on ight " ▁and ▁" Just ▁K ick in ' ▁It ", ▁with ▁the ▁later ▁pe aking ▁at ▁number ▁ 2 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 . ▁During ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁on ▁Y o ! ▁MTV ▁R aps ▁he ▁met ▁Da ▁Br at ▁through ▁K ris ▁K ross , ▁signed ▁her ▁to ▁his ▁label ▁So ▁So ▁Def ▁Record ings , ▁and ▁released ▁her ▁debut ▁F unk da f ied ▁( 1 9 9 4 ) ▁which ▁went ▁plat in um . ▁So ▁So ▁Def ▁Record ings ▁entered ▁into ▁a ▁distribution ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Columbia ▁Records ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁he ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Maria h ▁Care y ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁on ▁the ▁number ▁one ▁hit ▁single ▁" Al ways ▁Be ▁My ▁Baby ." ▁He ▁contributed ▁to ▁Lil ' ▁Kim ' s ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁album , ▁Hard ▁Core ▁on ▁the ▁track ▁" Not ▁Ton ight ". ▁▁ 1 9 9 7 – 2 0 0 3 : ▁Columbia , ▁Ar ista ▁Records ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Dup ri ▁co - w rote ▁and ▁produced ▁several ▁tracks ▁on ▁U sh er ' s ▁second ▁album , ▁My ▁Way . ▁The ▁lead ▁single , ▁" You ▁Make ▁Me ▁W anna ", ▁reached ▁number - one ▁on ▁the ▁Rh yth mic ▁Top ▁ 4 0 ▁and ▁Hot ▁R & B / H ip - H op ▁chart . ▁The ▁follow ▁up ▁single ▁" N ice ▁&