I'm Bout It (soundtrack)

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I'm Bout It
Im Bout It OST.jpg
Soundtrack album to I'm Bout It by
various artists
ReleasedMay 13, 1997 (1997-05-13)
Genre Hip-hop
Length1:18:41
Label
Producer
No Limit Records compilations chronology
West Coast Bad Boyz II
(1997)		I'm Bout It
(1997)		 I Got the Hook-Up!
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B- [2]
RapReviews7/10 [3]

I'm Bout It is the soundtrack album to Master P's 1997 comedy drama film of the same name. It was released on May 13, 1997, through No Limit/Priority Records. Production was handled by Beats By The Pound, Brotha Lynch Hung, C-Loc, CMT, DJ Daryl, E-A-Ski, Goldie Mac, Happy Perez, JT the Bigga Figga, Keke Loco, K-Lou, Leroy "Precise" Edwards, Sam Bostic, and the Fast 1. It features contributions from Master P, C-Loc, 8Ball & MJG, B-Legit, Brotha Lynch Hung, C-Murder, E-40, E-A-Ski, Fiend, Gambino Family, Ghetto Twiinz, JT the Bigga Figga, Kane & Abel, Mac, Mercedes, Mia X, Mo B. Dick, Mr. Jinks, Mr. Serv-On, Mystikal, Prime Suspects, Silkk the Shocker, Skull Duggery, Sons of Funk, Steady Mobb'n, The Fast 1, UGK and Young Bleed.

Contents

Commercial and chart performance

The soundtrack was a success, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard 200 chart and atop the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, becoming No Limit's first number-one album, with first-week sales of 300,000 units. In addition, the single "If I Could Change" rose to number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 27 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, and number 5 on the Hot Rap Singles; another single "Pushin' Inside You" made it to number 70 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"  0:24
2."Meal Ticket"
 Mo B. Dick 4:03
3."Situation on Dirty" Brotha Lynch Hung Brotha Lynch Hung 3:22
4."What Cha Think" Mystikal KLC 4:11
5."Come On"
Sam Bostic4:10
6."How Ya Do Dat"
4:29
7."Don't Mess Around" Fiend KLC4:11
8."If I Could Change"
DJ Daryl4:12
9."Faces of Death" E-A-Ski
3:01
10."Down and Dirty"
Ken "K-Lou" Franklin3:50
11."Much Love" Mia X Craig B.4:02
12."Pushin' Inside You" Sons of Funk Sons of Funk 3:47
13."Before I Die" Mr. Serv-On Craig B.2:59
14."For Realz" Kane & Abel KLC2:35
15."Lock Down" Mac Mo B. Dick2:49
16."Heat" Skull Duggery Carlos Stephens 2:37
17."Murder Murder" Ghetto Twiinz Leroy "Precise" Edwards3:11
18."Ride 4U"
  • L. Holden
  • C. Key
  • Goldie Mac
  • Keke Loco
2:42
19."That Thing Is On" Mo B. Dick Mo B. Dick4:10
20."Who's Who"C-LocC-Loc3:21
21."Cops Runnin' After Ya" Prime Suspects KLC3:40
22."Game Tight"
3:10
23."Why They Wanna See Me Dead" Gambino Family O'Dell3:17
Total length:1:18:41

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [8] Platinum1,000,000^
United States (RIAA) [9]
Video 		2× Platinum200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Stanley, Leo. "I'm Bout It - Original Soundtrack | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  2. ↑ Sinclair, Tom (July 11, 1997). "I'm Bout It". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  3. ↑ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (October 25, 2022). "various artists :: I'm Bout It Soundtrack – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  4. ↑ "The Billboard 200". Billboard . Vol. 109, no. 23. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 7, 1997. p. 98. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Top R&B Albums". Billboard . Vol. 109, no. 23. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 7, 1997. p. 20. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard . Vol. 109, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 27, 1997. p. YE-28. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard . Vol. 109, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 27, 1997. p. YE-39. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  8. ↑ "American album certifications – soundtrack – Bout It". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  9. ↑ "American video certifications – soundtrack – Bout It". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved June 4, 2025.
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