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Not to be confused with I'm Your Pusher (Scooter song). 1988 single by Ice-T
"I'm Your Pusher"
Single by Ice-T
from the album Power
B-side"Girls L.G.B.N.A.F."
ReleasedAugust 23, 1988
StudioSyndicate Studios West (Los Angeles, California)
GenreGangsta rap
Length5:35
LabelSire
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ice-T
  • Afrika Islam
Ice-T singles chronology
"Colors"
(1988) 		"I'm Your Pusher"
(1988) 		"High Rollers"
(1988)
Music video
"I'm Your Pusher" on YouTube

"I'm Your Pusher" is a 1988 single by American rapper Ice-T, from his second album Power.

The song's lyrics recommend the use of music and dancing to feel good rather than using drugs: "The dope I'm selling you don't smoke / You feel out in the dance floor on my world tour / I'm selling dope in each and every record store". However, the anti-drug theme was interpreted as having the opposite message, possibly as a result of misinterpretation of the context of the title, and ignorance as to the actual lyrical content.

The song was produced by Ice-T and Afrika Islam for Rhyme Syndicate Productions. It contains a sample from "Pusherman" by Curtis Mayfield.

Track listing

Side A

  1. "I'm Your Pusher" (LP Version)
  2. "I'm Your Pusher" (Instrumental)
  3. "I'm Your Pusher" (A Capella)

Side B

  2. "Girls L.G.B.N.A.F." (LP Version)
  3. "Girls L.G.B.N.A.F." (Instrumental)
  4. "Girls L.G.B.N.A.F." (A Capella)

Uses in pop culture

In 1989, the song was used in the beginning of the Season Two episode of the television series Midnight Caller entitled "Take Back the Streets".

Eminem parodied the chorus to the song in his track I'm Shady from The Slim Shady LP, which was about his experiences with taking drugs.

Music video

The music video was released in 1988 and it features cameos by Big Daddy Kane and Kool DJ Red Alert.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot Black Singles 13
US Billboard Dance Club Songs 21

References

  1. Ice T; Sigmund, Heidi (1994). The Ice Opinion: Who Gives a Fuck?. Pan Books. p. 164. ISBN 0-330-33629-0.
  2. "Ice-T - Billboard Hot Black Singles". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  3. "Ice-T - Billboard Hot Rap Singles". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
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