King (T.I. album)

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KING
KING cover
Studio album by T.I.
Released March 28, 2006
Recorded 2005
Genre Southern hip hop
Label Grand Hustle/Atlantic
Producer(s) Clifford "T.I." Harris (Exec.)
Jason Geter (Exec.)
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 a Grammy-nominated 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, B.G., UGK, Jamie Foxx and others. It includes 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, Pharrell, Mannie Fresh, Swizz Beatz, DJ Toomp, Travis Barker, Cavie, Stanley Jones and Grand Hustle's own, Khao.

King debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 selling over 522,000 copies on its first week, and went platinum in one month. The album has sold 1.6 million copies to date in the United States and 2 million worldwide.

The album was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2007 Grammy Awards, but lost to Release Therapy by Ludacris.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "King Back" (Produced by Just Blaze) – 4:12
  2. "Front Back" (Featuring UGK) (Produced by Mannie Fresh) – 3:42
  3. "What You Know" (Produced by DJ Toomp) – 4:34
  4. "I'm Talkin' To You" (Produced by Just Blaze) – 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) (Produced by Cavie/Jones) - 1:56
  8. "Why You Wanna" (Produced By Khao) – 3:37
  9. "Get It" (Harris/Dean/Verdi/Simonetti/Murri) (Produced by Swizz Beatz) – 3:40
  10. "Top Back" (Harris, Thomas) – 4:42
  11. "I'm Straight" (+ "Pimp C Skit" produced by Cavie/Jones) (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" produced by Cavie/Jones) (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

[edit] DVD

The DVD includes: Live concert footages from Bezzle/Rubberbandman/Do Ya Thang/I'm a King/ Video of Front Back which features UGK/Audio of "Drive Slow" remix (feat. Kanye West, Paul Wall, & GLC)
It also includes a special slide show to accompany the Drive Slow Remix.

[edit] Singles

[edit] Sample Credits

  • What You Know: Contains interpolations from "Gone Away" [Donna Hathaway, Curtis Mayfield, & Leroy Hutson].
  • Why You Wanna: The chorus samples Q-Tip's vocals from Got 'Til It's Gone with Janet Jackson and it samples a slowed-down keyboard chord from Crystal Waters' "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)".
  • Hello: The Isley Brothers' song "Hello, It's Me".
  • Front Back: Contains excerpts from "Front Back Side To Side" written by Chad Butler
  • King Back: Has a sample of the "Exorcist" theme song/Excerpts from "Sting Of The Serpent".
  • Get It: Contains samples from "Mollo Tutto" written by Enrico Simonetti, Antonio Murri, & Dino Verdi
  • You Know Who: Contains samples from the composition "Fight Back".
  • Bankhead: Contains interpolations of "Exodus (Main Theme)"

[edit] Album Charts

Chart (2006) Position
U.S. Billboard 200 1
U.S. Top Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1
U.S. Top Billboard Rap Albums 1
New Zealand Top 40 2
Canadian Album Chart 24
French Album Chart 36
Japanese Album Chart 82
Switzerland Album Chart 99
United World Chart 1
Preceded by
3121 by Prince		 Billboard 200 Number 1 Album
April 15, 2006 - April 21, 2006		 Succeeded by
Me and My Gang by Rascal Flatts

[edit] Awards

  • 2006: BET Hip Hop Award - Hip Hop CD Of The Year (King)
  • 2006: BET Hip Hop Award - Hip Hop Video Of The Year (What You Know)
  • 2006: Billboard Award - Rap Album Of The Year (King)
  • 2006: Ozone Award - Best Rap Album
  • 2007: Blast Award - #2 Foreign Hip Hop Single/Song - ('What You Know')
  • 2007: Blast Award - #16 Foreign Hip Hop Single/Song - ('Why You Wanna')
  • 2007: Blast Award - #1 Foreign Hip Hop Album - (KING)
  • 2007: Grammy Award - Best Rap Solo Performance - "What You Know"
  • 2007: World Of Rap Award - Album Of The Year (KING)


 v • d • e T.I.
Studio Albums
I'm Serious | Trap Muzik | Urban Legend | KING | T.I. vs. T.I.P.
Singles
"24's" | "Be Easy" | "Rubberband Man" | "Let's Get Away" | "Bring Em Out" | "U Don't Know Me" | "ASAP" | "Motivation" | "Get Loose" | "Ride With Me" | "What You Know" | "Why You Wanna"| "Live in the Sky" | "Top Back"
Featured Singles
"Never Scared" | "Soldier" | "Round Here" | "3 Kings" | "Touch" | "I'm a King" | "Shoulder Lean" | "My Love"| "Pac's Life" | "I'm a Flirt" | "We Takin' Over"
Related Articles
Filmography | Awards and nominations | Videography | Discography
See Also
Grand Hustle Records | Atlantic Records | P$C
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