Izzo (H.O.V.A.)

On October 31, 2001, a copyright lawsuit was filed against Jay-Z by Demme Ulloa, who claimed that she was wasn't paid for her contribution to "Izzo". Ulloa asserted that it was her singing "H to the izzo/V to the izzay", though she didn't receive any money for her contribution and was not credited in the liner notes of The Blueprint.[2] The case was dismissed in 2004 for joint authorship but continued to proceed for a copyright infringement claim.[3]

The music video takes place in New York City with Jay-Z, Damon Dash, Biggs and other affiliates on a Roc-A-Fella parade float which features cameo appearances from Kanye West, Destiny's Child, Trina, Eve, Nelly and Outkast. At the end of the music video, the first 15 seconds of "Hola' Hovito" is played.

In Kanye West's documentary Jeen-Yuhs During a conversation with his mother, Kanye states that the hit song came about during a Studio Session with Jay-Z. Jay-Z had just finished playing the last of 9 unreleased tracks, when he is approached by Kanye and pulled into the next room. Kanye proceeds to tell Jay-Z that he has a beat he wants to play for him. According to Kanye, as he is playing the instrumental, Jay-Z proceeds to bob his head whilst simultaneously tapping Kanye's shoulder and whispering the soon-to-be chorus for the song; "H to the izz-O, V to the izz-A Fo' shizzle my nizzle used to dribble down in VA". He and Jay-Z proceeded to freestyle their respective lyrics back and forth, and Jay-Z released the hit song a year later with Kanye as Producer.