I'm Bout It

• Directors: Master P; Moon Jones
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Comedy Drama
• Movie Type: Coming-of-Age, Urban Drama
• Themes: Inner City Blues, Underdogs
• Main Cast: Master P
• Release Year: 1997
• Country: US
• Run Time: 90 minutes

Plot

Rapper and underground hip-hop mogul Master P made his film debut with this low-budget drama shot on the mean streets of New Orleans, LA. Perry McKnight (Master P) grew up in a run-down housing project in the Crescent City, where as a boy he began working as a drug runner for Friendly (Moon Jones), a corrupt police detective. As he's grown to adulthood, Perry -- known to his friends as P -- has become a successful crack distributor, but he's still under the thumb of the violent Friendly. P hatches a plan for a big score that will allow him to establish a nest egg so he can go legit and produce a rap album for his younger brother, Silkk (Vyshonne Miller, aka Silkk the Shocker). But between P's lackadaisical partners, Friendly and his cohorts, and a bloodthirsty gang of Colombian cocaine dealers, his road out of the ghetto is a narrow and dangerous path. Master P co-wrote and co-directed I'm Bout It with co-star Moon Jones, as well as playing the lead role; a number of artists from his No Limit Records roster appear in the film and contribute to the nonstop hip-hop score. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Anthony Boswell; Master P - Perry McKnight; Moon Jones - Friendly

Credit

Master P - Director, Moon Jones - Director, Master P - Executive Producer, Master P - Screenwriter, Moon Jones - Screenwriter

Similar Movies

Boyz 'N the Hood; Clockers; State Property 2; Baby Boy; 8 Mile; Baller Blockin'; MP Da Last Don; Get Rich or Die Tryin'; Menace II Society

• Artist: Original Soundtrack
• Rating:
• Release Date: May 13, 1997
• Type: Contains explicit content, Collection (various artists), Soundtrack
• Genre: Rap

Review

I'm Bout It, the soundtrack to Masta P's self-produced and self-financed film of the same name, is a way to showcase P's production skills, as well as the roster of his No Limit label. The album illustrates No Limit's strengths and weaknesses in equal measures. It shows that they are quite adept at crafting solid G-funk and gangsta rap knockoffs, but they also fall prey to the genre's worst excesses, wallowing in cartoonish sex and violence. In that sense, I'm Bout It works well as an introduction to Masta P and No Limit, but the fact is, if you're not already interested in this level of hardcore gangsta rap and bass party music, this silly, over-the-top collection won't change your mind. ~ Leo Stanley, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Intro	Master P	Master P	(0:24)
Meal Ticket	Master P, MJG	Master P, MJG	(4:03)
Situation on Dirty	Brotha Lynch Hung	Brotha Lynch Hung	(3:22)
What Cha Think	Mystikal	Mystikal	(4:11)
Come On	B-Legit, E-40	B-Legit, E-40	(4:10)
How Ya Do Dat	Master P, C-Loc	Master P, C-Loc, Young Bleed	(4:29)
Don't Mess Around	Fiend	Fiend	(4:11)
If I Could Change (Lyrics)	Master P, Steady Mobb'n	Master P, Steady Mobb'n	(4:12)
Faces of Death (Lyrics)	E-A-Ski	E-A-Ski	(3:01)
Down and Dirty	Joey Welz, Tru	Tru	(3:50)
Much Love	Mia X	Mia X, Mia X	(4:02)
Pushin' Inside You	Sons of Funk	Sons of Funk	(3:47)
Before I Die	Mr. Serv-On	Mr. Serv-On	(2:59)
For Realz	Kane & Abel	Kane & Abel	(2:35)
Heat			(2:37)
Murder Murder	Ghetto Twiinz	Ghetto Twiinz	(3:11)
Ride 4U			(2:42)
That Thing Is On	Mo B. Dick	Mo B. Dick	(4:10)
Who's Who	C-Loc	C-Loc	(3:21)
Cops Runnin' After Ya	Prime Suspects	Prime Suspects	(3:40)
Game Tight	JT the Bigga Figga, Fast 1	JT the Bigga Figga, Fast 1	(3:10)
Why They Wanna See Me Dead			(3:17)
Why They Wanna See Me Dead		Gambino Family	(3:17)

Credits

JT the Bigga Figga (Producer), JT the Bigga Figga (Performer), Master P (Performer), Master P (Executive Producer), B-Legit (Performer), Brotha Lynch Hung (Producer), Brotha Lynch Hung (Performer), E-40 (Performer), Tru (Performer), E-A-Ski (Producer), E-A-Ski (Performer), Ken Franklin (Producer), Mystikal (Performer), Precise (Producer), Mia X (Performer), Ghetto Twiinz (Performer), Skull Duggrey (Performer), Kane & Abel (Performer), Fast 1 (Producer), Fast 1 (Performer), Fiend (Performer), Steady Mobb'n (Performer), C-Loc (Producer), C-Loc (Performer), Mr. Serv-On (Performer), M.A.C. (Performer), CMT (Producer), Craig B. (Producer), DJ Daryl (Producer), KLC (Producer), Mo B. Dick (Producer), Mo B. Dick (Performer), Keke Loco (Producer), Goldie Mac (Producer), Sons of Funk (Producer), Sons of Funk (Performer), Gambino Family (Performer), Prime Suspects (Performer), Sam Bostic (Producer), Carlos Stevens (Producer), O'Dell (Producer), Happy (Producer), Mr. Jinks (Performer), Craig B (Producer), Anthony Boswell (Management)

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