I'm a King

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"I'm a King"
Single by P$C
from the album Hustle & Flow: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture and 25 to Life
B-side "Booty Language"
ReleasedJuly 22, 2005 (2005-07-22)
Studio
  • P$ West Studios (Atlanta, GA)
  • Stankonia Recording (Atlanta, GA)
Genre Southern hip hop
Length3:32
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Lil' Jon
Music video
"I'm A King (Remix)" on YouTube

"I'm a King" is a Southern hip hop song performed by American hip hop group Pimp Squad Click featuring fellow American rapper Lil' Scrappy. It was released on July 22, 2005 via Grand Hustle/Atlantic Records as a single from the Hustle & Flow soundtrack (b/w UTP's "Booty Language") and the lead single from P$C's debut studio album 25 to Life . The recording sessions took place at P$ West Studios and Stankonia Recording in Atlanta. Production was handled by Lil' Jon.

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The song peaked at number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 54 on Radio Songs, number 16 on both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts, and number 14 on the Hot Rap Songs chart in the United States. It received a Gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America on June 14, 2006 for selling 500,000 units in the US alone. An accompanying music video for "I'm a King (Remix)" features scenes from Craig Brewer's 2005 drama film Hustle & Flow .

Track listing

12" vinyl
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I'm a King" (Radio Version) Lil' Jon  
2."I'm a King" (Album Version) Lil' Jon 
3."I'm a King" (Instrumental) Lil' Jon 
4."Booty Language" (Radio Version)
  • Terius Gray
  • Clifford Nicholas
  • Damon Grison
  • Terrence Freeman
  • D. Miller
Sinista 
5."Booty Language" (Album Version) Sinista 
6."Booty Language" (Instrumental) Sinista 
12" vinyl promo
No.TitleLength
1."I'm a King" (Radio Version) 
2."I'm a King" (Instrumental) 
3."I'm a King" (Album Version) 
4."I'm a King" (Acapella) 
CD single promo
No.TitleLength
1."I'm a King" (Radio Version) 
2."I'm a King" (Instrumental) 
3."I'm a King" (Explicit Album Version) 
CD-R single promo
No.TitleLength
1."I'm a King" (Radio) 
2."I'm a King" (Explicit) 

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "I'm A King"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [7] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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