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"'''I'm In It'''" is a song by American [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] recording artist [[Kanye West]], from his sixth studio album, ''[[Yeezus]]'' (2013). It was produced by West, [[Evian Christ]], Dom Solo, Noah Goldstein, [[Arca (musician)|Arca]] and [[Mike Dean (record producer)|Mike Dean]]. The song features vocals from [[Justin Vernon]] and [[Assassin (deejay)|Assassin]] and a sample of "Lately" by [[Kenny Lattimore]]. Assassin recorded different verses unaccompanied to instrumentals, which West used for the song unannounced. The song started as a six-minute arrangement with a different sample and melody, edited down to run for around three minutes. In the song, West describes numerous sexual fantasies using very sexually explicit lyrics. The song has received mixed reviews from music critics, with its explicit lyrics receiving the most criticism. It reached numbers 17 and 43 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles]] and [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] charts, respectively.
"'''I'm In It'''" is a song by American rapper [[Kanye West]] from his sixth studio album, ''[[Yeezus]]'' (2013). The song features additional vocals from [[Justin Vernon]] and [[Assassin (deejay)|Assassin]]. West served as the lead producer and [[Evian Christ]] co-produced it with Dom $olo, while [[Noah Goldstein]], [[Arca (musician)|Arca]], and [[Mike Dean (record producer)|Mike Dean]] contributed additional production. The rapper, Evian Christ, and Dean served as co-writers with the vocalists, [[Malik Yusef]], [[Cyhi the Prynce]], Sakiya Sandifer, and Elon Rutberg, while [[Dre & Vidal]], [[Jill Scott (singer)|Jill Scott]], [[Carvin & Ivan|Carvin Haggins]], and [[Kenny Lattimore]] received credits due to a sample of their composition. The song started as a six-minute arrangement with a different [[Sampling (music)|sample]] and melody, edited down to run for around three minutes. Assassin recorded different verses unaccompanied to instrumentals at Gee Jam Studios, which West used with no prior notice.

A [[Hip hop music|hip hop]], [[dancehall]], [[Industrial music|industrial]], and [[Trap music|trap]] track, "I'm in It" features prominent [[reggae]] elements and a [[Sampling (music)|sample]] of Lattimore's "Lately". Lyrically, West discusses a sexual fantasy of himself and [[Kim Kardashian]]. The song received polarized reviews from [[Music journalism|music critics]], who were divided in their feelings towards the sexual lyrics. Some highlighted West's fantasy and others criticized the inappropriateness, while a few critics praised the production. West performed the song during [[The Yeezus Tour]] (2013–14). It reached numbers 17 and 43 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles]] and [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] charts, respectively.


==Background and recording==
==Background and recording==
[[File:Justin Vernon at Jazz Fest 2012.jpg|thumb|left|"I'm in It" features a guest appearance from [[Justin Vernon]], who worked on different tracks for ''Yeezus'' and started writing for the song after a [[power outage]] by a campfire.|alt=[[Justin Vernon]] performing at the Jazz Fest 2012]]
Jamaican deejay [[Assassin (deejay)|Assassin]] commented that West decided to go in the direction of Jamaican culture on the album as he incorporated [[dancehall]] elements, benefitting the genre for continuing its combination with [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]. He felt that West's usage of dancehall and reggae influenced different artists of his styles, making front page headlines across continents for working with him.<ref name="Rob"/> Assassin was recruited by West's team at Gee Jam Studios in Jamaica's [[Portland Parish]], finding the initial sessions to resemble his posse cut "[[Mercy (Kanye West song)|Mercy]]" (2012) and he delivered different verses to instrumentals with no other vocals. West enjoyed listening to Assassin's recordings and he contacted him to use one of the verses without disclosing it was for ''Yeezus'' at the time; the deejay excitedly learnt he was on the album when at a club.<ref name="Rob">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/rob-kenner/assassin-speaks-on-his-yeezus-feature | title=Interview: Assassin Speaks on His 'Yeezus' Feature Project, Volcano Choir | magazine=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] | date=June 18, 2013 | access-date=August 5, 2024 | last=Kenner | first=Rob }}</ref> The two did not communicate directly during the recording process and first met each other in December 2014, being introduced by [[Rodney Jerkins|Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins]].<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.thefader.com/2015/03/10/interview-why-kanye-and-kendrick-keep-putting-assassin-on-their-songs | title=Why Kanye West And Kendrick Lamar Keep Putting Assassin On Their Songs | magazine=[[The Fader]] | date=March 10, 2015 | access-date=August 5, 2024 | last=Serwer | first=Jesse }}</ref> Around a year later, Assassin recalled that receiving recognition from someone like West proved he was "doing a lot right".<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.factmag.com/2015/11/10/assassin-interview-kanye-west-kendrick-lamar-buju-banton/ | title=Interview: Assassin | magazine=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]] | date=November 10, 2015 | access-date=August 5, 2024 | last=Taylor | first=Angus }}</ref>
Jamaican deejay [[Assassin (deejay)|Assassin]] commented that West decided to go in the direction of Jamaican culture on the album as he incorporated [[dancehall]] elements, benefitting the genre for continuing its combination with [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]. He felt that West's usage of dancehall and reggae influenced different artists of his styles, making front page headlines across continents for working with him.<ref name="Rob"/> Assassin was recruited by West's team at Gee Jam Studios in Jamaica's [[Portland Parish]], finding the initial sessions to resemble his posse cut "[[Mercy (Kanye West song)|Mercy]]" (2012) and he delivered different verses to instrumentals with no other vocals. West enjoyed listening to Assassin's recordings and he contacted him to use one of the verses without disclosing it was for ''Yeezus'' at the time; the deejay excitedly learnt he was on the album when at a club.<ref name="Rob">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/rob-kenner/assassin-speaks-on-his-yeezus-feature | title=Interview: Assassin Speaks on His 'Yeezus' Feature Project, Volcano Choir | magazine=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] | date=June 18, 2013 | access-date=August 5, 2024 | last=Kenner | first=Rob }}</ref> The two did not communicate directly during the recording process and first met each other in December 2014, being introduced by [[Rodney Jerkins|Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins]].<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.thefader.com/2015/03/10/interview-why-kanye-and-kendrick-keep-putting-assassin-on-their-songs | title=Why Kanye West And Kendrick Lamar Keep Putting Assassin On Their Songs | magazine=[[The Fader]] | date=March 10, 2015 | access-date=August 5, 2024 | last=Serwer | first=Jesse }}</ref> Around a year later, Assassin recalled that receiving recognition from someone like West proved he was "doing a lot right".<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.factmag.com/2015/11/10/assassin-interview-kanye-west-kendrick-lamar-buju-banton/ | title=Interview: Assassin | magazine=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]] | date=November 10, 2015 | access-date=August 5, 2024 | last=Taylor | first=Angus }}</ref>


After [[Bon Iver]] singer [[Justin Vernon]] collaborated with West on his fifth studio album ''[[My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy]]'' in 2010, he developed a bond with the rapper and 3 of the 10 songs he worked on for ''Yeezus'' were included. Vernon was playing guitar around a campfire and drinking beer with a band of his at a barn when there was a sudden [[power outage]], leading to him starting to write for "I'm in It".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/08/bon-iver-justin-vernon-volcano-choir-kanye-west.html | title=Bon Iver's Justin Vernon on Inappropriate Wedding Songs, Kanye West, and His Side Project, Volcano Choir | website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] | date=August 28, 2013 | access-date=August 5, 2024 | last=Dobbins | first=Amanda | url-access=limited }}</ref> Record producer [[Mike Dean (record producer)|Mike Dean]] cited Vernon as an artist West would always collaborate with and did not pinpoint him as any musical genre, not knowing if he would sing like the [[Bee Gees]] or perform in [[Distortion (music)|distortion]] and comparing his focus on emotion to [[Michael McDonald (musician)|Michael McDonald]]. Vernon looked back with a lack of awareness of his lyrics on the song and described West as discussing "really violently and stunningly visual sex shit", which came from the "intelligent conversations" about the state of women held in the studio rather than how the rapper talked to his friends.<ref name="sessions"/> The singer also compared the imagery to the 2000 film ''[[American Psycho (film)|American Psycho]]'', through West resembling a director as not everything he discusses is "actually him saying it every time".<ref name="sessions"/> Vernon felt that he played a character on the song that would be defined by West's editing and used his section of singing "star fucker" for "calling somebody out", while he had no idea of what Assassin was saying.<ref name="sessions"/>
After [[Bon Iver]] singer [[Justin Vernon]] collaborated with West on his fifth studio album ''[[My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy]]'' in 2010, he developed a bond with the rapper and 3 of the 10 songs he worked on for ''Yeezus'' were included. Vernon was playing guitar around a campfire and drinking beer with a band of his at a barn when there was a sudden [[power outage]], leading to him starting to write for "I'm in It".<ref name="Vulture">{{cite web | url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/08/bon-iver-justin-vernon-volcano-choir-kanye-west.html | title=Bon Iver's Justin Vernon on Inappropriate Wedding Songs, Kanye West, and His Side Project, Volcano Choir | website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] | date=August 28, 2013 | access-date=August 5, 2024 | last=Dobbins | first=Amanda | url-access=limited }}</ref> Record producer [[Mike Dean (record producer)|Mike Dean]] cited Vernon as an artist West would always collaborate with and did not pinpoint him as any musical genre, not knowing if he would sing like the [[Bee Gees]] or perform in [[Distortion (music)|distortion]] and comparing his focus on emotion to [[Michael McDonald (musician)|Michael McDonald]]. Vernon looked back with a lack of awareness of his lyrics on the song and described West as discussing "really violently and stunningly visual sex shit", which came from the "intelligent conversations" about the state of women held in the studio rather than how the rapper talked to his friends.<ref name="sessions"/> The singer also compared the imagery to the 2000 film ''[[American Psycho (film)|American Psycho]]'', through West resembling a director as not everything he discusses is "actually him saying it every time".<ref name="sessions"/> Vernon felt that he played a character on the song that would be defined by West's editing and used his section of singing "star fucker" for "calling somebody out", while he had no idea of what Assassin was saying.<ref name="sessions"/>


West and the artists on his label [[GOOD Music]] repeatedly listened to English record producer [[Evian Christ]]'s ''Kings and Them'' during the recording sessions for their [[compilation album]] ''[[Cruel Summer (GOOD Music album)|Cruel Summer]]'' (2012), which led to him recruiting the producer for ''Yeezus''. The producer was given two days to record material for West and crafted nine tracks in January 2013, one of which was selected for "I'm in It". The track started with "breathy sex sounds" over the [[Snare drum|snares]] for its sexual nature, going into overdrive with the emphasis after West contributed rapping.<ref name="sessions"/> Evian Christ did a double-take on a couple of West's lines at first, although felt that the rapper had to "go all the way" about sexual topics.<ref name="sessions"/> According to engineer [[Anthony Kilhoffer]], the song originated with a different sample and melody that West abandoned for a six-minute arrangement, until producer [[Rick Rubin]] edited it to flow in the structure of a three-minute composition. Dean recalled how everyone would "push things to be weirder" and he moved in a more musical direction, although West gravitated towards hip hop and he praised the final product that contrasts with "crazy guitar parts and all this stadium stuff".<ref name="sessions">{{cite web| url=https://pitchfork.com/features/article/9157-the-yeezus-sessions/| title=The ''Yeezus'' Sessions| website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]| date=June 24, 2013| access-date=June 26, 2013| author=Dombal, Ryan| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626203159/http://pitchfork.com/features/articles/9157-the-yeezus-sessions/| archive-date=June 26, 2013| df=mdy-all}}</ref> Producer [[Noah Goldstein]] recalled that West was fully responsible for the [[reggae]] voices, standing as the curator of the production.<ref name="sessions"/> Within the same week of the album's release, a remix of the song was released by DMNDZ.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.complex.com/music/2013/06/kanye-west-yeezus-remixes/ | title=The "Yeezus" Remixes Are Here | magazine=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] | date=June 16, 2013 | access-date=November 3, 2018 | author=Khal | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415220659/https://www.complex.com/music/2013/06/kanye-west-yeezus-remixes/ | archive-date=April 15, 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref> The song was part of West's setlist during the first concert of [[The Yeezus Tour]], performing at the [[Barclays Center]] in [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/review-kanye-west-startles-appalls-barclays-article-1.1523009 | title=Concert review: Kanye West startles, appalls during 'Yeezus' show at Barclays | website=[[New York Daily News]] | date=November 20, 2013 | access-date=November 3, 2018 | author=Farber, Jim | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181102054813/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/review-kanye-west-startles-appalls-barclays-article-1.1523009 | archive-date=November 2, 2018 | url-status=live }}</ref>
West and the artists on his label [[GOOD Music]] repeatedly listened to English record producer [[Evian Christ]]'s ''Kings and Them'' during the recording sessions for ''[[Cruel Summer (GOOD Music album)|Cruel Summer]]'', their [[compilation album]] released in 2012. This led to him recruiting Evian Christ for ''Yeezus''; he later signed to GOOD Music on his major label debut.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://consequence.net/2013/12/evian-christ-signs-to-kanye-wests-g-o-o-d-music/ | title=Evian Christ signs to Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music | website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]] | date=December 16, 2013 | access-date=August 12, 2024 | last=Young | first=Alex }}</ref> The producer was given two days to record material for West and crafted nine tracks in January 2013, one of which was selected for "I'm in It". The track started with "breathy sex sounds" over the [[Snare drum|snares]] for its sexual nature, going into overdrive with the emphasis after West contributed rapping.<ref name="sessions"/> Evian Christ did a double-take on a couple of West's lines at first, although felt that the rapper had to "go all the way" about sexual topics.<ref name="sessions"/> According to engineer [[Anthony Kilhoffer]], the song originated with a different [[Sampling (music)|sample]] and melody that West abandoned for a six-minute arrangement, until producer [[Rick Rubin]] edited it to flow in the structure of a three-minute composition. Dean recalled how everyone would "push things to be weirder" and he moved in a more musical direction, although West gravitated towards hip hop and he praised the final product that contrasts with "crazy guitar parts and all this stadium stuff".<ref name="sessions">{{cite web| url=https://pitchfork.com/features/article/9157-the-yeezus-sessions/| title=The ''Yeezus'' Sessions| website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]| date=June 24, 2013| access-date=June 26, 2013| author=Dombal, Ryan| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626203159/http://pitchfork.com/features/articles/9157-the-yeezus-sessions/| archive-date=June 26, 2013| df=mdy-all}}</ref> Producer [[Noah Goldstein]] recalled that West was fully responsible for the [[reggae]] voices, standing as the curator of the production.<ref name="sessions"/> The rapper produced "I'm in It", while Evian Christ and Dom $olo served as co-producers and additional production was contributed by Goldstein, [[Arca (musician)|Arca]], and Dean. West, Evian Christ, and Dean co-wrote it with Vernon, Assassin, [[Malik Yusef]], [[Cyhi the Prynce]], Sakiya Sandifer, and Elon Rutberg, while the duo [[Dre & Vidal]], [[Jill Scott (singer)|Jill Scott]], [[Carvin & Ivan|Carvin Haggins]], and singer [[Kenny Lattimore]] received songwriting credits due to the sample of "Lately".<ref name="linernotes"/>


==Composition and lyrics==
==Composition and lyrics==
[[File:20140531 Dortmund RuhrRaggaeSummer 1320.jpg|thumb|During West's verses, he is accompanied by [[Assassin (deejay)|Assassin]] on certain lines. The deejay also contributes a verse, after having recorded different ones at Gee Jam Studios.|alt=[[Assassin (deejay)|Assassin]] sitting on stage as he performs in 2014]]
Musically, "I'm in It" is a hip hop,<ref name="sessions"/> dancehall,<ref name="Rob"/><ref name="billboard rev">{{cite magazine |title=Kanye West, 'Yeezus': Track-by-Track review |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kanye-west-yeezus-track-by-track-review-1567053/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=August 6, 2024 |date=June 14, 2013 |archive-date=July 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722082937/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kanye-west-yeezus-track-by-track-review-1567053/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Dombal"/> [[Industrial music|industrial]], and [[Trap music|trap]] track, with elements of reggae,<ref name="HipHopDx">{{cite magazine |last1=Hunte |first1=Justin |title=Kanye West – ''Yeezus'' |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.2095/title.kanye-west-yeezus |magazine=[[HipHopDX]] |access-date=August 6, 2024 |date=June 17, 2013 |archive-date=May 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511132617/https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.2095/title.kanye-west-yeezus |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Fly">{{cite magazine | url=https://mamacolive.com/thefly/reviews/album/1019299/kanye-west-yeezus/ | title=Kanye West – 'Yeezus' | magazine=[[The Fly (magazine)|The Fly]] | date=June 18, 2013 | access-date=August 6, 2024 | last=Denney | first=Alex | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622030756/https://mamacolive.com/thefly/reviews/album/1019299/kanye-west-yeezus/ | archive-date=June 22, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref> [[techno]],<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Aaron, Charles|date=June 15, 2013|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/06/kanye-west-yeezus-first-review/|title=Kanye West's 'Yeezus': Our Impulsive Reviews|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|location=New York|access-date=August 6, 2024|display-authors=etal|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618183905/https://www.spin.com/2013/06/kanye-west-yeezus-first-review/|archive-date=June 18, 2013}}</ref> and [[punk rock]].<ref name="allmusic"/> The song contains screeching [[synthesizer]]s, percussion, and fast-paced [[snare drums]].<ref name="outline"/><ref name="Paste">{{cite magazine |last1=Reed |first1=Ryan |title=Kanye West: ''Yeezus'' |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/kanye-west/kanye-west-yeezus |magazine=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |access-date=August 7, 2024 |date=June 18, 2013 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223233113/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/kanye-west/kanye-west-yeezus |url-status=live }}</ref> It features dog bark sounds, which are incorporated low into the mix.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sawdey|first=Evan|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/172614-kanye-west-yeezus/|title=Kanye West: ''Yeezus''|website=[[PopMatters]]|date=June 17, 2013|access-date=August 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626214932/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/172614-kanye-west-yeezus/|archive-date=June 26, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The song also includes "Oh" vocals, as crafted by Tammy Infusino and [[Ken Lewis (musician)|Ken Lewis]].<ref name="linernotes"/> West raps in a [[Melancholia|melancholy]] voice that is [[Distortion (music)|distorted]] to an aggressive tone later on,<ref name="allmusic"/><ref name="Billboard"/> while a verse is also contributed from Assassin.<ref name="Rob"/> He delivers lines next to West's verses at times and [[Crooner|crooning]] is contributed from Vernon.<ref name="Paste"/><ref name="Pm">{{cite web|last=Amidon|first=David|url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/172739-kanye-west-yeezus/|title=Kanye West: ''Yeezus'' (take two)|website=PopMatters|date=June 28, 2013|access-date=August 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705003319/https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/172739-kanye-west-yeezus/|archive-date=July 5, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Musically, "I'm in It" is a hip hop,<ref name="sessions"/> dancehall,<ref name="Rob"/><ref name="Billboard"/><ref name="Dombal"/> [[Industrial music|industrial]], and [[Trap music|trap]] track, with elements of reggae,<ref name="HipHopDx">{{cite magazine |last1=Hunte |first1=Justin |title=Kanye West – ''Yeezus'' |url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.2095/title.kanye-west-yeezus |magazine=[[HipHopDX]] |access-date=August 6, 2024 |date=June 17, 2013 |archive-date=May 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511132617/https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.2095/title.kanye-west-yeezus |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Fly">{{cite magazine | url=https://mamacolive.com/thefly/reviews/album/1019299/kanye-west-yeezus/ | title=Kanye West – 'Yeezus' | magazine=[[The Fly (magazine)|The Fly]] | date=June 18, 2013 | access-date=August 6, 2024 | last=Denney | first=Alex | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622030756/https://mamacolive.com/thefly/reviews/album/1019299/kanye-west-yeezus/ | archive-date=June 22, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref> [[techno]],<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Aaron, Charles|date=June 15, 2013|url=https://www.spin.com/2013/06/kanye-west-yeezus-first-review/|title=Kanye West's 'Yeezus': Our Impulsive Reviews|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|location=New York|access-date=August 6, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618183905/https://www.spin.com/2013/06/kanye-west-yeezus-first-review/|archive-date=June 18, 2013}}</ref> and [[punk rock]].<ref name="allmusic"/> It features a sample of Lattimore's "Lately".<ref name="linernotes"/> The song contains screeching [[synthesizer]]s, percussion, and fast-paced snare drums.<ref name="outline"/><ref name="Paste">{{cite magazine |last1=Reed |first1=Ryan |title=Kanye West: ''Yeezus'' |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/kanye-west/kanye-west-yeezus |magazine=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |access-date=August 7, 2024 |date=June 18, 2013 |archive-date=February 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223233113/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/kanye-west/kanye-west-yeezus |url-status=live }}</ref> It features dog bark sounds, which are incorporated low into the mix.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sawdey|first=Evan|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/172614-kanye-west-yeezus/|title=Kanye West: ''Yeezus''|website=[[PopMatters]]|date=June 17, 2013|access-date=August 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626214932/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/172614-kanye-west-yeezus/|archive-date=June 26, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The song also includes "Oh" vocals, as crafted by Tammy Infusino and [[Ken Lewis (musician)|Ken Lewis]].<ref name="linernotes"/> It features a [[Pulse (music)|pulse]] as the beat drops following the chorus, with a [[tempo]] of around 70 beats per minute.<ref name="Mic"/> West raps in a [[Melancholia|melancholy]] voice that is [[chopped and screwed]], being distorted to an aggressive tone.<ref name="Billboard"/><ref name="allmusic"/><ref name="Mic">{{cite web | url=https://mic.com/articles/49321/kanye-west-yeezus-review-song-i-m-in-it-unsurprisingly-vulgar-video | title=Kanye West 'Yeezus' Review: Song 'I'm In It' Unsurprisingly Vulgar (Video) | publisher=[[Mic (media company)|Mic]] | date=June 18, 2013 | access-date=September 20, 2018 | last=Brounstein | first=Sam | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515091315/http://mic.com/articles/49321/kanye-west-yeezus-review-song-i-m-in-it-unsurprisingly-vulgar-video | archive-date=May 15, 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref> A verse is contributed from Assassin,<ref name="Rob"/> who also delivers lines next to West's verses and [[Crooner|crooning]] is contributed from Vernon;<ref name="Paste"/><ref name="Pm">{{cite web|last=Amidon|first=David|url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/172739-kanye-west-yeezus/|title=Kanye West: ''Yeezus'' (take two)|website=PopMatters|date=June 28, 2013|access-date=August 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705003319/https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/172739-kanye-west-yeezus/|archive-date=July 5, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> he sings the [[Refrain|chorus]] with West.<ref name="Mic"/>


In the lyrics of "I'm in It", West details a sexual fantasy of a night with his then-wife [[Kim Kardashian]].<ref name="outline">{{cite web | url=https://theoutline.com/post/6160/kanye-west-i-love-it-too-horny?zd=1&zi=2daxmlpq | title=Kanye West is too horny for his own good | website=[[The Outline (website)|The Outline]] | date=September 10, 2018 | access-date=December 16, 2018 | author=Gordon, Jeremy | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216163500/https://theoutline.com/post/6160/kanye-west-i-love-it-too-horny?zd=1&zi=2daxmlpq | archive-date=December 16, 2018 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Lat">{{cite news|last=Roberts|first=Randall|title=Review: Kanye West's wildly experimental, narcissistic 'Yeezus'|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-review-kanye-wests-wildly-experimental-narcissistic-yeezus-20130617-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=August 7, 2024|date=June 17, 2013|archive-date=November 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103150300/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-review-kanye-wests-wildly-experimental-narcissistic-yeezus-20130617-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The highly explicit content was noted by numerous publications,<ref name="rreviews">{{cite web| url=https://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2013_06F_yeezus.html| title=Feature for June 18, 2013 - Kanye West's 'Yeezus'| website=RapReviews| date=June 18, 2013| access-date=August 7, 2024| last=Padania| first=Jesal "Jay Soul"}}</ref> with ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' and ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' seeing it as [[XXX rating|XXX-rated]].<ref name="Dombal"/><ref name="DT">{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Helen|date=June 19, 2013|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/10130246/Kanye-West-Yeezus-review.html|title=Kanye West, ''Yeezus'', review|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London|url-access=subscription|access-date=August 7, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309111712/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/10130246/Kanye-West-Yeezus-review.html|archive-date=March 9, 2014}}</ref> He discusses using [[sweet and sour]] sauce when he's with an Asian woman, putting his fist in a black woman "like a civil rights sign," and referencing [[Martin Luther King Jr.]]'s speech "thank God almighty, we are free at last" speech while referring to unclothing a pair of [[breast]]s.<ref name="outline" /> The track includes a chopped and screwed sample of "Lately" by [[Kenny Lattimore]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://medium.com/@alexggreen/some-facts-about-yeezus-by-kanye-west-7c50fa3b02e3 | title=How Kanye West Made the Most Polarizing Album of His Career | website=[[Medium (website)|Medium]] | date=May 13, 2016 | access-date=January 12, 2019 | author=Green, Alexander | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329223323/https://medium.com/@alexggreen/some-facts-about-yeezus-by-kanye-west-7c50fa3b02e3 | archive-date=March 29, 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref> The type of lyrical absurdity shown by West in "I'm In It" was later displayed by him in the 2018 singles "[[XTCY]]" and "[[I Love It (Kanye West and Lil Pump song)|I Love It]]" (with [[Lil Pump]]).<ref name="outline" />
In the lyrics of "I'm in It", West details a sexual fantasy of a night with his then-wife [[Kim Kardashian]].<ref name="outline">{{cite web | url=https://theoutline.com/post/6160/kanye-west-i-love-it-too-horny?zd=1&zi=2daxmlpq | title=Kanye West is too horny for his own good | publisher=[[The Outline (website)|The Outline]] | date=September 10, 2018 | access-date=December 16, 2018 | author=Gordon, Jeremy | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216163500/https://theoutline.com/post/6160/kanye-west-i-love-it-too-horny?zd=1&zi=2daxmlpq | archive-date=December 16, 2018 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Lat">{{cite news|last=Roberts|first=Randall|title=Review: Kanye West's wildly experimental, narcissistic 'Yeezus'|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-review-kanye-wests-wildly-experimental-narcissistic-yeezus-20130617-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=August 7, 2024|date=June 17, 2013|archive-date=November 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103150300/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-review-kanye-wests-wildly-experimental-narcissistic-yeezus-20130617-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The highly explicit content was noted by numerous publications,<ref name="rreviews">{{cite web| url=https://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2013_06F_yeezus.html| title=Feature for June 18, 2013 - Kanye West's 'Yeezus'| website=RapReviews| date=June 18, 2013| access-date=August 7, 2024| last=Padania| first=Jesal "Jay Soul"}}</ref> with ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' and ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' seeing it as [[XXX rating|XXX-rated]].<ref name="Dombal"/><ref name="DT">{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Helen|date=June 19, 2013|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/10130246/Kanye-West-Yeezus-review.html|title=Kanye West, ''Yeezus'', review|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London|url-access=subscription|access-date=August 7, 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309111712/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/10130246/Kanye-West-Yeezus-review.html|archive-date=March 9, 2014}}</ref> West proclaims "Thank God almighty, free at last" in reference to Kardashian unveiling her breasts, alluding to [[Martin Luther King Jr.]]'s [[I Have a Dream|1963 speech]].<ref name="outline" /><ref name="Lat"/><ref name="av club">{{cite news |last1=Rytlewski |first1=Evan |title=Kanye West: ''Yeezus'' |url=https://music.avclub.com/kanye-west-yeezus-1798177119 |newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=June 16, 2019 |date=June 17, 2013 |archive-date=December 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210202718/https://music.avclub.com/kanye-west-yeezus-1798177119 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/57475/Kanye-West-Yeezus/| title=Review: Kanye West - ''Yeezus''| website=[[Sputnikmusic]]| date=June 18, 2013| access-date=August 8, 2024| last=Freeman| first=Channing}}</ref> He demands [[sweet and sour]] sauce as he raps about oral sex with an Asian women and also quirks about making a girl scream "AAAAAAH-a-a-a-a-a!",<ref name="outline"/><ref name=Quietus>{{cite magazine |last1=Suarez |first1=Gary |title=Kanye West — ''Yeezus'' |url=https://thequietus.com/quietus-reviews/kanye-west-yeezus-review/ |magazine=[[The Quietus]] |access-date=August 8, 2024 |date=June 18, 2013}}</ref> then repeatedly asserts "That's right, I'm in it"<ref name="Mic"/> as he is accompanied by Assassin every few lines.<ref name="Billboard"/> The deejay also mentions his "bad man ting", while Vernon calls out a "star fucker" during the bridge.<ref name="Vulture"/><ref name="sessions"/><ref name="Mic"/> In the final verse, West declares that he cannot abandon nightlife in spite of being married with children and admits to sleeping with his [[nightlight]] on,<ref name="Dombal"/><ref name="Pm"/><ref name="DT"/> concluding that he speaks "[[Swahili language|Swag-hili]]".<ref name="HipHopDx"/><ref name="rreviews"/>


==Release and reception==
==Release and reception==
"I'm In It" was released on June 18, 2013, as the sixth track on West's sixth studio album ''Yeezus''.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|last=Jeffries|first=David|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/yeezus-mw0002554883|title=''Yeezus'' – Kanye West|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=June 19, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621043546/http://www.allmusic.com/album/yeezus-mw0002554883|archive-date=June 21, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Since release, the song has received generally mixed reviews from critics, with much criticism regarding its sexually explicit lyrics.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mic.com/articles/49321/kanye-west-yeezus-review-song-i-m-in-it-unsurprisingly-vulgar-video | title=Kanye West 'Yeezus' Review: Song 'I'm In It' Unsurprisingly Vulgar (Video) | website=[[Mic (media company)|Mic]] | date=June 18, 2013 | access-date=September 20, 2018 | author=Brounstein, Sam | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515091315/http://mic.com/articles/49321/kanye-west-yeezus-review-song-i-m-in-it-unsurprisingly-vulgar-video | archive-date=May 15, 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] described "I'm In It" as where West "mangles his voice and flips to beast mode".<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1567053/kanye-west-yeezus-track-by-track-review | title=Kanye West, 'Yeezus': Track-by-Track review | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=June 14, 2013 | access-date=June 23, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624122000/https://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1567053/kanye-west-yeezus-track-by-track-review | archive-date=June 24, 2018 | url-status=live }}</ref> Jon Dolan of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' wrote that the song "sounds something like the soundtrack to a [[snuff film]] for Cylons," and commented upon the "civil rights sign" lyrics, in which West is described as sounding at once "righteous and evil."<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Dolan |first1=Jon |title=Kanye West, 'Yeezus' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/yeezus-94536/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=June 16, 2019 |date=June 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210202622/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/yeezus-94536/ |archive-date=December 10, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Ryan Dombal of ''Pitchfork'' described the song as a "XXX creeper" and sounds like "a dancehall orgasm mired in quicksand," effectively making his similar songs, such as "[[Slow Jamz]]", come off like a [[Disney]] theme song.<ref name="Dombal">{{cite web | first=Dombal | last=Ryan | url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18172-kanye-west-yeezus/ | title=Kanye West: ''Yeezus'' Album Review | website=Pitchfork | date=June 18, 2013 | access-date=September 20, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920195431/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18172-kanye-west-yeezus/ | archive-date=September 20, 2018 | url-status=live }}</ref> Ian Kan of [[Heavy.com]] found the track one of the weakest on the album, writing "There are some moments when the song feels like it'll pick up, but it doesn't really get there."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kar |first1=Ian |title=Kanye West 'Yeezus' Track-by-Track Review: The Only Review You Need to Read |url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2013/06/yeezus-review-kanye-west-leak-download-release-date-stream/ |website=[[Heavy.com]] |access-date=June 19, 2019 |date=June 14, 2013}}</ref> Sputnikmusic called the track "sexually charged and completely insane" and called its lyrics "completely ridiculous."<ref>{{cite web |title=Kanye West – Yeezus (album review) |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/78109/Kanye-West-Yeezus/ |website=Sputnikmusic |access-date=June 19, 2019 |date=October 7, 2018}}</ref> Of the criticism, West said in a 2013 interview with [[Jimmy Kimmel]]: "I'm totally inappropriate sometimes".<ref>{{cite web | first=Josh | last=Duboff | url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2013/10/kanye-kimmel-totally-weird-totally-honest | title=Kanye on Kimmel: "I'm totally weird and I'm totally honest | website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] | date=October 10, 2013 | access-date=June 23, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413080602/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2013/10/kanye-kimmel-totally-weird-totally-honest | archive-date=April 13, 2016 | url-status=live }}</ref> However, [[Lou Reed]], formerly of [[the Velvet Underground]], described it as West "just having fun" and criticized the negative reaction to its lyrics.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jul/03/lou-reed-kanye-west-yeezus | title=Lou Reed on Kanye West's Yeezus: 'It brings tears to my eyes' | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=July 3, 2013 | access-date=June 23, 2018 | author=Reed, Lou | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802123148/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jul/03/lou-reed-kanye-west-yeezus | archive-date=August 2, 2013 | url-status=live }}</ref> In spite of his admiration for West, Canadian musician [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] criticized his "Swaghili" line and said that even fellow rapper [[Fabolous]] "wouldn't say some shit like that" in February 2014.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/drake-high-times-at-the-yolo-estate-72518/ | title=Drake: High Times at the YOLO Estate | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=February 13, 2014 | access-date=August 6, 2024 | last=Weiner | first=Jonah | url-access=limited }}</ref>
"I'm In It" was included as the sixth track on West's sixth studio album, ''Yeezus'', released on June 18, 2013, through his labels [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]] and [[Roc-A-Fella Records|Roc-A-Fella]].<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|last=Jeffries|first=David|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/yeezus-mw0002554883|title=''Yeezus'' – Kanye West|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=June 19, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621043546/http://www.allmusic.com/album/yeezus-mw0002554883|archive-date=June 21, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The song was met with polarized reviews from [[Music journalism|music critics]], with split asessments of the sexual content. Ryan Reed from ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' identified West and Vernon as the album's best collaboration, labeling the song a "disturbing sex rap" backed by snares as West references Kardashian's breasts and goes "for condoms like a ninja".<ref name="Paste"/> Writing for [[AllMusic]], David Jeffries was taken aback by the song's "punkish, irresponsible blast-femy" as West articulates his dreams at his loudest during the sexual lyrics.<ref name="allmusic"/> The staff of [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] noted that West "mangles his voice and flips to beast mode" for the content, beginning at a slow pace and transitioning into "a dancehall romp".<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1567053/kanye-west-yeezus-track-by-track-review | title=Kanye West, 'Yeezus': Track-by-Track review | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=June 14, 2013 | access-date=June 23, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624122000/https://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1567053/kanye-west-yeezus-track-by-track-review | archive-date=June 24, 2018 | url-status=live }}</ref> Ryan Dombal of ''Pitchfork'' noted the song's heavy explicitness and that it sounds like "a dancehall orgasm mired in quicksand", making West's similar songs such as "[[Slow Jamz]]" (2003) seem like [[Disney]] theme songs, while he considered the sweet and sour line to come across as oafishness.<ref name="Dombal">{{cite web | first=Dombal | last=Ryan | url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18172-kanye-west-yeezus/ | title=Kanye West: ''Yeezus'' Album Review | website=Pitchfork | date=June 18, 2013 | access-date=September 20, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920195431/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18172-kanye-west-yeezus/ | archive-date=September 20, 2018 | url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[HipHopDX]]'' reviewer Justin Hunte thought that the song's club-appropriate sexual lyrics, reggae influences, and "Swag-hili" line make it "quickly embed itself Indian-style into the eardrum".<ref name="HipHopDx"/> Jon Dolan of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' wrote that the song resembles the soundtrack of "a [[snuff film]] for [[Cylons]]" and said that in the lyrics, West "sounds at once righteous and evil".<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Dolan |first1=Jon |title=Kanye West, 'Yeezus' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/yeezus-94536/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url-access=limited |access-date=June 16, 2019 |date=June 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210202622/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/yeezus-94536/ |archive-date=December 10, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> At ''[[PopMatters]]'', David Amidon was interested in certain lyrics from West and found imagining him "sleeping with the nightlight on" to be fun, while he stated Assassin goes "in and out of the beat like a [[Piracy|pirate ship]] on the high seas".<ref name="Pm"/> However, Amidon believed that listeners will take time to appreciate the song and West should have articulated a response to [[Ray J]]'s "[[I Hit It First]]" without its incoherent last verse.<ref name="Pm"/>


Providing a less enthusiastic review for ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[Jon Pareles]] stated that West enacts the black stereotype of "the insatiable superstud, callous and lewd", who uses women for sexual means.<ref name="nytreview">{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/arts/music/yeezus-kanye-wests-raw-and-jolting-new-album.html| title=A Fighter Returns With Angrier Air Punches| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| url-access=registration| date=June 16, 2013| access-date=August 9, 2024| last=Pareles| first=Jon| author-link=Jon Pareles| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618023159/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/17/arts/music/yeezus-kanye-wests-raw-and-jolting-new-album.html| archive-date=June 18, 2013| df=mdy-all}}</ref> He noted that West adds "a little blasphemy" for a reaction, despite not seeing any achievement in being smarter than "hip-hop's many other raunchmongers".<ref name="nytreview"/> In the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', Randall Roberts was both surprised and impressed with West's reference to King's speech, although expressed that the song "could be called bawdy were it not so lyrically dark".<ref name="Lat"/> In a mixed review, Jesal "Jay Soul" Padania from ''RapReviews'' felt that the "quick-quick-slow dancefloor fuck song" is highly explicit to varying levels of success, criticizing how West's [[misogyny]] resembles fellow rapper [[Lil Wayne]]'s ''[[I Am Not a Human Being II]]'' (2013).<ref name="rreviews"/> Forrest Cardamenis of ''No Ripcord'' wrote off West's mixed messaging with his "racially-charged lyrics" as he sexually references King's speech and a "Civil Rights sign", marking a historical error as the [[Black Panther Party]]'s sign was instead a closed fist.<ref name="Ripcord">{{cite web |last=Cardamenis |first=Forrest |title=Kanye West: ''Yeezus'' |url=https://www.noripcord.com/reviews/music/kanye-west/yeezus |website=No Ripcord |access-date=August 8, 2024 |date=June 20, 2013 |archive-date=July 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722105725/https://www.noripcord.com/reviews/music/kanye-west/yeezus |url-status=live }}</ref> Referencing the latter line for ''[[NME]]'', Gavin Haynes questioned if there would be "a more sacrilegious moment in 2013" and he also found a lack of meaning in the title of "I'm in It".<ref>{{cite journal|last=Haynes|first=Gavin|date=July 2, 2013|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/kanye-west/14541|title=Kanye West – 'Yeezus'|journal=[[NME]]|location=London|access-date=August 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705042851/http://www.nme.com/reviews/kanye-west/14541|archive-date=July 5, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> On a similar note, ''[[The Fly (magazine)|The Fly]]''{{'}}s Alex Denney called West misogynistic and hard to listen to as he seemingly places "the rap lexicon on the psychologist's sofa".<ref name="Fly"/> For the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', [[Greg Kot]] was irritated with West for his sweet and sour sauce line that takes part in "the kind of transgressive 'humor'" of artists of a lesser caliber.<ref name="Tribune">{{cite news|last=Kot|first=Greg|author-link=Greg Kot|title=Kanye West's 'Yeezus' an uneasy listen|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-06-17/entertainment/chi-kanye-west-yeezus-review-20130616_1_kanye-wests-gospel-record-saul-williams|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=August 8, 2024|date=June 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622051211/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-06-17/entertainment/chi-kanye-west-yeezus-review-20130616_1_kanye-wests-gospel-record-saul-williams|archive-date=June 22, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Gary Suarez of ''[[The Quietus]]'' thought that West went too far with the line, which he called the "most tasteless joke" on ''Yeezus''.<ref name=Quietus/>
==Commercial performance==

Upon the release of the album, the track made its debut at number 17 on the US ''Billboard'' [[Bubbling Under Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/kanye-west/chart-history/hbu/|title=Kanye West I'm In It Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=December 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165628/https://www.billboard.com/music/Kanye-West/chart-history/bubbling-under-hot-100/song/786131|archive-date=December 9, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> It also charted at number 43 on the US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart in the same week.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/2013-07-06|title=Top Hip-Hop Songs / R&B Songs Chart – July 6, 2013|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=December 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210003712/https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/2013-07-06|archive-date=December 10, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> It also peaked at number 27 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[On-Demand Songs]] chart the week of July 6, 2013.<ref name="on-demand" />
Upon the release of the album, "I'm in It" debuted at number 17 on the US ''Billboard'' [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles|Bubbling Under Hot 100]].<ref name="Bubbling"/> It also entered the US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart at number 43.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/2013-07-06|title=Top Hip-Hop Songs / R&B Songs Chart – July 6, 2013|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210003712/https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/2013-07-06|archive-date=December 10, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Live performances and appearances in media==
West incorporated five spelled-out segments into [[The Yeezus Tour]] (2013–14), performance "I'm in It" during the third segment "Falling".<ref name="wtta">{{cite web|last=Polk|first=Leilani|url=https://www.cltampa.com/music/a-look-back-at-kanye-wests-yeezus-tour-avant-hop-extravaganza-at-tampa-bay-times-forum-12270955|title=A look back at Kanye West's 'Yeezus Tour' avant-hop extravaganza at Tampa Bay Times Forum|publisher=[[WTTA]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|date=December 5, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/foster-kamer/kanye-west-yeezus-concert-review-brooklyn-new-york | title=Live Review: Kanye West as Yeezus Christ Superstar in Brooklyn | magazine=Complex | date=November 20, 2013 | access-date=August 12, 2024 | last=Kamer | first=Foster }}</ref> He wore a [[tunic]] made from spare green military material with a large number of pockets for the performance, while men in body suits walked around him.<ref name="wtta"/><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/a/pigeons/kanye-west-yeezus-concert | title=Yeezus in Concert: Watch Every Song From Kanye West's New Album Performed Live | magazine=Complex | date=October 29, 2013 | access-date=August 12, 2024 }}</ref>

Within the same week of the album's release, a remix of the song was released by DMNDZ. A trap remix, it adds prominent [[Roland TR-808|808s]] and [[hi-hat]]s. Faceasaurus Rex also shared their "Swaghili Remix", based in the same genre with heavy bass.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.complex.com/music/2013/06/kanye-west-yeezus-remixes/ | title=The 'Yeezus' Remixes Are Here | magazine=Complex | date=June 16, 2013 | access-date=November 3, 2018 | author=Khal | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415220659/https://www.complex.com/music/2013/06/kanye-west-yeezus-remixes/ | archive-date=April 15, 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Tinashe]] premiered her track "Vulnerable" in November 2013, featuring a verse from rapper [[Travis Scott]] that [[Interpolation (popular music)|interpolates]] "I'm in It".<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/6w4kmr/tinashe-travis-scott-vulnerable/ | title=Premiere: Tinashe f/ Travi$ Scott 'Vulnerable' | magazine=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] | date=November 20, 2013 | access-date=August 12, 2024 | last=Nostro | first=Lauren }}</ref> In spite of his admiration for West, Canadian musician [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] criticized his "Swaghili" line and said that even fellow rapper [[Fabolous]] "wouldn't say some shit like that" in a February 2014 interview.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/drake-high-times-at-the-yolo-estate-72518/ | title=Drake: High Times at the YOLO Estate | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=February 13, 2014 | access-date=August 6, 2024 | last=Weiner | first=Jonah | url-access=limited }}</ref>


==Credits and personnel==
==Credits and personnel==
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.<ref name="linernotes">{{cite AV media notes|url=http://images.modlife.com.s3.amazonaws.com/custom/kanye/YEEZUS-CREDITS.pdf|title=Yeezus|others=Kanye West|year=2013|publisher=[[Def Jam Recordings]]|access-date=June 22, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003021031/http://images.modlife.com.s3.amazonaws.com/custom/kanye/YEEZUS-CREDITS.pdf|archive-date=October 3, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.<ref name="linernotes">{{cite AV media notes|url=http://images.modlife.com.s3.amazonaws.com/custom/kanye/YEEZUS-CREDITS.pdf|title=Yeezus|others=Kanye West|year=2013|publisher=[[Roc-A-Fella Records]]/[[Def Jam Recordings]]|access-date=June 22, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003021031/http://images.modlife.com.s3.amazonaws.com/custom/kanye/YEEZUS-CREDITS.pdf|archive-date=October 3, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref>


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==References==
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"I'm In It"
Song by Kanye West
from the album Yeezus
ReleasedJune 18, 2013
Recorded2013
Studio
Genre
Length3:54
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Kanye West

"I'm In It" is a song by American rapper Kanye West from his sixth studio album, Yeezus (2013). The song features additional vocals from Justin Vernon and Assassin. West served as the lead producer and Evian Christ co-produced it with Dom $olo, while Noah Goldstein, Arca, and Mike Dean contributed additional production. The rapper, Evian Christ, and Dean served as co-writers with the vocalists, Malik Yusef, Cyhi the Prynce, Sakiya Sandifer, and Elon Rutberg, while Dre & Vidal, Jill Scott, Carvin Haggins, and Kenny Lattimore received credits due to a sample of their composition. The song started as a six-minute arrangement with a different sample and melody, edited down to run for around three minutes. Assassin recorded different verses unaccompanied to instrumentals at Gee Jam Studios, which West used with no prior notice.

A hip hop, dancehall, industrial, and trap track, "I'm in It" features prominent reggae elements and a sample of Lattimore's "Lately". Lyrically, West discusses a sexual fantasy of himself and Kim Kardashian. The song received polarized reviews from music critics, who were divided in their feelings towards the sexual lyrics. Some highlighted West's fantasy and others criticized the inappropriateness, while a few critics praised the production. West performed the song during The Yeezus Tour (2013–14). It reached numbers 17 and 43 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts, respectively.

Background and recording

Justin Vernon performing at the Jazz Fest 2012
"I'm in It" features a guest appearance from Justin Vernon, who worked on different tracks for Yeezus and started writing for the song after a power outage by a campfire.

Jamaican deejay Assassin commented that West decided to go in the direction of Jamaican culture on the album as he incorporated dancehall elements, benefitting the genre for continuing its combination with hip hop. He felt that West's usage of dancehall and reggae influenced different artists of his styles, making front page headlines across continents for working with him.[1] Assassin was recruited by West's team at Gee Jam Studios in Jamaica's Portland Parish, finding the initial sessions to resemble his posse cut "Mercy" (2012) and he delivered different verses to instrumentals with no other vocals. West enjoyed listening to Assassin's recordings and he contacted him to use one of the verses without disclosing it was for Yeezus at the time; the deejay excitedly learnt he was on the album when at a club.[1] The two did not communicate directly during the recording process and first met each other in December 2014, being introduced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins.[2] Around a year later, Assassin recalled that receiving recognition from someone like West proved he was "doing a lot right".[3]

After Bon Iver singer Justin Vernon collaborated with West on his fifth studio album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in 2010, he developed a bond with the rapper and 3 of the 10 songs he worked on for Yeezus were included. Vernon was playing guitar around a campfire and drinking beer with a band of his at a barn when there was a sudden power outage, leading to him starting to write for "I'm in It".[4] Record producer Mike Dean cited Vernon as an artist West would always collaborate with and did not pinpoint him as any musical genre, not knowing if he would sing like the Bee Gees or perform in distortion and comparing his focus on emotion to Michael McDonald. Vernon looked back with a lack of awareness of his lyrics on the song and described West as discussing "really violently and stunningly visual sex shit", which came from the "intelligent conversations" about the state of women held in the studio rather than how the rapper talked to his friends.[5] The singer also compared the imagery to the 2000 film American Psycho, through West resembling a director as not everything he discusses is "actually him saying it every time".[5] Vernon felt that he played a character on the song that would be defined by West's editing and used his section of singing "star fucker" for "calling somebody out", while he had no idea of what Assassin was saying.[5]

West and the artists on his label GOOD Music repeatedly listened to English record producer Evian Christ's Kings and Them during the recording sessions for Cruel Summer, their compilation album released in 2012. This led to him recruiting Evian Christ for Yeezus; he later signed to GOOD Music on his major label debut.[6] The producer was given two days to record material for West and crafted nine tracks in January 2013, one of which was selected for "I'm in It". The track started with "breathy sex sounds" over the snares for its sexual nature, going into overdrive with the emphasis after West contributed rapping.[5] Evian Christ did a double-take on a couple of West's lines at first, although felt that the rapper had to "go all the way" about sexual topics.[5] According to engineer Anthony Kilhoffer, the song originated with a different sample and melody that West abandoned for a six-minute arrangement, until producer Rick Rubin edited it to flow in the structure of a three-minute composition. Dean recalled how everyone would "push things to be weirder" and he moved in a more musical direction, although West gravitated towards hip hop and he praised the final product that contrasts with "crazy guitar parts and all this stadium stuff".[5] Producer Noah Goldstein recalled that West was fully responsible for the reggae voices, standing as the curator of the production.[5] The rapper produced "I'm in It", while Evian Christ and Dom $olo served as co-producers and additional production was contributed by Goldstein, Arca, and Dean. West, Evian Christ, and Dean co-wrote it with Vernon, Assassin, Malik Yusef, Cyhi the Prynce, Sakiya Sandifer, and Elon Rutberg, while the duo Dre & Vidal, Jill Scott, Carvin Haggins, and singer Kenny Lattimore received songwriting credits due to the sample of "Lately".[7]

Composition and lyrics

Assassin sitting on stage as he performs in 2014
During West's verses, he is accompanied by Assassin on certain lines. The deejay also contributes a verse, after having recorded different ones at Gee Jam Studios.

Musically, "I'm in It" is a hip hop,[5] dancehall,[1][8][9] industrial, and trap track, with elements of reggae,[10][11] techno,[12] and punk rock.[13] It features a sample of Lattimore's "Lately".[7] The song contains screeching synthesizers, percussion, and fast-paced snare drums.[14][15] It features dog bark sounds, which are incorporated low into the mix.[16] The song also includes "Oh" vocals, as crafted by Tammy Infusino and Ken Lewis.[7] It features a pulse as the beat drops following the chorus, with a tempo of around 70 beats per minute.[17] West raps in a melancholy voice that is chopped and screwed, being distorted to an aggressive tone.[8][13][17] A verse is contributed from Assassin,[1] who also delivers lines next to West's verses and crooning is contributed from Vernon;[15][18] he sings the chorus with West.[17]

In the lyrics of "I'm in It", West details a sexual fantasy of a night with his then-wife Kim Kardashian.[14][19] The highly explicit content was noted by numerous publications,[20] with Pitchfork and The Daily Telegraph seeing it as XXX-rated.[9][21] West proclaims "Thank God almighty, free at last" in reference to Kardashian unveiling her breasts, alluding to Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 speech.[14][19][22][23] He demands sweet and sour sauce as he raps about oral sex with an Asian women and also quirks about making a girl scream "AAAAAAH-a-a-a-a-a!",[14][24] then repeatedly asserts "That's right, I'm in it"[17] as he is accompanied by Assassin every few lines.[8] The deejay also mentions his "bad man ting", while Vernon calls out a "star fucker" during the bridge.[4][5][17] In the final verse, West declares that he cannot abandon nightlife in spite of being married with children and admits to sleeping with his nightlight on,[9][18][21] concluding that he speaks "Swag-hili".[10][20]

Release and reception

"I'm In It" was included as the sixth track on West's sixth studio album, Yeezus, released on June 18, 2013, through his labels Def Jam and Roc-A-Fella.[13] The song was met with polarized reviews from music critics, with split asessments of the sexual content. Ryan Reed from Paste identified West and Vernon as the album's best collaboration, labeling the song a "disturbing sex rap" backed by snares as West references Kardashian's breasts and goes "for condoms like a ninja".[15] Writing for AllMusic, David Jeffries was taken aback by the song's "punkish, irresponsible blast-femy" as West articulates his dreams at his loudest during the sexual lyrics.[13] The staff of Billboard noted that West "mangles his voice and flips to beast mode" for the content, beginning at a slow pace and transitioning into "a dancehall romp".[8] Ryan Dombal of Pitchfork noted the song's heavy explicitness and that it sounds like "a dancehall orgasm mired in quicksand", making West's similar songs such as "Slow Jamz" (2003) seem like Disney theme songs, while he considered the sweet and sour line to come across as oafishness.[9] HipHopDX reviewer Justin Hunte thought that the song's club-appropriate sexual lyrics, reggae influences, and "Swag-hili" line make it "quickly embed itself Indian-style into the eardrum".[10] Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone wrote that the song resembles the soundtrack of "a snuff film for Cylons" and said that in the lyrics, West "sounds at once righteous and evil".[25] At PopMatters, David Amidon was interested in certain lyrics from West and found imagining him "sleeping with the nightlight on" to be fun, while he stated Assassin goes "in and out of the beat like a pirate ship on the high seas".[18] However, Amidon believed that listeners will take time to appreciate the song and West should have articulated a response to Ray J's "I Hit It First" without its incoherent last verse.[18]

Providing a less enthusiastic review for The New York Times, Jon Pareles stated that West enacts the black stereotype of "the insatiable superstud, callous and lewd", who uses women for sexual means.[26] He noted that West adds "a little blasphemy" for a reaction, despite not seeing any achievement in being smarter than "hip-hop's many other raunchmongers".[26] In the Los Angeles Times, Randall Roberts was both surprised and impressed with West's reference to King's speech, although expressed that the song "could be called bawdy were it not so lyrically dark".[19] In a mixed review, Jesal "Jay Soul" Padania from RapReviews felt that the "quick-quick-slow dancefloor fuck song" is highly explicit to varying levels of success, criticizing how West's misogyny resembles fellow rapper Lil Wayne's I Am Not a Human Being II (2013).[20] Forrest Cardamenis of No Ripcord wrote off West's mixed messaging with his "racially-charged lyrics" as he sexually references King's speech and a "Civil Rights sign", marking a historical error as the Black Panther Party's sign was instead a closed fist.[27] Referencing the latter line for NME, Gavin Haynes questioned if there would be "a more sacrilegious moment in 2013" and he also found a lack of meaning in the title of "I'm in It".[28] On a similar note, The Fly's Alex Denney called West misogynistic and hard to listen to as he seemingly places "the rap lexicon on the psychologist's sofa".[11] For the Chicago Tribune, Greg Kot was irritated with West for his sweet and sour sauce line that takes part in "the kind of transgressive 'humor'" of artists of a lesser caliber.[29] Gary Suarez of The Quietus thought that West went too far with the line, which he called the "most tasteless joke" on Yeezus.[24]

Upon the release of the album, "I'm in It" debuted at number 17 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100.[30] It also entered the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 43.[31]

Live performances and appearances in media

West incorporated five spelled-out segments into The Yeezus Tour (2013–14), performance "I'm in It" during the third segment "Falling".[32][33] He wore a tunic made from spare green military material with a large number of pockets for the performance, while men in body suits walked around him.[32][34]

Within the same week of the album's release, a remix of the song was released by DMNDZ. A trap remix, it adds prominent 808s and hi-hats. Faceasaurus Rex also shared their "Swaghili Remix", based in the same genre with heavy bass.[35] Tinashe premiered her track "Vulnerable" in November 2013, featuring a verse from rapper Travis Scott that interpolates "I'm in It".[36] In spite of his admiration for West, Canadian musician Drake criticized his "Swaghili" line and said that even fellow rapper Fabolous "wouldn't say some shit like that" in a February 2014 interview.[37]

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[7]

Recording

Personnel

  • Kanye West – songwriter, production
  • Evian Christ – songwriter, co-production
  • Mike Dean – songwriter, additional production, recording engineer
  • Justin Vernon – songwriter, additional vocals
  • Assassin – songwriter, additional vocals
  • Malik Jones – songwriter
  • Cydel Young – songwriter
  • Sakiya Sandifer – songwriter
  • Elon Rutberg – songwriter
  • Andre Harris – songwriter
  • Jill Scott – songwriter
  • Vidal Davis – songwriter
  • Carvin Haggins – songwriter
  • Kenny Lattimore – songwriter
  • Dom $olo – co-production
  • Noah Goldstein – additional production, recording engineer, mix engineer
  • Arca – additional production
  • Tammy Infusino – vocal effects
  • Ken Lewis – vocal effects
  • Brent Kolatalo – vocal effects engineer
  • Anthony Kilhoffer – recording engineer
  • Marc Portheau – assistant recording engineer
  • Khoï Huynh – assistant recording engineer
  • Raoul Le Pennec – assistant recording engineer
  • Nabil Essemlani – assistant recording engineer
  • Keith Parry – assistant recording engineer
  • Mat Arnold – assistant recording engineer
  • Dale – assistant recording engineer
  • Sean Oakley – assistant recording engineer, assistant mix engineer
  • Eric Lynn – assistant recording engineer, assistant mix engineer
  • Dave "Squirrel" Covell – assistant recording engineer, assistant mix engineer
  • Josh Smith – assistant recording engineer, assistant mix engineer

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Chart performance for "I'm in It"
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[30] 17
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[38] 43
US On-Demand Songs (Billboard)[39] 27

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