I Got the Hook Up (song)

"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
Format 12", CD
Recorded 1998
Genre Hip hop
Length 4:16
Label No Limit
Writer(s) Percy Miller, Desmond D. Mapp, Rico Crowder, Gregory E. Mapp, Joshua Lorenzo Chew
Producer(s) KLC (exec.)
Certification Gold (RIAA)
Sons of Funk singles chronology
"Pushin Inside You"
(1997)		 "I Got the Hook"
(1998)		 "Goodbye to My Homies"
(1999)
Master P singles chronology
"Make 'Em Say Uhh!"
(1998)		 "I Got the Hook Up"
(1998)		 "Thinkin' Bout U"
(1998)

"I Got the Hook Up" was 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.

Commercial performance

Released shortly after Master P's smash hit "Make 'Em Say Uhh!", "I Got the Hook Up" matched that songs 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 Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 700,000[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Master P – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Master P. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Master P – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Master P. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Master P – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rap Songs for Master P. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Master P – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Master P. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1998". Retrieved 2011-05-24.
  6. ↑ "American single certifications – Master P – I Got the Hook Up". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  7. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 1998". Billboard (BPI Communications Inc.) 111 (5): 75. January 30, 1999. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
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