I'm Not Havin' It
"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 solo artist, is the main song in some versions of the single.
| "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. | |||
| Producer(s) | Audio Two | |||
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| "I'm Not Havin' It" on YouTube | ||||
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.
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 to No. 16 of the Hot Rap Singles in September of that year. In January 2019 they recorded a second version of the song.