I'm On One

"I'm on One" is a song by American hip hop artist DJ Khaled, released as the second single from his fifth studio album, We the Best Forever. The song features hip-hop artists Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne, and features production from Canadian producers T-Minus, Nikhil S. and Noah "40" Shebib. It was released for digital download in the United States on May 20, 2011. The song has so far peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the highest peaking song and first top-ten hit in the United States for both DJ Khaled and Rick Ross. It also topped the R&B/Hip-Hop Tracks chart for 11 weeks, and the Rap Songs chart for 13 consecutive weeks, which is the third longest streak on that chart, behind Drake's "Best I Ever Had" at 15 weeks and Missy Elliot's "Hot Boyz", featuring Nas, Eve and Q-Tip at 18. "I'm on One" has been nominated at the 2012 Grammys for the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration award.^[2]. As of December 2011, the song has sold 3 million copies making it DJ Khaled's most sold song.^[3] XXL named this song the second best song of 2011.^[4] Billboard also ranked it at number 17 on their "Critics' Picks: 20 Best Songs of 2011".^[5]

Music video

Yazan shot the music video for his "I'm on One" single featuring Lil Wayne, Drake and Rick Ross. The visual was directed by Gil Green, and Birdman; Ace Hood and Mack Maine make cameos. The visual was shot in Miami in Drake's Condo House over Memorial Day Weekend. Various scenes in the video include the controversial drink Four Loko. The official music video for "I'm on One" was premiered during the 2011 BET Awards.^[6] REMIX Cameo featuing Ace hood

Charts

Year-end charts

Release history

See also

• List of number-one R&B singles of 2011 (U.S.)
• List of number-one rap singles of 2011 (U.S.)

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