guys called Tim and Bob. We got Ashanti to do the song because Tamia was getting throat surgeryand then we did the video, she was back, he said. At the time, he explained that Ashanti’s version was recorded while Tamia was getting throat surgery.
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Tamia and Jones’ professional relationship continued as she worked on her debut album and she remembers vividly how involved he was with giving “So Into You” the musical magic that fans fell in love with each time they heard the song. Ashanti’s explanation comes after Fab addressed the two songs during his Verzuz against Jadakiss last year. Tamia Marilyn Hill (née Washington) hails from Windsor, Ontario and catapulted to success in 1995 when she sang a cover of Mica Paris’ “You Put A Move On My Heart” on Quincy Jones’ album, Q’s Jook Joint.
