I'm Not a Player
"I'm Not a Player" | ||||
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Single by Big Pun | ||||
from the album Capital Punishment | ||||
B-side | "Wishful Thinking" (featuring Fat Joe, B-Real and Kool G Rap) | |||
Released | October 14, 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
Genre | East Coast hip hop, Latin hip hop, dirty rap | |||
Length | 3:41 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Big Pun, Minnesota | |||
Producer(s) | Minnesota | |||
Big Pun singles chronology | ||||
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"I'm Not a Player" is the debut single from rapper Big Pun (then known as Big Punisher), produced by Minnesota. The song peaked at number 57 of the Billboard Hot 100. "I'm Not a Player" helped the album become number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling more than one million copies in America.
Music video
The video, inspired by Scarface, features Big Pun buying a red Mercedes-Benz and walking through a restaurant. Big Pun is seen dancing with ladies. Fat Joe, Noreaga, Cuban Link, Raekwon, Prodigy, Armageddon, Triple Seis, Prospect, The O'Jays (whose Darling Darling Baby was sampled in I'm Not A Player), and Angel Salazar make cameo appearances.
Charts
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[1] | 3 |
US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 57 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[3] | 19 |
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] | 34 |
References
- ^ "Big Punisher Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "Big Punisher Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "Big Punisher Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "Big Punisher – I'm Not A Player". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
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- Capital Punishment
- Yeeeah Baby
- Endangered Species
- "I'm Not a Player"
- "Still Not a Player"
- "You Came Up"
- "It's So Hard"
- "100%"
- "How We Roll"
- "Beware"
- "Top of the World, Part II"
- Terror Squad
- Fat Joe
- Loud Records
- Big Pun: The Legacy
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