This is about how Jennifer grew up in the Bronx and wants people to know she is still real and despite her fame is still the same person she always was. Lopez is so fixated with her hometown in this song that she references the Bronx 28 times.
This features guest vocals by rappers Jadakiss and Styles. Styles began serving an eight-month jail sentence for assault shortly after shooting the video.
This was one of the first big hits to use a gang songwriting technique, with various producers, songwriters and vocalists contributing to a song and earning writer credits, and others added because of samples. On "Jenny From The Block," 11 different people are credited as writers. Here's the breakdown: Jennifer Lopez - singer Jadakiss (Jason Phillips) - rapper Styles (David Styles) - rapper Troy Oliver - producer, keyboards, drum programming Poke And Tone (Jean-Claude Olivier and Samuel Barnes) - producers Cory Rooney - producer Scott Sterling - songwriter Andre Deyo - songwriter Fernando Arbex - sample KRS-One (Lawrence Parker)- sample
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