| "I'm Not Havin' It" | ||||
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 7-inch vinyl of I'm Not Havin' It | ||||
| Single by Positive K and MC Lyte | ||||
| from the album The First Priority Music Family: Basement Flavor | ||||
| B-side | "A Good Combination" | |||
| Released | August 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Golden age hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:29 | |||
| Label | First Priority Music, Atlantic Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Darryl Gibson, Lana Moorer, Kirk Robinson and Nathaniel Robinson Jr.[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Audio Two | |||
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"I'm Not Havin' It" is a song by American rappers Positive K and MC Lyte. It was included on the 1988 compilation album The First Priority Music Family: Basement Flavor and released as a single the following year. The B-side "A Good Combination", by Positive K as a solo artist, is the main song in some versions of the single.[2][3]
Produced by rap duo Audio Two, on the song Positive K and Lyte have a rapping conversation in which she rejects his persistent courtship attempts.[4][5]
Although Lyte had already charted outside the United States thanks to her collaboration with Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor on "I Want Your (Hands on Me)", with this song they both got their first appearance on a Billboard chart, peaking at No. 16 on the Hot Rap Singles in September of that year.[6] In January 2019 they recorded a second version of the song.[7][8]
- ^ "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ^ A Good Combination/I'm Not Havin' It (Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM) (track listing). Positive K. First Priority Music, Atlantic. 1989. 0-96543.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ A Good Combination/I'm Not Havin' It (Cassette) (track listing). Positive K. First Priority Music, Atlantic. 1989. 0-96543.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Jon Shecter (October 1996). Vibe Oct. 1996. Vibe Media Group. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Positive K's Debut Album 'The Skills Dat Pay Da Bills' Turns 25 - Anniversary Retrospective". Albumism. November 3, 2017.
- ^ "MC Lyte - US Hot Rap Songs". billboard.com. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "MC Lyte & Positive K Reunite After 30 Years & They're Still Not Havin' It (Video)". Ambrosia For Heads. January 24, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ MC Lyte & Positive K Revamp A Classic With "I'm Still Not Havin' It" Video HipHopDX. Accessed on August 28, 2019.