King

King
Studio album by T.I.
Released	March 28, 2006 (2006-03-28) (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, The Neptunes, Nick Fury, DJ Toomp
Professional reviews
Allmusic 2006 About.com 2006 Blender 2006 Okayplayer 2006 Pitchfork Media (8.4/10)2006 PopMatters 2006 Robert Christgau link Rolling Stone 2006 Virgin Media 2006 XXL (XL) [1]
T.I. chronology
Urban Legend (2004) King (2006) T.I. vs. T.I.P. (2007)
Singles from King
"Ride Wit Me" Released: January 24, 2006 "Front Back" Released: 2005 "What You Know" Released: February 28, 2006 "Why You Wanna" Released: April 18, 2006 "Live in the Sky" Released: September 4, 2006 "Top Back" Released: 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 Young Buck, Pharrell, 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, Jaz Pha, Stanley Jones and Khao.

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 1 of 3 rap albums to go platinum in 2006, the other two rap albums being Kingdom Come by Jay-Z and Release Therapy by Ludacris.The album has sold 2 million copies in the United States and was certified double platinum by the RIAA.^[1]

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

Critical reception

King was well received by critics. It holds a 77% rating on Metacritic, indicating generally favorable to universal acclaim from critics. King received many reviews which praised the album. About.com awarded King with four stars, while Allmusic awarded King with four and a half stars out of five. The lowest score King received was two stars out of five, which was scored by Rolling Stone. Online music magazine Pitchfork placed King at number 147 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.^[2]

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, & T.I.).

Sample credits

King Back

• Theme song from the film "The Exorcist"
• Excerpts from "Sting Of The Serpent" written by Ray Davies

Front Back

• Excerpts from "Front Back Side To Side" written by Chad Butler

What You Know

• "Gone Away" by Donny Hathaway, Curtis Mayfield, & Leroy Hutson

Why You Wanna

• "Got 'Til It's Gone" by Janet Jackson & Q-Tip
• "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)" by Crystal Waters

Get It

• Excerpts from "Mollo Tutto" written by Enrico Simonetti, Antonio Murri, & Dino Verdi

You Know Who

• "Fight Back" by Solomon Burke, off the Cool Breeze OST (blaxploitation movie)

Hello

• "Hello, It's Me" by The Isley Brothers

Bankhead

• "Exodus (Main Theme)"

Drug Related

• Excerpts from "Love Me Back" written by Willie Hutch

Album charts

References