Gangsta Lovin'
Gangsta Lovin ' is the first single from Eve's third studio album, Eve - Olution of 2002. Was her second number - two hit on the Billboard Hot 100. According Let Me Blow Ya Mind and her third top ten hit in the UK
Genesis
Just Let Me Blow Ya Mind " Gangsta Lovin ' " was a worldwide hit again. The song is a duet with R & B- soul singer Alicia Keys. When asked why she chose him for Alicia Keys, Eve said, "I love Alicia, I mean, she has a great talent and I needed a girl for my song, so why not Alicia Keys? ". The chorus contains elements of Yarbrough and Peoples song Do not Stop the Music in 1980, which was also used by Common 1997 hit All Night Long featuring Erykah Badu.
Music Video
The director for the music video of "Gangsta Lovin ' " led Little X. It starts with dancers dancing in T -shirts that say " Eve ", "& ", " Alicia ", " In" and "Gangsta Love" is. Then the scene changes to a swimming pool where Eve and Keys are dressed in bikini. Eve dances here with a man. Then we see two rooms, the first room rapping their verse and Eve in the second room Alicia Keys sings her lines. For the second rap verse Eve goes to a party, where she is looking for a man for whom she cares. She finds the man and flirts with him, and then the music video ends.
The music video was parodied in comedy show MADtv, in which Eve is talking to ( MADtv member Debra Wilson) on crime. The title of the parody was called " Gangsta Lover".