King (T.I. album)

Infobox Album
Name = King
Type = studio
Artist = T.I.


Released = March 28, 2006 (U.S.)
Recorded = 2005–2006
Genre = Southern hip hop
Length = 75:41
Label = Atlantic, Grand Hustle
Producer = T.I. (exec.), Jason Geter (co-exec.), Just Blaze, Mannie Fresh, Swizz Beatz, Grand Hustle Team, Travis Barker, Pharrell, Nick Fury, DJ Toomp
Reviews = * "Allmusic" rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:14rb288w055a link]
* Okayplayer rating|4.5|5 [http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/king/ link]
* "Pitchfork Media" (8.4/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/22827/T_I_King link]
* "Pop Matters" rating|9.5|10 [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/ti_king/ link]
* RapReviews.com rating|8.5|10 [http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2006_04F_king.html link]
* "Rolling Stone" rating|2|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/9486084/review/9597773/king link]
* "Stylus Magazine" B+ [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/ti/king.htm link]
Last album = "Urban Legend"
(2004)
This album = "King"
(2006)
Next album = "T.I. vs. T.I.P."
(2007)
Misc = Singles
Name = King
Type = studio
single 1 = Ride With Me (promo)
single 1 date = January 24, 2006
single 2 = Front Back (promo)
single 2 date =
single 3 = What You Know
single 3 date = February 28, 2006
single 4 = Why You Wanna
single 4 date = April 18, 2006
single 5 = Live in the Sky
single 5 date = September 4, 2006
single 6 = Top Back
single 6 date = December 12, 2006

"King" is a Grammy-nominated album from hip hop artist T.I. It was released on March 28, 2006 in the United States.

History

It features guest appearances by Pharrell, George Suchy, Common, B.G., UGK, Jamie Foxx, Young Jeezy, P$C, Governor and Young Dro and production by Just Blaze, Pharrell Williams, Mannie Fresh, Swizz Beatz, DJ Toomp, Travis Barker, Caviar, Stanley Jones and Khao. His close relative Dillon Weir a.k.a Dx3 Dillon Da Don produced alot of the tracks

Chart Performance

"King" debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 selling over 523,407 copies on its first week from the promotion of his debut movie, ATL and smash single, "What You Know". and went platinum in one month. It was one of few rap albums to go platinum in 2006. ["Sound of the Summer", The Source #211, p53] The album has sold over 2 million in the U.S. [ [http://www.forbes.com/2007/08/15/hip-hop-millionaires-biz-cx_lg_0816hiphop_slide_13.html?thisSpeed=30000 By The Numbers: Hip Hop Cash Kings] . Accessed December 22, 2007.]

The album was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2007 Grammy Awards

Track listing

All skits are produced by Kannon "Caviar" Cross and Stan the Guitar Man. The clean version of the album comes with the skits removed due to explicity.

Limited Edition DVD Release

The DVD includes:
*Live concert footage from Houston, Texas.
*Music Video of Front Back featuring UGK.
*A special slide show to accompany the audio of Drive Slow Remix (featuring Kanye West, Paul Wall, & GLC).

ample credits

*What You Know: Contains interpolations from "Gone Away" [Donny Hathaway, Curtis Mayfield, & Leroy Hutson] .
*Why You Wanna: The chorus samples Q-Tip's vocals from Got 'Til It's Gone with Janet Jackson and it samples a slowed-down keyboard chord from Crystal Waters' "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)".
*Hello: The Isley Brothers' song "Hello, It's Me".
*Front Back: Contains excerpts from "Front Back Side To Side" written by Chad Butler
*King Back: Has a sample of the "Exorcist" theme song/Excerpts from "Song Of The Serpent".
* Get It: Contains samples from "Mollo Tutto" written by Enrico Simonetti, Antonio Murri, & Dino Verdi
*You Know Who: Contains samples from the composition "Fight Back", by Solomon Burke, off the Cool Breeze OST (blaxploitation movie).
*Bankhead: Contains interpolations of "Exodus (Main Theme)"
*Drug Related: Contains excerpts from "Love Me Back" written by Willie Hutch.

Album charts

References