Which Beyoncé song features a rap verse by Jay-Z and opens with a prominent horn sample?

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Beyoncé's song featuring a rap verse by Jay-Z and opening with a prominent horn sample is “Crazy in Love.”

Released in 2003 as the lead single from Dangerously in Love, the song was produced by Rich Harrison and Beyoncé, with Jay-Z contributing a rap verse. Its brass hook uses a sample from the Chi-Lites' 1970 song “Are You My Woman (Tell Me So).”

“Crazy in Love” became Beyoncé's first number-one single as a solo artist in the United States. It also topped charts in several other countries and won Grammy Awards for Best R&B Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.

The track is sometimes mixed up with “Drunk in Love,” another Beyoncé and Jay-Z collaboration from 2013. The two songs belong to different albums and have distinct production and subject matter.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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