yeah, this was 1999 defined, for my 8th grade year. Heard it in school, heard it on the radio on my way to school, and it totally brings up all the memories, baggy Hilfiger jeans, and polo sport t shirts, silver chains and Guess watches from Ross. Can pretty much picture getting dropped off in the back of the school when I hear this. This was like a background soundtrack to the first time I was "going out" with girls, whatever that even meant, then.
That Rodney Jerkins style of production, the bizarre heavy leather in the video, space/futuristic backgrounds is all very essential late 90's R&B. The era of female R&B groups, 702, Blaque, TLC, Destiny's Child. One rap verse at the end.