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"I Ain't Thru"
Song

"I Ain't Thru" is a song by American singer Keyshia Cole. It features Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj rapping the second verse of the song. Written by Cole, Minaj and Russell Gonzalez, the up-tempo hip hop/R&B song is the lead single taken from Cole's fourth studio album Calling All Hearts. The song's lyrics revolve around Cole trying to do her own thing well while maintaining ignorance toward people that are against her. It was produced by The ARE and Ron Fair as Cole's 'statement record'.

It was released for digital download in the United States on December 7, 2010. "I Ain't Thru" was described by critics as the most grit-flecked Cole has ever sounded. It was moderately successful across the airplay formats as it debuted on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number seventy-eight on November 18, 2010. In subsequent weeks, the single peaked at number fifty-four. An accompanying music video for "I Ain't Thru", directed by Benny Boom, was premiered on November 12, 2010 alongside the music video for follow-up single "Long Way Down".

Background

Cole has admitted that she should not have released 'I Ain't Thru' as the lead single. She stated, “The label didn’t really want to drop the record because they knew … that people wanted a more intense, soulful record from me about love and I really should have followed (their) direction,” she said. “But I wanted that to be a statement record. It’s like saying, ‘I’m doing me, you know. I don’t have no regrets for nothing that I’m doing.’”[1] Some speculate that Minaj's verse in the song is a diss at Lil' Kim and Mary J. Blige, with lines like "I took the spot, She's Gone. Poof!" being subliminal and direct at the rapper.

Music video

The video premiered on November 12, 2010. The production of the video was shot in Los Angeles. The visual was over seen by Benny Boom.

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[2] 54

Tracks

  1. "I Ain't Thru" (Featuring Nicki Minaj) - 3:59

Release history

List of release dates, record label and format details
Country Date Format Label
United States[3] December 7, 2010 Digital download Geffen

References

  1. ^ Keyshia Cole Admits The First Single Ft. Nicki Minaj Wasn’t The Best Look But She Wanted To Make A Statement… “I Ain’t Thru”!
  2. ^ "Keyshia Cole Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
  3. ^ "I Ain't Thru:Amazon:MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
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