"I'm Me" is a song by American rapper
Lil Wayne, released as the second single from his EP ''
The Leak''.
Background
The song was originally titled "1000 Degreez", and was originally intended to be the opening track on his upcoming album ''
Tha Carter III'': however, after the song was leaked, it was cancelled from the album and instead put on ''The Leak'' along with four other leaked songs from the album. It was later included as a bonus track on the bonus disc version of ''
Carter III'', with the tracks from ''The Leak'' comprising the bonus disc.
Lil Wayne referenced the song on his song "3 Peat", the eventual first track from ''Tha Carter III'' which replaced "I'm Me".
Samples
The track contains samples of Lil Wayne's previous songs "
Go DJ
"Go D.J." is the second single from Lil Wayne's fourth studio album, '' Tha Carter''. The single's famous drum beat is produced by DJ Mannie Fresh, who also provides vocals in the song.
The lyrics to the song are both written and performed by Li ...
", "
Fireman", "
Hustler Musik
"Hustler Musik" is the second single from Lil Wayne's 2005 album ''Tha Carter II''. Although popular, it failed to live up on the ''Billboard'' chart to other singles put out by Lil Wayne. The song received airplay on East Coast radio stations a ...
", and "Cash Money Millionaires". The song also contains samples of
T.I.'s "
Rubberband Man
"The Rubberband Man" is a song recorded by the American vocal group the Spinners.
The song, written by producer Thom Bell and singer-songwriter Linda Creed, was about Bell's son, who was being teased by his classmates for being overweight. In ...
". The instrumentals are sampled from "God Moving Over the Face of the Waters" by Moby.
In popular culture
Professional wrestler Bobby Lashley has also used the song as entrance music for his
MMA
Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...
and
professional wrestling bouts.
UFC fighter Mike Perry used this song for his entrance theme at UFC on FOX 26 when facing Santiago Ponzinibbio
Charts
References
2007 songs
Lil Wayne songs
Cash Money Records singles
Songs written by Lil Wayne
2007 singles
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