I Shyne
{{Infobox song
| name = I Shyne
| cover = IShyneAlt.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Carnage and Lil Pump
| album = Battered Bruised & Bloody
| released = {{Start date|2018|1|18}}
| recorded = 2018
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|trap}}
| length = {{duration|m=2|s=33}}
| label = Heavyweight Records
| writer = {{hlist|Gazzy Garcia|Diamanté Blackmon}}
| producer = Carnage
| chronology = Carnage
| prev_title = Learn How to Watch
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title = Plur Genocide
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Lil Pump
| type = Singles
| prev_title = Designer
| prev_year = 2017
| title = I Shyne
| year = 2018
| next_title = Esskeetit
| next_year = 2018
}}
{{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = single
| cover = IShyne.gif
| border =
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| caption =
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"I Shyne" (stylized as "i SHYNE") is a song recorded by Guatemalan-American DJ Carnage and American rapper Lil Pump. It was released on January 18, 2018 by Heavyweight Records{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-shyne-single/1336369797 |title=i SHYNE – Single by Carnage & Lil Pump |work=iTunes Store |location=United States |publisher=Apple |access-date=January 20, 2018}} as the second single from Carnage's second studio album Battered, Bruised & Bloody. The song was produced by Carnage, who has notably shifted in focus from EDM production to trap-influenced beats in recent years.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
Background
On January 18, 2018, Carnage announced the song and its release date. In an interview with XXL Mag, he stated that while working with Lil Pump, the song came together almost effortlessly. He stated, "I made the beat in about five minutes and immediately sent it to Lil Pump. He laced the track in less than 48 hours and the rest was history."{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2018/01/lil-pump-carnage-i-shyne/|title=Lil Pump Teams With Carnage on New Song "i Shyne"|website=XXL Mag|date=January 18, 2018|access-date=January 20, 2018}} The title is influenced by the episode names of iCarly, and the design is influenced by the title of the show.
Critical reception
Billboard{{'}}s Kat Bein said Lil Pump "is a savage all over the beat. He really has some kind of superhuman ability to shout forever,"{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8095033/lil-pump-carnage-i-shyne-listen|title=Lil Pump's Carnage Collaboration 'i Shyne' Is a Bass Slap to the Face|website=Billboard|date=January 18, 2018|access-date=January 20, 2018}} while HotNewHipHop's Aron A stated, "It's a perfect match of a producer who creates nothing but high energy pieces of work and a young rapper that carries the same energy on his day to day life."{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/dj-carnage-recruits-lil-pump-for-new-banger-i-shyne-new-song.1977038.html|title=DJ Carnage Recruits Lil Pump For New Banger "i Shyne"|website=HotNewHipHop|date=January 18, 2018|access-date=January 20, 2018}}
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{single chart|Canada|95|artist=Lil Pump|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 30, 2018}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|14|artist=Lil Pump|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 30, 2018}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|49|artist=Lil Pump|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 30, 2018}} |
References
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