I Got the Hook Up (song)

"I Got the Hook Up" is the lead single released from the I Got the Hook Up soundtrack. It featured vocals from the Sons of Funk and was produced by Beats by the Pound member KLC and Sons Of Funk. The single was released through Priority Records and Master P's No Limit Records.

"I Got the Hook Up"
Single by Master P featuring Sons of Funk
from the album I Got the Hook Up and The Game of Funk
Released	1998
Recorded	1998
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:16
Label	Priority No Limit
Songwriter(s)	Percy Miller Desmond D. Mapp Rico Crowder Gregory E. Mapp Joshua Lorenzo Chew
Producer(s)	KLC
Master P singles chronology
"Make 'Em Say Uhh!" (1998) "I Got the Hook Up" (1998) "Thinkin' Bout U" (1998)

Commercial performance

Released shortly after Master P's smash hit "Make 'Em Say Uhh!", "I Got the Hook Up" matched that song's peak position of 16, while also reaching the number 1 spot on the Hot Rap Singles chart. The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on June 15, 1998, his third and final single to accomplish that feat. It sold 700,000 copies.

Single track listing

CD

1. "I Got the Hook Up" (Album Version)- 4:18
2. "I Got the Hook Up" (Instrumental Version)- 4:17
3. "I Got the Hook Up" (R&B Mix)- 4:10
4. "From What I Was Told"- 3:27

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1998) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[1] 16 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[2] 11 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[3] 1 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[4] 33

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] 67 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 700,000[7]

References

1. "Master P Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
2. "Master P Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
3. "Master P Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
4. "Master P Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
5. "Billboard Top 100 - 1998". Archived from the original on 2009-03-09. Retrieved 2011-05-24.
6. "American single certifications – Master P – I Got the Hook Up". Recording Industry Association of America.
7. "Best-Selling Records of 1998". Billboard. 111 (5). BPI Communications Inc.: 75 January 30, 1999. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 31, 2015.