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Front Back

"Front Back" is a song by American rapper T.I., taken from his fourth studio album King (2006). The song was produced by Mannie Fresh, who also shares co-writing credits alongside Pimp C, Bun B, T.I., Ice Cube, The Meters, Freddie Southwell, Eazy-E and Dr. Dre. The song, which features Southern hip hop duo UGK, samples and embodies portions of the duo's 1994 single "Front, Back, Side to Side", from their second album Super Tight. The song was featured in the trailer for the 2006 film ATL, starring T.I.

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"Front Back"
Promotional single by T.I. featuring UGK
from the album King
ReleasedNovember 4, 2005 (U.S.)
Recorded2005
GenreHip hop
Length3:42
Label
Songwriters
ProducerMannie Fresh
Music video
"Front Back" on YouTube

"Front Back" is a song by American rapper T.I., taken from his fourth studio album King (2006). The song was produced by Mannie Fresh, who also shares co-writing credits alongside Pimp C, Bun B, T.I., Ice Cube, The Meters, Freddie Southwell, Eazy-E and Dr. Dre. The song, which features Southern hip hop duo UGK, samples and embodies portions of the duo's 1994 single "Front, Back, Side to Side", from their second album Super Tight.1 The song was featured in the trailer for the 2006 film ATL, starring T.I.1

Music video

The music video, directed by Dr. Teeth, was filmed in Houston, Texas on January 29, 2006.

The video contains cameo appearances by Big Kuntry King, Slim Thug, Lil 3rd, Grand Hustle act Xtaci, DJ Drama, Young Dro, Lil Keke, Johnny Dang and P$C. DJ Drama can be heard throughout the whole video, while not on the audio version.23

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard)4 11
References

References

  1. "'King' Of Rap". Billboard. March 26, 2006. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  2. T.I. - 'Front Back' - VideoYoutubeAtlantic Records official. Accessed October 21, 2008
  3. T.I. - 'Front Back' - VideoMTV. Accessed October 21, 2008
  4. Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales