I'm a King

2005 single by P$C

"I'm a King"
Single by P$C
from the album Hustle & Flow: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture and 25 to Life
B-side	"Booty Language"
Released	July 22, 2005 (2005-07-22)
Studio	P$ West Studios (Atlanta, GA) Stankonia Recording (Atlanta, GA)
Genre	Southern hip hop
Length	3:32
Label	Grand Hustle Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Clifford Harris Nathaniel Josey Sean Merrett Akeem Lawal Cortez Thomas Darryl Richardson II Jonathan Smith Craig Love James Phillips
Producer(s)	Lil' Jon

Music video
"I'm A King (Remix)" on YouTube

"I'm a King" is a Southern hip hop song performed by American hip hop group Pimp Squad Click featuring fellow American rapper Lil' Scrappy. It was released on July 22, 2005 via Grand Hustle/Atlantic Records as a single from the Hustle & Flow soundtrack (b/w UTP's "Booty Language") and the lead single from P$C's debut studio album 25 to Life. The recording sessions took place at P$ West Studios and Stankonia Recording in Atlanta. Production was handled by Lil' Jon.

The song peaked at number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 54 on Radio Songs, number 16 on both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay charts, and number 14 on the Hot Rap Songs chart in the United States. It received a Gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America on June 14, 2006 for selling 500,000 units in the US alone. An accompanying music video for "I'm a King (Remix)" features scenes from Craig Brewer's 2005 drama film Hustle & Flow.

Track listing

12" vinyl
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)
1.	"I'm a King" (Radio Version)	Clifford Harris Nathaniel Josey Sean Merrett Akeem Lawal Cortez Thomas Darryl Richardson II Jonathan Smith Craig Love James Phillips	Lil' Jon
2.	"I'm a King" (Album Version)		Lil' Jon
3.	"I'm a King" (Instrumental)		Lil' Jon
4.	"Booty Language" (Radio Version)	Terius Gray Clifford Nicholas Damon Grison Terrence Freeman D. Miller	Sinista
5.	"Booty Language" (Album Version)		Sinista
6.	"Booty Language" (Instrumental)		Sinista

12" vinyl promo
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'm a King" (Radio Version)
2.	"I'm a King" (Instrumental)
3.	"I'm a King" (Album Version)
4.	"I'm a King" (Acapella)

CD single promo
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'm a King" (Radio Version)
2.	"I'm a King" (Instrumental)
3.	"I'm a King" (Explicit Album Version)

CD-R single promo
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'm a King" (Radio)
2.	"I'm a King" (Explicit)

Charts

Weekly charts

Charts (2005)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[1]	67
US Radio Songs (Billboard)^[2]	54
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[3]	16
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)^[4]	16
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[5]	14

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[6]	87

Certifications

Certifications for "I'm A King"
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[7]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "T I Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
^ "Lil Scrappy Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
^ "T I Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
^ "Lil Scrappy Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
^ "T I Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
^ "American single certifications – P$C – A King". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 31, 2024.

External links

P$C – I'm A King at Discogs (list of releases)

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v t e Lil Scrappy
Albums	The King of Crunk & BME Recordings Present: Trillville & Lil Scrappy Bred 2 Die, Born 2 Live Prince of the South Prince of the South 2 The Grustle
Singles	"No Problem" "Money in the Bank" "Gangsta Gangsta" "Oh Yeah (Work)" "Livin' in the Projects" "Addicted to Money" "Look Like This" "Bad (That's Her)" "Helicopter" "No Love"
Featured singles	"Neva Eva" "What U Gon' Do" "Knuck If You Buck" "I'm a King" "Rock Yo Hips"
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