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| Single by Kendrick Lamar featuring Ronald Isley | ||||
| from the album To Pimp a Butterfly | ||||
| Released | September 23, 2014 (2014-09-23) | |||
| Recorded | Late 2013–14 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
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| Producer(south) | Rahki | |||
| Kendrick Lamar singles chronology | ||||
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| "i" on YouTube | ||||
"I" (stylized in lowercase) is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar featuring Ronald Isley of The Isley Brothers. It was released on September 23, 2014 as the lead unmarried from Lamar's 3rd studio album To Pimp a Butterfly. The vocal utilizes music from "That Lady", written by and originally performed past R&B group The Isley Brothers, elements from which were re-recorded rather than being directly sampled from the original record. "i" won two awards at the 2015 Grammy Awards: Best Rap Operation and Best Rap Vocal.
Groundwork [edit]
"i" was produced by Los Angeles producer Rahki, who as well produced the song "Institutionalized". Although the version of "i" that appears on the anthology is drastically different from the single release, both versions contain a sample of the song "That Lady" by The Isley Brothers. Lamar personally visited Isley Brothers' lead vocalizer Ronald Isley to ask his permission to sample the song: "I really had to become to St. Louis and get the blessings from Ronald Isley," he said. "That was a trip. We got in the studio and just vibed and talked well-nigh how things were dorsum then and how they are at present, and y'all can actually hear him on the record with a few ad-libs that he really did. We got it on photographic camera and things like that, it'due south a beautiful thing." Isley also performs on the vocal "How Much a Dollar Price?" with singer-songwriter James Fauntleroy.[1]
The single cover for "i" features members of gangs the Bloods and the Crips forming a heart, on the subject of the cover fine art Lamar said in an interview with AMP Radio: "Where I'm from, at that place's a lot of gang culture and things like that, so instead of throwing on up gang signs, which we used to, I put a Blood and I put a Crip together and nosotros're throwing up hearts...sparking the idea of some type of change through music or through me because I go back to the urban center now and people requite me the laurels and respect that, y'all know, this kid can modify a fiddling fleck something different that's been going on in the community."[2]
The vocal'southward championship has a pregnant connotation. In Hip Hop America, journalist Nelson George writes, "'i' is a powerful word in the vocabulary of the African American male," as it tin can exist related to pride. While pride is one of the seven deadly sins, George's written report explains how "this has been an invigorating source of cocky-empowerment," similar to the self-dearest Lamar preaches in his song.[3]
Album version [edit]
A different version of "i" was released for Lamar'southward third studio album To Pimp a Butterfly. The version that appears on the anthology was produced in a way that emulates a live performance, equally opposed to the make clean production on the single. As well, during the third verse, the song is interrupted as an statement breaks out in the crowd to which Lamar is performing. Afterwards Lamar speaks to the crowd he proceeds to perform an acappella verse that finishes the song.
Music video [edit]
The video for the song premiered on Vevo and YouTube on November 4, 2014. It features cameos from vocaliser Ron Isley and George Clinton. References are made to 2Pac and The Joker in the video. A short instrumental was played in the intro of the prune. The video is directed by Alexandre Moors.[4]
Disquisitional reception and awards [edit]
"i" received critical acclaim from music critics. The track was placed at number 10 on Rolling Rock 'southward 50 Best Songs of 2014 list.[five] Billboard listed "i" as the second best vocal of 2014.[6] "i" likewise was placed at number 14 on Spin's list of "The 101 Best Songs of 2014".[7] In January 2015, "i" was ranked at number five on The Village Voice 'due south annual year-end Pazz & Jop critics' poll.
"i" was nominated for Outstanding Music Video and Outstanding Song at the 46th NAACP Paradigm Award.[8] The vocal received ii nominations at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards and won both All-time Rap Performance and Best Rap Vocal.[9]
Chart operation [edit]
The song debuted and peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it his fourth top 40 hit in the Usa.
Usage in popular culture [edit]
The song has been used in flick trailers for Top 5,[ten] Dope, How to Be Single, The Intern, and Roman J. Israel, Esq. In 2014, it was the official song for the NBA. It is featured in soundtrack for the 2018 video game Forza Horizon 4 as well.
Rail list [edit]
- Digital download [xi]
- "i" – 3:51
Charts [edit]
Certifications [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ NME News Desk (September 24, 2014). "NME News Kendrick Lamar says he visited Ronald Isley to enquire to use 'That Lady' on new track 'I' | NME.COM". NME.
- ^ HipHopDX (September 24, 2014). "Kendrick Lamar Discusses Blood, Crip Presence On "i" Cover Fine art". HipHopDX.
- ^ George, Nelson (Apr 26, 2005). Hip Hop America. Penguin. ISBN9781101007303.
- ^ "Kendrick Lamar Dances Through the Streets in 'i' Video". Rolling Rock. Nov 4, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
- ^ "50 Best Songs of 2014". December 3, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
- ^ "The 10 Best Songs of 2014". December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ^ "The 101 Best Songs of 2014".
- ^ "NAACP Image Awards: The Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. February 6, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ^ "57th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominees". Grammy Awards.
- ^ "Kendrick Lamar - "i" Featured In "Summit Five" Movie Trailer". HipHopDX.
- ^ "i – Single past Kendrick Lamar". iTunes Store. United States: Apple. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ^ "Kendrick Lamar – i". ARIA Superlative 50 Singles. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ^ "Kendrick Lamar – i" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ^ "Kendrick Lamar – i" (in Dutch). Ultratop Urban. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ^ "Kendrick Lamar Nautical chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ^ "Kendrick Lamar – i". Tracklisten. Retrieved Oct 12, 2014.
- ^ "Kendrick Lamar – i" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved Oct 12, 2014.
- ^ "Kendrick Lamar – i" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ "Kendrick Lamar – i". Top twoscore Singles. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Height 100". Official Charts Visitor. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ^ "Kendrick Lamar Nautical chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ^ "Kendrick Lamar Nautical chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ^ "Kendrick Lamar Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- ^ "Kendrick Lamar Nautical chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved October xv, 2014.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Urban Singles Nautical chart". ARIA Charts. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2014". Billboard . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ^ "Canadian single certifications – Kendrick Lamar – I". Music Canada. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ "British single certifications – Kendrick Lamar – I". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 5, 2018. Select singles in the Format field.Select Argent in the Certification field.Type I in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "American single certifications – Kendrick Lamar – I". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June thirteen, 2018.
External links [edit]
- "i" Music video on YouTube
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_(Kendrick_Lamar_song)
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