Recorded 2007 Label The Inc., Universal | Genre Dirty Rap, pop rap | |
Released September 20, 2007 (2007-09-20) Format CD single, music download Writer(s) Jeffrey Atkins, Irving Lorenzo, 7 Aurelius | ||
"Body" is a 2007 single by American rapper Ja Rule. It features Ashley Joi and was produced by 7 Aurelius. The music video for the song was directed by Hype Williams and it premiered on BET's Access Granted on September 20, 2007.
"Body" is a track on the Ja Rule album The Mirror, which was intended for release in 2007 but was shelved, then eventually released online for free in 2009.
Conception
The song was initially written by Ja Rule in a club, while he was watching some ladies dancing. In an interview with BET, Ja Rule said that it was too explicit to describe the process of writing the lyrics of the song. According to the rapper, he was performing sexual intercourse with a groupie when he thought of the chorus.
References
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