"Gotta Love" is the debut single by AmericanR&B group Jodeci. It is a new jack swing song and is also the lead single of their debut album Forever My Lady. The song was released on February 24, 1991. The music video introduced the group's unique streetwear style.
The first single from Jodeci's debut album Forever My Lady and the group's debut single overall, "Gotta Love" is a new jack swing track.[1][2]Sean Combs, at the time a recent A&R promotee at Uptown Records,[3] advocated to the group and label that the song be Jodeci's first single.[2]
The music video for "Gotta Love" introduced the streetwear style of the group, which differentiated them from other male R&B singers at the time.[3][4] After convincing Uptown Records music executive Andre Harrell, stylist and fashion designer Misa Hylton, then Combs' newly hired assistant, styled the group in the video, her first project, in hoodies, baggy jeans, and combat boots, setting them apart from the predominant suits and hard-bottomed shoes.[3][5][4]
↑Simmons, Nadirah (January 30, 2024). "Misa Hylton, the First Godmother of Hip-Hop Style". First Things First: Hip-Hop Ladies Who Changed the Game. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN9781538740750.
