In My Lifetime (song)

"In My Lifetime"
Single by Jay-Z
B-side	"I Can't Get Wid Dat"
Released	July 25, 1995
Format	CD
Recorded	1993–1994
Genre	East Coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop
Length	4:28
Label	Payday Records, FFRR Records
Songwriter(s)	Shawn Carter
Producer(s)	Ski
Jay-Z singles chronology
"Show & Prove" (1994) "In My Lifetime" (1995) "Dead Presidents" (1996)
"Show & Prove" (1994) "In My Lifetime" (1995) "Dead Presidents" (1996)

"In My Lifetime" is the debut single by Jay-Z. It is produced by Ski and contains samples from "Oh Baby" by Aretha Franklin and two Soul II Soul songs: "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)" and "Get a Life". It is not featured on either of Jay-Z's first two albums, but is remixed by Big Jaz on the Streets Is Watching soundtrack. The original version of the single was sold by Jay-Z and his friend Damon Dash out of Dash's car in 1993. It was released by Payday Records, but Jay-Z had royalty conflicts with his label and soon decided to start Roc-A-Fella Records to release his material. It features two b-sides, the Big Jaz remix and the Clark Kent-produced "Can't Get Wid That".

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