Ty Fyffe produced "4 da Fam" and wrote it with Amil Whitehead, Shawn Carter (Jay-Z), Dwight Grant (Beanie Sigel), and Malik Cox (Memphis Bleek).
[1] It was released on September 13, 2000 as the second single from Amil's debut album, All Money Is Legal (2000).
[9] At 4 minutes and 19 seconds long,[10] "4 da Fam" includes verses from Amil, Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek, and Beanie Sigel.
"[a] Rob Markman of MTV News wrote that fatherhood was a subject that Jay-Z explored from his debut album Reasonable Doubt (1996).
Andrew Barber and Al Shipley of Complex praised Jay-Z's contribution, and wrote that "he had the best verse and batted clean up".
[16] John Kennedy of Vulture.com identified the single as an improvement over the track "Pop 4 Roc" from Jay-Z's fourth studio album Vol.
[17] While critical of Amil, Son Raw of Fact referred to the single as a "prime Roc La Familia-era posse cut".