Want It, Need It

Album: Da REAList (2008)
Charted: 96
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Songfacts®:

  • This song, which features Ashanti, is a reworking of R&B group The Deele's 1988 Top 10 hit "Two Occasions" that featured Kenny Babyface Edmonds on lead.
  • Plies told MTV News: "It's one of those records that people in the radio world considered a 'first-listen record.' It's me being me. It's a female-driven record to a certain extent, but it's me speaking to the goons as usual."

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