It is the lead single from his debut studio album Kiss tha Game Goodbye (2001), and features American rapper Styles P. The song was produced by The Alchemist, and contains a sample of "My Music" by musician Samuel Jonathan Johnson.
[1][3] In 1999, the Alchemist supplied the beat to rapper Ras Kass and claims he was paid for the first half of the money for the instrumental.
Jadakiss had expressed interest in rapping to the beat, and recorded "We Gonna Make It".
When the song was released, Ras Kass took issue with The Alchemist selling the beat to Jadakiss, since he had already recorded his song "Home Sweet Home" over it, leading to a feud between Ras Kass and The Alchemist.
[4] On November 11, 2021, Jadakiss and Styles P joined Alicia Keys at the Apollo Theater and performed the song with her.