King (T.I. album)

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King
King cover
Studio album by T.I.
Released March 28, 2006 (U.S.)
Recorded 2005 - 2006
Genre Southern hip hop
Length 75:41
Label Atlantic, Grand Hustle
Producer T.I. (exec.), Jason Geter (co-exec.), Just Blaze, Mannie Fresh, Swizz Beatz, Grand Hustle Team, Travis Barker, Pharrell Williams, Nick Fury, DJ Toomp
Professional reviews
T.I. chronology
Urban Legend
(2004)		 King
(2006)		 T.I. vs. T.I.P.
(2007)
Singles from King
  1. "Ride With Me (promo)"
    Released: January 24, 2006
  2. "Front Back (promo)"
  3. "What You Know"
    Released: February 28, 2006
  4. "Why You Wanna"
    Released: April 18, 2006
  5. "Live in the Sky"
    Released: September 4, 2006
  6. "Top Back"
    Released: December 12, 2006

King is a Grammy-nominated album from hip hop artist T.I. It was released on March 28, 2006 in the United States.

Contents

[edit] History

It features guest appearances by Pharrell WilliamsGeorge Suchy, Common, B.G., UGK, Jamie Foxx, Young Jeezy, P$C, Governor and Young Dro and production by Just Blaze, Pharrell Williams, Mannie Fresh, Swizz Beatz, DJ Toomp, Travis Barker, Caviar, Stanley Jones and Khao.

[edit] Chart Performance

King debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 selling over 522,000 copies on its first week from the promotion of his debut movie, ATL and smash single, "What You Know". and went platinum in one month. It was one of few rap albums to go platinum in 2006.[1] The album has sold 2.5 million in the U.S.[2]

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

[edit] Track listing

All skits are produced by Kannon "Caviar" Cross and Stan the Guitar Man. The clean version of the album comes with the skits removed due to explicitly.

# Title Feature guest(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "King Back" Just Blaze 4:12
2. "Front Back" UGK Mannie Fresh 3:42
3. "What You Know" DJ Toomp Co-produced by Wonder 4:34
4. "I'm Talkin' to You/(Skit)" Just Blaze 5:40
5. "Live in the Sky" Jamie Foxx Keith Mack 5:46
6. "Ride Wit Me" Keith Mack 4:04
7. "Why You Wanna" Khao 3:37
8. "Get It" Swizz Beatz 3:40
9. "Top Back" Mannie Fresh 4:42
10. "I'm Straight/Pimp C (Skit)" B.G. & Young Jeezy Nick Fury 6:35
11. "Undertaker" Young Buck & Young Dro Khao 4:13
12. "Stand Up Guy" Khao 3:16
13. "You Know Who" Tony Galvin, co-produced by Travis Barker 2:54
14. "Goodlife/Phone Call (Skit)" Pharrell & Common The Neptunes 4:28
15. "Hello" Governor Khao 3:34
16. "Told You So" Keith Mack 4:22
17. "Bankhead" P$C and Young Dro DJ Toomp 4:26
18. "Drug Related" (bonus track for Japan) Chad "Wes" Hamilton 3:39

[edit] Limited Edition DVD Release

The DVD includes:

  • Live concert footage from Houston, Texas.
  • Music Video of Front Back featuring UGK.
  • A special slide show to accompany the audio of Drive Slow Remix (featuring Kanye West, Paul Wall, & GLC).

[edit] Sample credits

  • What You Know: Contains interpolations from "Gone Away" [Donny 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 "Song 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", by Solomon Burke, off the Cool Breeze OST (blaxploitation movie).
  • Bankhead: Contains interpolations of "Exodus (Main Theme)"
  • Drug Related: Contains excerpts from "Love Me Back" written by Willie Hutch.

[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 26
Switzerland Album Chart 99
United Kingdom Album Chart 83
United World Chart 1

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sound of the Summer, The Source #211, p53
  2. ^ By The Numbers: Hip Hop Cash Kings. Accessed December 22, 2007.
Preceded by
3121 by Prince		 Billboard 200 number-one album
April 15 - April 21, 2006		 Succeeded by
Me and My Gang by Rascal Flatts
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T.I.
Albums
Singles
"I'm Serious" · "24's" · "Be Easy" · "Rubberband Man" · "Let's Get Away" · "Bring Em Out" · "You Don't Know Me" · "ASAP" · "Motivation" · "Get Loose" · "Ride Wit Me" · "Front Back" · "What You Know" · "Why You Wanna" · "Live in the Sky" · "Top Back" · "Where They At" · "Big Things Poppin' (Do It)" · "You Know What It Is" · "Touchdown" · "Hurt" · "No Matter What" · "What's Up, What's Happening"
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