I'm Him

I'm Him
I'm Him
Studio album by Kevin Gates
Released	September 27, 2019
Genre	Hip hop
Length	49:00
Label	Atlantic; Bread Winners';
Producer	Aubrey Robinson; BeatByJeff; Blake Slatkin; CashMoneyAP; Derrick Milano; DJ Chose; E-Trou; Exotic Muzik; Flamey; Fractious Frank; Go Grizzly; Invincible Beats; Jon C.; KC Supreme; Melvyn Gonzalez; MDS; Mike Arrow; Nard & B; Nick Mira; Richie Souf; Roark Bailey; Russ Chell; Six7; Take a DayTrip; Taz Taylor; XL Eagle; Yung Lan;
Kevin Gates chronology
Singles from I'm Him
	"Push It"; Released: June 28, 2019; "Facts"; Released: July 25, 2019;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Laut.de	^[2]
Pitchfork	7.4/10^[3]

I'm Him (His Imperial Majesty) is the second studio album by American rapper Kevin Gates. It was released on September 27, 2019, via Atlantic Records and Bread Winners' Association.^[4]

Background

On January 10, 2018, Gates was released from prison. His return to social media saw him posting a picture with the phrase "I'm Him", many fans speculating it to be the title of his upcoming second album.^[5] On June 28, 2019, Gates announced the album along with the release of the album's lead single "Push It", with "I'm Him" as the official album title.^[6] On September 17, Gates announced the release date on social media.^[7] I'm Him served as his second studio album, following his debut album in early 2016. The album follows four months after May 2019's Only the Generals Gon Understand EP.^[8]

Singles

The lead single "Push It" was released on June 28, 2019.^[9] Its music video was released the same day.^[10]

The second single, "Facts", was released on July 25, 2019.^[11] The music video was released alongside the song.^[12]

Commercial performance

I'm Him debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 72,000 album-equivalent units (of which 10,000 were pure album sales) in its first week.^[13] This became Gates' fourth US top 10 album.^[13] On June 10, 2020, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.^[14]

Track listing

Adapted from Apple Music^[15] and Tidal.^[16]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"RBS Intro"	Kevin Gilyard Alex Petit Kevin Price	CashMoneyAP Go Grizzly	2:18
2.	"Icebox"	Gilyard David Biral Denzel Baptiste Russ Chell	Take a Daytrip Russ Chell	2:39
3.	"By My Lonely"	Gilyard Vincent Watson	Invincible Beats	2:10
4.	"Bags"	Gilyard Andrea Principiano	Flamey	2:30
5.	"Facts"	Gilyard Biral Baptiste Blake Slatkin Derrick Milano	Take a Daytrip Blake Slatkin	3:01
6.	"Fatal Attraction"	Gilyard Biral Baptiste	Take a DayTrip	2:49
7.	"Say It Twice"	Gilyard Kendall Roark Bailey Aubrey Robinson Milano	Roark Bailey Robinson	2:41
8.	"Walls Talking"	Gilyard Tony Son Bailey Jaucquez Lowe	Richie Souf Roark Bailey	2:53
9.	"Let It Go"	Gilyard Watson	Invincible Beats	3:26
10.	"Face Down"	Gilyard Norman Payne	DJ Chose	2:38
11.	"Push It"	Gilyard Santeri Kauppinen Franklin Shadrack Mike Arrow John Christopher Murphy Milano	MDS Fractious Frank Mike Arrow	3:00
12.	"Have You Ever"	Gilyard Nick Mira Danny Snodgrass, Jr. Elias Latrou	Nick Mira Taz Taylor E-Trou	3:02
13.	"Pretend"	Gilyard Price Jonathon Castaneda	Go Grizzly Jon C.	3:16
14.	"What I Like"	Gilyard Jefferson Ogendi Daremey Steptoe Lowe	BeatByJeff Six7	2:45
15.	"Funny How"	Gilyard Milan Modi	Yung Lan	2:57
16.	"Betta for You"	Gilyard James Bernard Rosser Jr. Brandon Rackley Trevon Campbell	Nard & B XL Eagle KC Supreme^[a]	2:57
17.	"Fly Again"	Gilyard Modi Tevin Thompson	Yung Lan Exotic Muzik^[b]	4:06
Total length:				49:00

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies an uncredited co-producer
^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[17]	28
US Billboard 200^[18]	4
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[19]	2
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)^[20]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[21]	75
Chart (2020)	Position
US Billboard 200^[22]	160
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[23]	80

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[24]	Gold	500,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "I'm Him - Kevin Gates | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
^ "Zwischen Gangsta-Rap und Atlanta-Trap: Der ungekrönte Hook-King". Archived from the original on July 29, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
^ "Kevin Gates: I'M HIM". Pitchfork.
^ "Kevin Gates Announces Release Date for New Album I'M HIM". Pitchfork. September 17, 2019. Archived from the original on July 31, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ "@_buzzpromo on twitter:"Welcome Home Kevin Gates. #kevingates #imhim"". Retrieved September 25, 2019 – via Twitter.
^ "Kevin Gates Announces "I'm Him" Album, Drops New Single 'Push It': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ "@iamkevingates on Instagram:"💪#iMHim"". Retrieved September 25, 2019 – via Instagram.
^ "Only the Generals Gon Understand – EP by Kevin Gates on Apple Music". May 31, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019 – via Apple Music.
^ "Push It – Single by Kevin Gates on Apple Music". Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019 – via Apple Music.
^ "Kevin Gates – Push It (Official Music Video)". Retrieved September 25, 2019 – via YouTube.
^ "Facts - Single by Kevin Gates on Apple Music". Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019 – via Apple Music.
^ "Kevin Gates – Facts (Official Music Video)". Retrieved September 25, 2019 – via YouTube.
^ ^a ^b Caulfield, Keith (October 6, 2019). "DaBaby Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Kirk'". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 27, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
^ "RIAA Certifications - Kevin Gates". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on July 31, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
^ "I'm Him by Kevin Gates". September 27, 2019. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019 – via Apple Music.
^ "I'm Him / Kevin Gates". Tidal. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
^ "Kevin Gates Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^ "Kevin Gates Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^ "Kevin Gates Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^ "Kevin Gates Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
^ "American album certifications – Kevin Gates – I'm Him". Recording Industry Association of America.

[1] "I'm Him - Kevin Gates | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.

[2] "Zwischen Gangsta-Rap und Atlanta-Trap: Der ungekrönte Hook-King". Archived from the original on July 29, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.

[3] "Kevin Gates: I'M HIM". Pitchfork.

[4] "Kevin Gates Announces Release Date for New Album I'M HIM". Pitchfork. September 17, 2019. Archived from the original on July 31, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[5] "@_buzzpromo on twitter:"Welcome Home Kevin Gates. #kevingates #imhim"". Retrieved September 25, 2019 – via Twitter.

[6] "Kevin Gates Announces "I'm Him" Album, Drops New Single 'Push It': Listen". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[7] "@iamkevingates on Instagram:"💪#iMHim"". Retrieved September 25, 2019 – via Instagram.

[8] "Only the Generals Gon Understand – EP by Kevin Gates on Apple Music". May 31, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019 – via Apple Music.

[9] "Push It – Single by Kevin Gates on Apple Music". Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019 – via Apple Music.

[10] "Kevin Gates – Push It (Official Music Video)". Retrieved September 25, 2019 – via YouTube.

[11] "Facts - Single by Kevin Gates on Apple Music". Archived from the original on September 25, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019 – via Apple Music.

[12] "Kevin Gates – Facts (Official Music Video)". Retrieved September 25, 2019 – via YouTube.

[BB200-13] Caulfield, Keith (October 6, 2019). "DaBaby Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Kirk'". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 27, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.

[14] "RIAA Certifications - Kevin Gates". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on July 31, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2020.

[15] "I'm Him by Kevin Gates". September 27, 2019. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019 – via Apple Music.

[16] "I'm Him / Kevin Gates". Tidal. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Kevin_Gates-17] "Kevin Gates Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

[ac_Billboard200_Kevin_Gates-18] "Kevin Gates Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Kevin_Gates-19] "Kevin Gates Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

[ac_BillboardRap_Kevin_Gates-20] "Kevin Gates Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

[21] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2020.

[22] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.

[23] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.

[United_StatesKevin_GatesI'm_HimalbumCertRef-24] "American album certifications – Kevin Gates – I'm Him". Recording Industry Association of America.

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v t e Kevin Gates
Discography
Studio albums	Islah I'm Him Khaza The Ceremony I'm Him 2
Mixtapes	Stranger than Fiction By Any Means Luca Brasi 2 Murder for Hire 2 By Any Means 2 Luca Brasi 3 Only the Generals, Pt. II
EPs	Chained to the City Only the Generals Gon Understand
Singles	"I Don't Get Tired" "Really Really" "2 Phones" "Time for That" "Big Gangsta" "Thinking with My Dick"
Featured singles	"Cuban Links"
Other songs	"I Am Who They Say I Am"

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