I'm Not a Player
{{Infobox song
| name = I'm Not a Player
| cover = Big Pun - I'm Not a Player.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Big Pun
| album = Capital Punishment
| B-side = "Wishful Thinking" (featuring Fat Joe, B-Real and Kool G Rap)
| released = October 14, 1997
| format =
| recorded = 1997
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|East Coast hip hop|Latin hip hop|dirty rap}}
| length = 3:41
| label = {{hlist|BMG|RCA|Loud|Terror Squad}}
| writer = {{hlist|Big Pun|Minnesota}}
| producer = Minnesota
| chronology = Big Pun
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Off the Books
| next_year = 1997
}}
"I'm Not a Player" is the debut single from rapper Big Pun (then known as Big Punisher), produced by Minnesota. The song peaked at number 57 of the Billboard Hot 100. "I'm Not a Player" helped the album become number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling more than one million copies in America.
Music video
The video, inspired by Scarface, features Big Pun buying a red Mercedes-Benz and walking through a restaurant. Big Pun is seen dancing with ladies. Fat Joe, Noreaga, Cuban Link, Raekwon, Prodigy, Armageddon, Triple Seis, Prospect, The O'Jays (whose Darling Darling Baby was sampled in I'm Not A Player), and Angel Salazar make cameo appearances.
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (1997)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{singlechart|Billboardrapsongs|3|artist=Big Punisher|access-date=May 21, 2022|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|57|artist=Big Punisher|access-date=May 21, 2022|rowheader=true}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|19|artist=Big Punisher|access-date=May 21, 2022|rowheader=true}} |
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1998)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{singlechart|New Zealand|34|artist=Big Punisher|song=I'm Not A Player|access-date=April 14, 2023|rowheader=true}} |
References
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