I Swear (Ice Prince song)

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"I Swear"
Ice Prince - I Swear Cover.jpg
Single by Ice Prince featuring French Montana and Shaydee
from the album Fire of Zamani
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2013 (2013-09-09)
Recorded2013
Genre Hip hop, African hip hop
Length3:59
Label Chocolate City
Songwriter(s)
  • Panshak Zamani
  • Karim Kharbouch
Producer(s) Chopstix
Ice Prince singles chronology
"V.I.P"
(2013)
"I Swear"
(2013)
French Montana singles chronology
"Shisha"
(2013)
"I Swear"
(2013)
"Feelin' Myself"
(2013)

"I Swear" is a song by Nigerian rapper Ice Prince. It was released as the fourth single from his second studio album, Fire of Zamani (2013). American rapper French Montana contributes a rap verse to it, and Nigerian singer Shaydee provides guest vocals. The song was produced by Chopstix and released by Chocolate City. [1] [2] [3] It debuted at number ten on MTV Base's Official Naija Top 10 chart. [4]

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Background and recording

"I Swear" was recorded in Nigeria except for French Montana's part, which was recorded at Big Daddy's Studio in New York City. [5] On September 7, 2013, Ice Prince uploaded a video to YouTube highlighting he and Montana's studio session. [6] [7] [8]

In an interview with HipTV, Ice Prince elaborated on his collaboration with French Montana, saying, "I got introduced to him by a Nigerian guy. We just got introduced backstage at his show and he said this cat's cool. From then on, we went together, we got in the studio, recorded the song". [9] [10]

Music video

The music video for "I Swear" was filmed in the United States by J R Saint. It was released on October 8, 2013, a month after the audio release. [11] [12]

Critical reception

"I Swear" received positive reviews from music critics. Ogagus, writing a review for Jaguda.com, called the song a "groovy rap tune" and said Ice Prince "can hold his own with the best of them when it comes to rap globally." [13] Reviewing for The Guardian newspaper, Phiona Okumu praised Ice Prince for "trading rhymes" with French Montana. [14] [15] OkayAfrica commended both rappers for "namedropping and channeling some of their contemporaries over a syncopated beat". [16]

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
NigeriaSeptember 9, 2013 CD, Digital download Chocolate City Music Label

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