I'm Serious

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I'm Serious
I'm Serious cover
Studio album by T.I.
Released Flag of the United States October 9, 2001
Recorded 2001
Genre Southern hip hop, Gangsta rap
Length 71:15
Label Ghett-O-Vision, LaFace Records, Arista Records
Producer Clifford Harris (Exec.)
DJ Toomp
The Neptunes
Jazze Pha
Professional reviews
T.I. chronology
I'm Serious
(2001)
Trap Muzik
(2003)
Singles from I'm Serious
  1. "I'm Serious"
    Released: June 26, 2001
  2. "Dope Boyz"
    Released: N/A

I'm Serious is rapper T.I.'s AKA T.I.P. debut album, released on October 9, 2001.

Contents

[edit] History

His debut album features guests Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes, Too Short, YoungBloodZ, Pastor Troy, BoneCrusher, Lil Jon, Beenie Man and Jazze Pha. Production by The Neptunes, Jazze Pha, and DJ Toomp.

He was dropped from the label due to poor sales.

[edit] Chart performance

The album has sold around 268,000 copies. It is his lowest-selling album to date. It was released through Arista Records, which spawned the single of the same title which featured reggae vocalist Beenie Man which failed to chart.

[edit] Track listing

# Title Produced by Featuring Length
1 Intro DJ Toomp 1:33
2 Still Ain't Forgave Myself Craig Love 5:36
3 Dope Boyz DJ Toomp 4:24
4 What Happened? Maseo 3:24
5 You Ain't Hard Brian "BK" Kidd 4:05
6 Why I'm Serious (Interlude) DJ Toomp 1:03
7 Im Serious The Neptunes Beenie Man 3:27
8 Do It DJ Toomp 3:56
9 What's Yo Name The Neptunes Pharrell 3:52
10 Hands Up Brian "BK" Kidd 4:31
11 Chooz U Jazze Pha Jazze Pha 3:31
12 I Can't Be Your Man Brian "BK" Kidd 4:39
13 Hotel Maseo Too Short 5:04
14 At The Bar Brian "BK" Kidd 3:49
15 Heavy Chevys DJ Toomp P$C 4:46
16 Grand Royal T.I. 5:11
17 Outro DJ Toomp 2:45
18 I'm Serious (Remix) (Untitled Track) Lil Jon BoneCrusher, Lil Jon, Pastor Troy and YoungBloodZ 5:33

[edit] Album Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Billboard 200 98
U.S. Top Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 27