Jay-Z is featured on Beyoncé’s hit song “Crazy in Love.”
Released in 2003, “Crazy in Love” served as the lead single from Beyoncé’s debut solo album, Dangerously in Love. The track combines Beyoncé’s vocal performance with a rap verse by Jay-Z, whose contribution helped make the song a prominent pop and hip-hop crossover.
The song was built around a prominent sampled horn riff from the Chi-Lites’ 1970 song “Are You My Woman (Tell Me So).” Its energetic production and instantly recognizable video helped define the beginning of Beyoncé’s solo era.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z later married and continued collaborating on recordings and performances. That later relationship can make the song seem like a personal duet first, but its original significance is as Beyoncé’s solo breakout single featuring Jay-Z.