You Got You

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"You Got You"
Single by Elena Baravilala
from the album You Got You - Single
Released 22 December 2015 (2015-12-22)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2015
Genre Trance, Pop
Length4:15
Label Independent
Songwriter(s) Elena Baravilala
Producer(s) Pax Ton, DJ Ritendra
Elena Baravilala singles chronology
"In Retrospect"
(2015)
"You Got You"
(2015)
"Never Enough"
(2016)

"In Retrospect"
(2015)
"You Got You"
(2015)
"Never Enough"
(2016)

"You Got You" is an English song written and composed by Fijian singer and songwriter Elena Baravilala, this single was nominated at the 2016 Fiji Performing Rights Association Music Awards [1] [2] [3] and also a hiphop version was produced and released by Elena Baravilala And DJ Ritendra featuring Fijian rapper J.Morrison.

Fijians are a nation and ethnic group native to Fiji, who speak Fijian and share a common history and culture.

Elena Baravilala is a Fijian singer-songwriter, Five singles performed by Baravilala, "Fire", "Rain", "You Got You", "Home" And "Seven" were nominated at the Fiji Performing Rights Association Music Awards. From which she has won Best Composition and Music video for "Fire" in 2014 and Best Composition for "Seven" in 2018.

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Background

In an Interview released by Fiji Performing Rights Association, Elena Baravilala discuss the song as: “So it was a song that came out last year while I was going through certain circumstances, Being in the public eye, you are always expected to be inspirational and motivational and there is like a consistent pressure from the public on you all the time,” Elena Baravilala also shared. “You have to be a certain person to always be the one providing the strength so a lot of the time people can carry on with your strength but they can’t carry your weakness, So at that very moment when you are looking for someone to carry both — your strengths and weaknesses — there was no one there and the only thing I had was the gift of music". [4]

"You Got You (Hiphop Version)"
Single by Elena Baravilala & DJ Ritendra ft. J.Morrison
from the album You Got You (Hiphop Version) - Single
Released 23 May 2016 (2016-05-23)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2015
Genre Hiphop
Length5:35
Label Lewavesi Production
Songwriter(s) Elena Baravilala, J.Morrison
Producer(s) DJ Ritendra, J.Morrison, Pax Ton
DJ Ritendra singles chronology
"VITI (Pacific Remix)"
(2016)
"You Got You (Hiphop Version)"
(2016)
"Misunderstand"
(2016)

"VITI (Pacific Remix)"
(2016)
"You Got You (HipHop Version)"
(2016)
"Misunderstand"
(2016)

Track listing

Digital Download
No.TitleLength
1."You Got You"4:15
Digital Download
No.TitleLength
1."You Got You (Hiphop Version)" (ft. DJ Ritendra & J.Morrison)5:35

Music video

The Official Music Video of "You Got You" was released on 12 March 2016, The Music Video was filmed and produced by HKAY Photography and it was Directed by Harry Cirimaiwasa and Epi Nasaroa and also Choreography by Jed Taylor.

Hip-hop version

The hip hop version of "You Got You" was released on 23 May 2016 by Elena Baravilala and DJ Ritendra [5] under Lewavesi Production, this version of the track features hardcore raping by Fijian rapper J.Morrison.

Hip hop subculture including music, dance and graffiti

Hip hop or hip-hop, is a culture and art movement that began in the Bronx in New York City during the early 1970s. The origin of the word is often disputed. It is also argued as to whether hip hop started in the South or West Bronx. While the term hip hop is often used to refer exclusively to hip hop music, hip hop is characterized by nine elements, of which only four elements are considered essential to understand hip hop musically. The main elements of hip hop consist of four main pillars. Afrika Bambaataa of the hip hop collective Zulu Nation outlined the pillars of hip hop culture, coining the terms: "rapping", a rhythmic vocal rhyming style (orality); DJing, which is making music with record players and DJ mixers ; b-boying/b-girling/breakdancing (movement/dance); and graffiti. Other elements of hip hop subculture and arts movements beyond the main four are: hip hop culture and historical knowledge of the movement (intellectual/philosophical); beatboxing, a percussive vocal style; street entrepreneurship; hip hop language; and hip hop fashion and style, among others. The fifth element, although debated, is commonly considered either street knowledge, hip hop fashion, or beatboxing.

Awards

Fiji Performing Rights Association Music Awards

Year Category Result
2016 Best English SongNominated [6]
2016 Best CompositionNominated [7] [8]

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