"I Deserve It" is a song by American singer Faith Evans, featuring female hip-hop recording artists Missy Elliott and her protégé Sharaya J, from Evans' sixth studio album, Incomparable (2014). It was written by Evans, Elliott und Sharaya J along with Chucky Thompson, Andre Johnson, Toni Coleman, Achaia Dixon and Evans' daughter Chyna Griffin and samples Nina Simone's "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" (1969). Due to the sample, Simone and co-writer are also Weldon Irvine credited as songwriters on "I Deserve It."
The song was released via Evans' official SoundCloud account on June 25, 2014,[1] and went on to be officially released in Russia and North America via iTunes on August 25, 2014.[2][3] Released to generally favorable reviews with critics, it reached the top 20 of the US Adult R&B Songs chart in January 2015. "I Deserve It" marked the second time that both Evans and Elliott appeared on a release together, the first being Evans' remixed single "Burnin' Up" in 2002.
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