Beyoncé recorded “Crazy in Love” with Jay-Z.
Released in 2003, the song served as the lead single from her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love. Jay-Z contributed a rap verse, while Beyoncé delivered the main vocal performance. The track was produced by Rich Harrison and Beyoncé, and it prominently samples the horn line from “Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)” by the Chi-Lites.
“Crazy in Love” became Beyoncé’s first number-one single as a solo artist in the United States. Its energetic horn arrangement, dance-focused production, and memorable video helped define her early solo image.
Jay-Z was not only the featured rapper: he and Beyoncé later married in 2008 and collaborated on additional music. The song therefore marked both a major professional partnership and the beginning of a long-running artistic connection.