I'm Him

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I'm Him
Kevin Gates - I'm Him.png
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2019 (2019-09-27)
Genre Hip hop
Length49:00
Label
Producer
  • Aubrey Robinson
  • BeatByJeff
  • Blake Slatkin
  • CashMoneyAP
  • Derrick Milano
  • DJ Chose
  • E-Trou
  • Exotic Muzik
  • Flamey
  • Fractious Frank
  • Go Grizzly
  • Invincible Beats
  • Jon C.
  • KC Supreme
  • Melvyn Gonzalez
  • MDS
  • Mike Arrow
  • Nard & B
  • Nick Mira
  • Richie Souf
  • Roark Bailey
  • Russ Chell
  • Six7
  • Take a DayTrip
  • Taz Taylor
  • XL Eagle
  • Yung Lan
Kevin Gates chronology
Only the Generals Gon Understand
(2019)
I'm Him
(2019)
Only the Generals, Pt. II
(2021)
Singles from I'm Him
  1. "Push It"
    Released: June 28, 2019
  2. "Facts"
    Released: July 25, 2019
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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]

Contents

Background

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]

Singles

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]

Commercial performance

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]

Track listing

Adapted from Apple Music [15] and Tidal. [16]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."RBS Intro"
2:18
2."Icebox"
  • Gilyard
  • David Biral
  • Denzel Baptiste
  • Russ Chell
2:39
3."By My Lonely"
  • Gilyard
  • Vincent Watson
Invincible Beats2:10
4."Bags"
  • Gilyard
  • Andrea Principiano
Flamey2:30
5."Facts"
  • Take a Daytrip
  • Blake Slatkin
3:01
6."Fatal Attraction"
  • Gilyard
  • Biral
  • Baptiste
Take a DayTrip2:49
7."Say It Twice"
  • Gilyard
  • Kendall Roark Bailey
  • Aubrey Robinson
  • Milano
  • Roark Bailey
  • Robinson
2:41
8."Walls Talking"
  • Gilyard
  • Tony Son
  • Bailey
  • Jaucquez Lowe
  • Richie Souf
  • Roark Bailey
2:53
9."Let It Go"
  • Gilyard
  • Watson
Invincible Beats3:26
10."Face Down"
  • Gilyard
  • Norman Payne
DJ Chose2:38
11."Push It"
  • Gilyard
  • Santeri Kauppinen
  • Franklin Shadrack
  • Mike Arrow
  • John Christopher Murphy
  • Milano
  • MDS
  • Fractious Frank
  • Mike Arrow
3:00
12."Have You Ever"
3:02
13."Pretend"
  • Gilyard
  • Price
  • Jonathon Castaneda
  • Go Grizzly
  • Jon C.
3:16
14."What I Like"
  • Gilyard
  • Jefferson Ogendi
  • Daremey Steptoe
  • Lowe
  • BeatByJeff
  • Six7
2:45
15."Funny How"
  • Gilyard
  • Milan Modi
Yung Lan2:57
16."Betta for You"
2:57
17."Fly Again"
  • Gilyard
  • Modi
  • Tevin Thompson
  • Yung Lan
  • Exotic Muzik [b]
4:06
Total length:49:00

Notes


Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [24] Gold500,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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