I'm Bout It (soundtrack)
I'm Bout It is the soundtrack to the film of the same name. It was released on May 20, 1997 through No Limit Records and featured production from Beats By the Pound, Brotha Lynch Hung and E-A-Ski.
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | May 20, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996-1997 | |||
| Genre | Gangsta Rap, Southern Hip Hop, West Coast Hip Hop | |||
| Label | No Limit/Priority | |||
| Producer | Master P (exec.), Beats By the Pound(exec.), Brotha Lynch Hung, E-A-Ski, CMT, DJ Daryl, Fast 1, JT the Bigga Figga, Happy, Sons of Funk, Leroy "Precise" Edwards | |||
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Commercial and chart performance
The soundtrack was a huge success, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard 200 and number 1 on 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" found success on the single charts, making it to number 40 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. By January 22, 1998 the album had sold 2.6 million copies in the United States and 3.5 million worldwide.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" | 0:24 |
| 2. | "Meal Ticket" (Master P, Eightball & MJG & UGK) | 4:03 |
| 3. | "Situation on Dirty" (Brotha Lynch Hung) | 3:22 |
| 4. | "What Cha Think" (Mystikal) | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Come On" (E-40 & B-Legit) | 4:10 |
| 6. | "How Ya Do Dat" (Master P, Young Bleed & C-Loc) | 4:29 |
| 7. | "Don't Mess Around" (Fiend) | 4:11 |
| 8. | "If I Could Change" (Master P & Steady Mobb'n) | 4:12 |
| 9. | "Faces of Death" (E-A-Ski) | 3:01 |
| 10. | "Down and Dirty" (Silkk the Shocker, C-Murder & Mercedes) | 3:50 |
| 11. | "Much Love" (Mia X) | 4:02 |
| 12. | "Pushin' Inside You" (Sons of Funk) | 3:47 |
| 13. | "Before I Die" (Mr. Serv-On) | 2:59 |
| 14. | "For Realz" (Kane & Abel) | 2:35 |
| 15. | "Lock Down" (Mac) | 2:48 |
| 16. | "Heat" (Skull Duggery) | 2:37 |
| 17. | "Murder Murder" (Ghetto Twiinz) | 3:11 |
| 18. | "Ride 4U" (Mr. Jinks) | 2:42 |
| 19. | "That Thing Is On" (Mo B. Dick) | 4:10 |
| 20. | "Who's Who" (C-Loc & Mo B. Dick) | 3:21 |
| 21. | "Cops Runnin' After Ya" (Prime Suspects) | 3:40 |
| 22. | "Game Tight" (JT the Bigga Figga & Fast One) | 3:10 |
| 23. | "Why They Wanna See Me Dead" (Gambino Family) | 3:17 |
See also
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1997 (U.S.)