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| "N 2 Gether Now" | ||||
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| Single byLimp Bizkit featuringMethod Man | ||||
| from the albumSignificant Other | ||||
| Released | November 9, 1999 (1999-11-9) | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
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| Length | 3:55 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
| Composer(s) | Chris Martin | |||
| Lyricist(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | DJ Premier | |||
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| Method Man singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "N 2 Gether Now" onYouTube | ||||
"N 2 Gether Now" is ahip hop song by the American bandLimp Bizkit and the rapperMethod Man. It was the third single released from their second studio album,Significant Other. The single was released with their last single "Break Stuff". The song does not include the instrumentalist membersSam Rivers andWes Borland.
Method Man had heard about Limp Bizkit and wanted to record with them because he had never worked with arock band. The band allowedFred Durst andDJ Lethal to explore their hip hop origins by recording a song with the rapper.DJ Premier ofGang Starr produced the song even though he was hesitant to do so at first.[3] According to Borland, the band wanted to record "a track that was straight hip-hop".[1]
The beginnings of the backing beat started with a demo that DJ Lethal created. Patrick Moxey, who was managing DJ Premier at the time, was contacted by Limp Bizkit, who were interested in having Premier update the existing beat. Premier had previously been aware of Limp Bizkit through their cover of "Faith" byGeorge Michael and DJ Lethal's previous work inHouse of Pain, which led to him eventually agreeing to work with the band, but not without declining first.[4]
DJ Premier had hesitations around lead singer Fred Durst's rapping ability, believing it to not be at the same level as previous artists Premier had worked with. Because of this, Premier initially rejected the offer to work on the track.[5]
"To me Fred [Durst] was dope with what they did. But when it came to the emceeing aspect of what I was used to, I was very, very hesitant to do it. I was like, ‘yo man, I’m just not feeling the way he raps.'"[6]
After a face-to-face meeting with Durst and learning that Method Man would be featured on the track, Premier became more interested. Durst impressed Premier by offering to work closely with him in order to improve his performance, and revealing he owned the entire DJ PremierTape Kingz mixtape collection.[4]
Premier's biggest contributions to the track ended up being a re-recording of Durst's vocals, a complete change of the drum sounds and bass line, and the addition of samples recorded by Durst that he provided on a 10"dubplate.[4]
| Chart (1999–2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| USBillboard Hot 100[7] | 73 |
| USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] | 53 |
| USR&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[9] | 43 |
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