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 | |||
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| Length | 3:41 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Minnesota | |||
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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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