"I Got the Hook Up" | |||||||||||||
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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.) | ||||||||||||
Sons of Funk singles chronology | |||||||||||||
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"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.
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.