I'm Bout It (soundtrack)

I'm Bout It
Soundtrack album to I'm Bout It by No Limit Records
Released	May 13, 1997 (1997-05-13)
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	1:18:41
Label	Priority No Limit
Producer	Brotha Lynch Hung Carlos Stephens C-Loc CMT Craig B. DJ Daryl E-A-Ski Goldie Mac Happy Perez JT the Bigga Figga Keke Loco KLC K-Lou Leroy "Precise" Edwards Mo B. Dick O'Dell Sam Bostic Sons of Funk The Fast 1
No Limit Records compilations chronology
West Coast Bad Boyz II (1997) I'm Bout It (1997) I Got the Hook-Up! (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[2]
RapReviews	7/10[3]

I'm Bout It is the soundtrack album to Master P's 1997 comedy drama film of the same name. It was released on May 13, 1997, through No Limit/Priority Records. Production was handled by Beats By The Pound, Brotha Lynch Hung, C-Loc, CMT, DJ Daryl, E-A-Ski, Goldie Mac, Happy Perez, JT the Bigga Figga, Keke Loco, K-Lou, Leroy "Precise" Edwards, Sam Bostic, and the Fast 1. It features contributions from Master P, C-Loc, 8Ball & MJG, B-Legit, Brotha Lynch Hung, C-Murder, E-40, E-A-Ski, Fiend, Gambino Family, Ghetto Twiinz, JT the Bigga Figga, Kane & Abel, Mac, Mercedes, Mia X, Mo B. Dick, Mr. Jinks, Mr. Serv-On, Mystikal, Prime Suspects, Silkk the Shocker, Skull Duggery, Sons of Funk, Steady Mobb'n, The Fast 1, UGK and Young Bleed.

Commercial and chart performance

The soundtrack was a success, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard 200 chart and atop 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 60 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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"			0:24
2.	"Meal Ticket"	Master P 8Ball MJG UGK	Mo B. Dick	4:03
3.	"Situation on Dirty"	Brotha Lynch Hung	Brotha Lynch Hung	3:22
4.	"What Cha Think"	Mystikal	KLC	4:11
5.	"Come On"	E-40 B-Legit	Sam Bostic	4:10
6.	"How Ya Do Dat"	Master P Young Bleed C-Loc	Happy Perez KLC Craig B.	4:29
7.	"Don't Mess Around"	Fiend	KLC	4:11
8.	"If I Could Change"	Master P Steady Mobb'n	DJ Daryl	4:12
9.	"Faces of Death"	E-A-Ski	E-A-Ski CMT	3:01
10.	"Down and Dirty"	Silkk the Shocker C-Murder Mercedes	Ken "K-Lou" Franklin	3:50
11.	"Much Love"	Mia X	Craig B.	4:02
12.	"Pushin' Inside You"	Sons of Funk	Sons of Funk	3:47
13.	"Before I Die"	Mr. Serv-On	Craig B.	2:59
14.	"For Realz"	Kane & Abel	KLC	2:35
15.	"Lock Down"	Mac	Mo B. Dick	2:49
16.	"Heat"	Skull Duggery	Carlos Stephens	2:37
17.	"Murder Murder"	Ghetto Twiinz	Leroy "Precise" Edwards	3:11
18.	"Ride 4U"	L. Holden C. Key	Goldie Mac Keke Loco	2:42
19.	"That Thing Is On"	Mo B. Dick	Mo B. Dick	4:10
20.	"Who's Who"	C-Loc	C-Loc	3:21
21.	"Cops Runnin' After Ya"	Prime Suspects	KLC	3:40
22.	"Game Tight"	JT the Bigga Figga The Fast One	The Fast One JT the Bigga Figga	3:10
23.	"Why They Wanna See Me Dead"	Gambino Family	O'Dell	3:17
Total length:				1:18:41

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997) Peak position US Billboard 200[4] 4 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position US Billboard 200[6] 93 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 19

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
United States (RIAA)[9] Video	2× Platinum	200,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1997

References

1. Stanley, Leo. "I'm Bout It - Original Soundtrack | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
2. Sinclair, Tom (July 11, 1997). "I'm Bout It". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
3. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (October 25, 2022). "various artists :: I'm Bout It Soundtrack – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
4. "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 23. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 7, 1997. p. 98. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
5. "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 23. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 7, 1997. p. 20. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
6. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 27, 1997. p. YE-28. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
7. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 52. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 27, 1997. p. YE-39. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
8. "American album certifications – soundtrack – Bout It". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
9. "American video certifications – soundtrack – Bout It". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 4, 2025.

External links

• (From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) I'm Bout It at Discogs (list of releases)