King (T.I. album)

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KING
KING cover
Studio album by T.I.
Released March 28, 2006
Recorded 2006
Genre Southern hip hop
Label Grand Hustle/Atlantic
Producer(s) Just Blaze, Mannie Fresh, Swizz Beatz, DJ Toomp, Khao, Travis Barker, Pharrell
Professional reviews
T.I. chronology
Urban Legend
(2004)		 King
(2006)		 T.I. vs. T.I.P.
(2007)


King is an album from hip-hop artist T.I. It was released on March 28, 2006 in the United States and it features guest appearances by Pharrell, Common, Jamie Foxx, B.G., UGK and others. It also features the singles "Front Back" featuring UGK , "Ride Wit Me", "What You Know", "Live in the Sky" (featuring Jamie Foxx), "Why You Wanna", and "Top Back". Album producers include Just Blaze, The Neptunes, Mannie Fresh, Swizz Beatz, DJ Toomp, Travis Barker and Grand Hustle's own, Khao.

King debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 selling over 500,000 copies on its first week, and went platinum in one month. The album has sold 1.5 million copies to date in the United States. Currently it is the second best-selling rap album of 2006, Jay-Z's recently-released Kingdom Come has outpassed it in first-week sales. It has also been the only rap album to go platinum so far in 2006.

King was recently nominated for "Best Rap Album" at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards.

[edit] Track listing

(A skitless version of the album exists.)

  1. "King Back" (Harris/Davies/Smith) – 4:12
  2. "Front Back" (featuring UGK) (Thomas/Harris/Southwell/Porter/ Nocentelli/Neville/Joseph/Jackson/Freeman/Butler) – 3:42
  3. "What You Know" (Harris/Hutson/Mayfield/Davis/Hathaway) – 4:34
  4. "I'm Talkin' To You" (Smith/Harris) – 5:40
  5. "Live in the Sky" (featuring Jamie Foxx) (McMasters/Harris) – 5:46
  6. "Ride Wit Me" (McMasters/Harris) – 4:04
  7. "The Breakup" (skit) - 1:56
  8. "Why You Wanna" (Cates/Harris/Waters/Yancey/Tei/Taylor/ Muhammad/Fareed/Gilberto/Conway) – 3:37
  9. "Get It" (Harris/Dean/Verdi/Simonetti/Murri) – 3:40
  10. "Top Back" (Harris, Thomas) – 4:42
  11. "I'm Straight" (+ "Pimp C Skit")(featuring B.G. & Young Jeezy) (Harris/Dorsey/Jenkins) – 6:35
  12. "Undertaker" (featuring Young Buck and Young Dro) (Cates/Brown/Hart/Harris) – 4:13
  13. "Stand Up Guy" (Cates/Harris) – 3:16
  14. "You Know Who" (Harris/Galvin/Burke) – 2:54
  15. "Goodlife" (+ Phone Call Skit) (featuring Pharrell and Common) (Harris/Lynn/Williams) - 4:28
  16. "Hello" (featuring Governor) (Cates/Harris,/Washington/Rundgren) – 3:34
  17. "Told You So" (Harris/McMasters) – 4:22
  18. "Bankhead" (featuring P$C and Young Dro) (Gold/Harris/hart,/Merrett/Josey/Davis) – 4:26


T.I.
Albums: I'm Serious · Trap Muzik ·
Urban Legend · King · T.I. vs. T.I.P
Others: P$C · Discography · Filmography ·
Awards and nominations · Grand Hustle Records · Atlantic Records
Films: ATL · American Gangster ·
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