The Lover in You

"The Lover in You"
Single by Big Daddy Kane
from the album Prince of Darkness
B-side	"Git Bizzy" and "Get Down"
Released	February 20, 1992
Recorded	1991/1992
Genre	Hip hop pop rap
Length	4:19
Label	Cold Chillin' / Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Antonio Hardy Prince
Producer(s)	Big Daddy Kane
Big Daddy Kane singles chronology
"Groove with It" (1991) "The Lover in You" (1992) "How U Get a Record Deal?" (1993)

"The Lover in You" is a song by American rapper, producer and actor Big Daddy Kane, released in February 1992 by Cold Chillin' / Warner Bros. as the second and final single from his fourth studio album, Prince of Darkness (1991). Produced by Kane, the song used a sample of Prince's 1985 hit "Pop Life", for which Prince is credited as a writer. It is based on an earlier rap of the same title by the Sugarhill Gang.

A remixed version samples the Loose Ends song "Hanging on a String", but it also reuses the original's synthesizer intro.

Though it did not reach the US Billboard Hot 100, the song was a hit on the Billboard R&B chart, peaking at number 26.

Single track listing

A-Side

1. "The Lover in You" (Album Version) – 4:19
2. "The Lover in You" (Mr Cee's Remix) – 4:07
3. "The Lover in You" (Mr Cee's Remix Instrumental) – 4:08

B-Side

1. "Git Bizzy" (Album Version) – 3:33
2. "Get Down" (Remix) – 4:16
3. "Get Down" (Remix Instrumental) – 4:16

Charts

Chart performance for "The Lover in You"

Chart (1992)	Peak position
UK Dance ( Music Week ) [1]	47
UK Club Chart ( Music Week ) [2]	22
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [3]	26
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [4]	28

References

1. "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 28 March 1992. p. 22. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
2. "The Record Mirror Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 9 May 1992. p. 6. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
3. "Big Daddy Kane Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
4. "Big Daddy Kane Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.