I'm Not a Player

"I'm Not a Player"
Single by Big Pun
from the album Capital Punishment
B-side"Wishful Thinking" (featuring Fat Joe, B-Real and Kool G Rap)
ReleasedOctober 14, 1997
Recorded1997
Genre
Length3:41
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Big Pun
  • Minnesota
Producer(s)Minnesota
Big Pun singles chronology
"I'm Not a Player"
(1997) 		"Off the Books"
(1997)

"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
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[4] 34

References

  1. ^ "Big Punisher Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Big Punisher Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Big Punisher Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "Big Punisher – I'm Not A Player". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved April 14, 2023.


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