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| Released | September 27, 2019 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 49:00 | |||
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| Pitchfork | 7.4/10 [3] |
I'm Him (His Imperial Majesty) is the second studio album by American rapper Kevin Gates. It was released on September 27, 2019, via Atlantic Records and Bread Winners' Association. [4]
On January 10, 2018, Gates was released from prison. His return to social media saw him posting a picture with the phrase "I'm Him", many fans speculating it to be the title of his second album. [5] On June 28, 2019, Gates announced the album along with the release of the album's lead single "Push It", with "I'm Him" as the official album title. [6] On September 17, Gates announced the release date on social media. [7] I'm Him served as his second studio album, following his debut album in early 2016. The album follows four months after May 2019's Only the Generals Gon Understand EP. [8]
The lead single "Push It" was released on June 28, 2019. [9] The music video was released the same day. [10]
The second single, "Facts", was released on July 25, 2019. [11] The music video was released on the same day. [12]
I'm Him debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 72,000 album-equivalent units (of which 10,000 were pure album sales) in its first week. [13] This became Gates' fourth US top 10 album. [13] On June 10, 2020, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States. [14]
Adapted from Apple Music [15] and Tidal. [16]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "RBS Intro" |
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| 2:18 |
| 2. | "Icebox" |
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| 2:39 |
| 3. | "By My Lonely" |
| Invincible Beats | 2:10 |
| 4. | "Bags" |
| Flamey | 2:30 |
| 5. | "Facts" |
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| 3:01 |
| 6. | "Fatal Attraction" |
| Take a DayTrip | 2:49 |
| 7. | "Say It Twice" |
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| 2:41 |
| 8. | "Walls Talking" |
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| 2:53 |
| 9. | "Let It Go" |
| Invincible Beats | 3:26 |
| 10. | "Face Down" |
| DJ Chose | 2:38 |
| 11. | "Push It" |
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| 3:00 |
| 12. | "Have You Ever" |
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| 3:02 |
| 13. | "Pretend" |
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| 3:16 |
| 14. | "What I Like" |
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| 2:45 |
| 15. | "Funny How" |
| Yung Lan | 2:57 |
| 16. | "Betta for You" |
| 2:57 | |
| 17. | "Fly Again" |
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| 4:06 |
| Total length: | 49:00 | |||
Weekly charts
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA) [24] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
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