It Makes Me Ill

Album: No Strings Attached (1999)
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Songfacts®:

  • Written by Kandi Burruss and Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, this song is about a guy going through a breakup and still having feelings for his ex. He is heartbroken when he sees her with a total jerk. >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    Evie - Sweet Valley, PA
  • Burruss and Briggs also wrote "No Scrubs" for TLC and "Bills, Bills, Bills" for Destiny's Child. Their trademark was rap melodies for verses; Burruss said Justin Timberlake suggested calling it "mapping," as in rapping with melody.
  • The song was sampled by Ariana Grande on her 2019 hit single "Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored ."

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