I'm Bout It (soundtrack)

I'm Bout It
Soundtrack album by No Limit Records
Released	May 20, 1997
Genre	Gangsta rap hip hop
Label	EMI Priority No Limit
Producer	Master P (exec.) KLC Mo B. Dick Carlos Stevens Brotha Lynch Hung Sam Bostic Happy Craig B. DJ Daryl E-A-Ski CMT Ken Franklin Goldie Mac Keke Loco C-Loc The Fast One JT the Bigga Figga Happy Sons of Funk O'Dell Leroy "Precise" Edwards
No Limit compilation chronology
West Coast Bad Boyz II (1997) I'm Bout It (1997) I Got the Hook Up (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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Allmusic	[1]

I'm Bout It is the soundtrack to the film of the same name. It was released on May 20, 1997, through EMI, Priority Records and Master P's No Limit Records and featured production from Beats By the Pound, Brotha Lynch Hung, E-A-Ski and the Fast One.

Commercial and chart performance

The soundtrack was a success, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard 200 chart, 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" rose 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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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 & The Fast One)	3:10
23.	"Why They Wanna See Me Dead" (Gambino Family)	3:17

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997) Peak position US Billboard 200[2] 4 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position US Billboard 200[4] 93 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 19

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
United States (RIAA)[7] Video	2× Platinum	200,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1997 (U.S.)

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r276455
2. "Soundtrack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
3. "Soundtrack Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
4. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
5. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
6. "American album certifications – Soundtrack – I'm Bout It". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
7. "American video certifications – Soundtrack – I'm Bout It". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 14 December 2022.