 Don't look any further the following year. It's been sampled by a lot of hip-hop greats, like Eric B and Rakim, Junior Mafia, and a host of others. I bet you didn't know who this song was originally written for. This song was originally written for Jermaine Jackson featuring Whitney Houston. Whoa. I'm Bill Black with another Bet You Didn't Know Music Fact on the Black Information Network.