ðə səksˈɛs ʌv "aɪ ʃˈɑːt jɐ" pɹˈɑːmptᵻd hɜːɹ ɪŋklˈuːʒən, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ɹˈæpɚz ˌeɪzˈiː ænd kˈɔːɹmɛɡə, ɪn kəlˈæbɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ wɪð nˈæs ɔnðə sˈɔŋ "ɐfˈɜːmətˌɪv ˈækʃən" fɔːɹ hɪz sˈɛkənd stˈuːdɪˌoʊ ˈælbəm, ɪt wʌz ɹˈɪʔn̩ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks.
The success of "I Shot Ya" prompted her inclusion, along with rappers AZ and Cormega, in collaborating with Nas on the song "Affirmative Action" for his second studio album, It Was Written (1996).