Whitney Houston

Released: November 17, 1998

Featuring: Missy Elliott

Songwriter: Missy Elliott Diane Warren Kelvin “K.B.” Bradshaw Lloyd “Spec” Turner

Producer: Missy Elliott Kelvin “K.B.” Bradshaw Lloyd “Spec” Turner

Hey, this is Whitney and Missy, y'all
Ninety-nine, uh
Hey Missy, can ya believe this girl?
Misdemeanor, Missy Misdemeanor, uh
Ya heard?

Hey baby, I get so many people
Telling me they seen you up in the mall
Are they mistaken?
All up on some chick as though
I don't exist, what is this, oh

Why they all in our business
It's just too ridiculous
I can't get no sleep
They just keep warning me
Should I believe them
They say I don't need it
Don't they know I made up my mind, my mind

Haunting me
Too many people say you're fakink me
They ask what have you done lately
They say we won't last
They're predicting that it's over, it's over

Too many girls that dislike me
Since I got you they wanna fight me
Because I'm the chick walking around with the ring
Tell me why these ho's, they don't even like me
Too many girls that dislike me
Since I got you they wanna fight me
Because I'm the chick walking around with the ring
Tell me why these ho's, they don't even like me

Why they all in our business
It's just too ridiculous
I can't get no sleep
They just keep warning me
Should I believe them
They say I don't need it
Don't they know I make up my mind, my mind

Why they all in our business
It's just too ridiculous
I can't get no sleep
They just keep warning me
Should I believe them
They say I don't need it
Don't they know I made up my mind, my mind

Oh boy, it's all the love that you've given
They mad because all this love they missing
That's why they stay up in my business
They are up in our business

Why they all in our business
It's just too ridiculous
I can't get no sleep
They just keep warning me
Should I believe them
They say I don't need it
Don't they know I made up my mind, my mind

Why they all in our business
It's just too ridiculous
I can't get no sleep
They just keep warning me
Should I believe them
They say I don't need it
Don't they know I made up my mind, my mind

Why y'all in my business
Heh, get a job

Known across the pop culture spectrum as the “Queen of Pop” and “The Voice” for her mezzo-soprano octave, Whitney Elizabeth Houston left an indelible impression upon pop culture. She is one of the most successful artists of all time, with more than 200 million albums sold worldwide.

Born August 9, 1963, Houston grew up singing as part of the gospel choir at her local church. She was surrounded by powerful voices in her own family (mother Cissy Houston, cousin Dionne Warwick, godmother Darlene Love, honorary aunt Aretha Franklin). After working as a model and commercial actress in the early 1980s, Whitney was discovered during a New York City nightclub performance, which led to her signing a contract with Clive Davis at Arista Records. Whitney’s first song was a duet in 1984 with Teddy Pendergrass on “Hold Me.”

She released her self-titled début album the following year, which catapulted her into superstardom as the album topped the Billboard 200 for 14 non-consecutive weeks before becoming the top-selling album of 1986, eventually achieving diamond status in the US and selling over 22 million copies worldwide. The singles “Saving All My Love For You,” “How Will I Know,” and “Greatest Love of All” topped the Billboard Hot 100 and achieved platinum status. The music video for “How Will I Know” received heavy rotation on MTV, which was uncommon for Black women at the time. She took home the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Grammy Award for “Saving” in 1986; her performance at the Grammys of “Saving” later won her an Emmy award. She also won seven American Music Awards between 1986 and 1987.

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