Gangsta Lovin'

"Gangsta Lovin'"
"Gangsta Lovin'"
Single by Eve featuring Alicia Keys
from the album Eve-Olution
B-side	"Satisfaction" (snippet); "Party in the Rain (snippet); "Double R What" (snippet); "Neckbones" (snippet);
Released	July 1, 2002
Studio	The Hit Factory (New York City)
Genre	Gangsta rap; R&B;
Length	3:59
Label	Ruff Ryders; Interscope;
Songwriter(s)	Alisa Yarbrough; Jonah Ellis; Lonnie Simmons; Eve Jeffers;
Producer(s)	Irv Gotti; Channel 7;
Eve singles chronology
Alicia Keys singles chronology
Music video
	"Gangsta Lovin'" on YouTube

"Gangsta Lovin'" is the lead single from Eve's third studio album, Eve-Olution (2002). The song features R&B-soul singer Alicia Keys. Released in July 2002, "Gangsta Lovin'" became Eve's second consecutive number-two hit on the Billboard Hot 100 (stalled behind "Dilemma" by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland) as well as her third consecutive top-10 hit in the United Kingdom.

When being asked in an interview why she chose Keys to be on the song, Eve said, "I love Alicia, I mean I think she's incredibly talented, and I needed a girl on the song, and why not Alicia Keys?". The chorus contains re-sung elements from Yarbrough and Peoples' 1981 song "Don't Stop the Music", which were also used on Common's 1997 song "All Night Long" featuring Erykah Badu.