You Got Me

E65174
single song

"You Got Me" is a Grammy-winning neo-soul/hip-hop song by The Roots featuring Erykah Badu, widely recognized for its innovative blend of live instrumentation and introspective lyricism.

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"You Got Me" 1
You Got Me (music video) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Things Fall Apart ⓘ
artist The Roots ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group ⓘ
chorusVocalist Erykah Badu ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
describedAs neo-soul/hip-hop song ⓘ
featuredArtist Erykah Badu ⓘ
featuredVocalist Erykah Badu ⓘ
genre conscious hip hop ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ
neo soul ⓘ
hasMusicVideo You Got Me self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: You Got Me (music video)
hasType Grammy Award-winning song ⓘ
influencedGenre live-band hip hop ⓘ
neo soul ⓘ
leadRapper Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter ⓘ
surface form: Black Thought
narrativeTheme fidelity ⓘ
romantic relationship ⓘ
trust ⓘ
notableFor blend of live instrumentation and hip hop production ⓘ
introspective lyricism ⓘ
originalChorusWriter Jill Scott ⓘ
partOf Things Fall Apart ⓘ
performer Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter ⓘ
surface form: Black Thought

The Roots ⓘ
producer Scott Storch ⓘ
The Roots ⓘ
recordLabel Geffen Records ⓘ
MCA Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesInstrumentation bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ
live band ⓘ
turntables ⓘ
vocalLanguage English ⓘ
vocalStyle rap ⓘ
sung chorus ⓘ
writer Ahmir Thompson ⓘ
Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter ⓘ
surface form: Black Thought

Eve ⓘ
Jill Scott ⓘ
Kamal Gray ⓘ
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson ⓘ
surface form: Questlove

Scott Storch ⓘ
Tariq Trotter ⓘ

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You Got Me → hasMusicVideo → You Got Me self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: You Got Me (music video)
Things Fall Apart → hasPart → You Got Me ⓘ
The Roots → notableWork → You Got Me ⓘ
The Roots → single → You Got Me ⓘ
The Roots → wonFor → You Got Me ⓘ
this entity surface form: "You Got Me"