"I Run This" is the third single from Birdman's third studio album '' 5 * Stunna''. It features

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. It is produced by T-Mix.

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, Brisco,

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and

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make cameo appearances in the video. BET's ''

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'' premiered it all day on May 14, 2008. Now-retired baseball player

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used "I Run This" as his walk-up song before he batted while he was a member of the

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from 2008-2011.

Remix

A remix has surfaced on the web, although the only change is a new verse performed by Lil Wayne. This version of the song was used for the music video instead of the original.

Charts

References

2007 songs 2008 singles Birdman (rapper) songs Lil Wayne songs Cash Money Records singles Song recordings produced by Drumma Boy Songs written by Lil Wayne Songs written by Birdman (rapper) Music videos directed by Dale Resteghini {{2000s-hiphop-single-stub