"We Got Love" is the twenty-third and final track from Teyana Taylor's third studio album, The Album (2020).[1] It was released as a single on December 6, 2019, then rereleased with vocals from Lauryn Hill on March 12, 2020.[2] The song was produced by Kanye West during the Wyoming sessions, and was even planned to be on his now-unreleased album, Yandhi.
Production[]
The song samples The Younghearts' 1974 song, "We've Got Love (You Better Believe It)".[3]
Background[]
In June 2018, a snippet of the song was leaked online featuring vocals from Lauryn Hill. It was originally intended to release on Teyana's second studio album, K.T.S.E.. The song was then played at the listening party for the album, although it never released on it.[4] It was later revealed via leaked track lists that the song would instead appear on Kanye's then-upcoming album, Yandhi. On September 30, 2018, Kanye and Teyana performed the song (along with "I Love It" and "Ghost Town") at the season 44 premiere of Saturday Night Live, before going on a political rant onstage while wearing a MAGA hat.[5] The next day, a music video for the song was filmed in the parking lot of TMZ, but it has not been released by either Kanye or Teyana.[6] Finally, on December 5, 2019, Teyana announced on Instagram that the song would be released on streaming services the following day.[7] Despite Kanye's vocals being removed from the song, he was still credited as a writer and a producer of the song.
Lyrics[]
You better believe it (sing)
We got love, love, love
You better believe it
I got house and the carriage yeah
I got black love in marriage yeah
They gon' say you can't have it but
I'm like don't kill the messenger
We gon' break the stigma up
Huxtables turn to Obamas
It ain't about where you been
Where you from, what you got
It's all about love
Self love is the best love
When you go take that wristband off
That pity party been over
Don't need makeup to dress you up
I gave birth on the bathroom floor
Just me, Iman, and headphone cords
Don't let this life defeat you
I hope this message reach you
Throw your hands up
Play catch with the hundreds
Love is the new money
I'm just chillin' with the homies
Home is where the heart is
Throw your hands up
Play catch with the hundreds
Love is the new money
I'm just chillin' with the homies
Home is where the heart is, ahh
We got love, love, love
You better believe it (sing)
We got love, love, love
Ya better believe it (sing)
I live in abundance
Love is the new money
I'm mentally wealthy
Spiritually conscious
I'm fresh outta Onyx
I'm bawlin' and ballin'
I play with the hundreds
Love is the new money
That's my frequency
Spark up burn the sage
Clear the room kill the hate
Love is the new wave
Play catch with the hundreds
Love is the new money
I'm just chillin' with the homies
Home is where the heart is, ahh
Play catch with the hundreds
Love is the new money
I'm just chillin' with the homies
Home is where the heart is, ahh
We got love, love, love
You better believe it (sing)
We got love, love, love
You better believe it (sing)
Play catch with the hundreds
Love is the new money
I'm just chillin' with the homies
Home is where the heart is, ahh
Play catch with the hundreds
Love is the new money
I'm just chillin' with the homies
Home is where the heart is, ahh
(Put your hands up)Credits[]
Adapted from Spotify[8]:
- Performed by Teyana Taylor, Lauryn Hill
- Written by Brittany Coney, Denisia Andrews, Mike Dean, Evan Mast, 7 Aurelius, Charles Ingersoll, Jahmal Gwin, Kanye West, Lauryn Hill, Robert Solomon, Ronald Preyer, Stephen "Johan Lenox" Feigenbaum, Teyana Taylor, Vernon Bullock
- Produced by Kanye West, BoogzDaBeast, E. Vax, Mike Dean, 7 Aurelius, Johan Lenox
References[]
- ↑ https://open.spotify.com/album/11QKDc8OK4rnD3uBs7wKmR
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Got_Love_(Teyana_Taylor_song)
- ↑ https://www.whosampled.com/remix/756465/Teyana-Taylor-Lauryn-Hill-We-Got-Love-(Feat-Lauryn-Hill)-Teyana-Taylor-We-Got-Love/
- ↑ https://www.vibe.com/features/editorial/sade-rnb-mosh-pits-a-look-inside-teyana-taylors-album-listening-party-592815/
- ↑ https://pitchfork.com/news/kanye-and-lil-pump-dressed-as-water-bottles-perform-i-love-it-on-snl/
- ↑ https://www.tmz.com/2018/10/01/kanye-west-yandhi-album-delayed-africa-black-friday-release/
- ↑ https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/teyanataylor/2192423735053790460
- ↑ https://open.spotify.com/track/40cayr7aVuRU8lXVn1PSpx