Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
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| "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" | ||
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| Image:Izzo.jpg | ||
| Single by Jay-Z | ||
| Released | July 2001 | |
| Format | 12" Single | |
| Genre | East Coast hip hop | |
| Length | 04:03 | |
| Label | Roc-A-Fella Records | |
| Writer(s) | Jay-Z, A. Mizzell, B. Gordy, D. Richards, F. Perren, K. West | |
| Producer(s) | Kanye West | |
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| Jay-Z singles chronology | ||
| Guilty Until Proven Innocent 2003 | Izzo (H.O.V.A.) | Girls, Girls, Girls |
Izzo (H.O.V.A.) was a single released from Jay-Z in 2001 from his sixth album The Blueprint. Besides "Change Clothes", "'03 Bonnie & Clyde", "Dirt Off Your Shoulder" and "Excuse Me Miss", this is his biggest single. This was the second song released off The Blueprint, after the diss track "Takeover".
This song was also used in Jay-Z and Linkin Park's mashup album, Collision Course. It was featured against Linkin Park's In the End, creating a new song, Izzo/In the End, which is track number 5 on the album.
[edit] H to the Izzo
The songs lyrics H to the Izzo V to The Izza spell out H.O.V.A. which refers to Jay-Z's other name Hova.
