"I'll Still Kill" | ||||
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Single by 50 Cent featuring Akon | ||||
from the album Curtis | ||||
B-side | "Curtis 187" | |||
Released | December 14, 2007 | |||
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Recorded | 2007 | |||
Genre | Gangsta rap | |||
Length | 3:43 | |||
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Producer(s) | DJ Khalil | |||
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"I'll Still Kill" (edited for radio as "I Still Will") is a song by American hip hop recording artist 50 Cent, released as the fifth single from his third album Curtis (2007). The song, which was produced by DJ Khalil, features guest vocals from Senegalese-American singer Akon. The single officially hit airwaves on November 6, 2007. The song peaked at number 95 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The song was originally produced for rapper Bishop Lamont, who titled the song, "Down". Lamont's version contained chorus vocals by Kobe. The song was scrapped (but later leaked) and the beat was handed to 50 Cent, who replaced Kobe's vocals with Akon's rewritten hook.
Both 50 Cent and Akon spoke highly of the collaboration, in which 50 Cent exclaimed,
This collaboration, it's perfect. Akon's tones, vocally what he did on the chorus and the last portion of the record, it's great.
Akon shared more of the same thoughts,
Shortly after the song was completed, we met face to face, gave each other a pound, gave each other a hug, like, 'Nigga, we got a hit.' Now we're gonna do more records for both our upcoming albums. We'll swap out. Whoever's album it feel right on, that's where we gonna put it.
50 Cent has since been seen working with Akon in his studio for his upcoming 5th studio album "The Return Of The Heartless Monster". Though the single was expected to be a hit, it had only peaked at #95 on The Billboard Hot 100 and #52 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, probably due to it being release months after the album already release, as well as the video being banned from BET and MTV. Snippets of Akon's vocals are sampled by DJ Premier in "Ain't Nuttin Changed" for Blaq Poet.