"I'll Still Kill", edited for radio as "Still Will",Shaheem Reid; Tim Kash (October 22, 2007). 50 Cent Explains Reconciliation with Lil' Kim, Films Action Video with Akon. MTV. Accessed October 23, 2007. is a song by American hip-hop recording artist 50 Cent, released as the fifth single from his third album Curtis (2007). The song, which was produced by DJ Khalil, features guest vocals from Senegalese-American singer Akon.Andres Tardio (October 23, 2007). 50 Cent Explains Lil' Kim Reunion Truce, G-Unit Album . HipHopDX. Accessed October 23, 2007. The single officially hit airwaves on November 6, 2007.CHR – Available for Airplay . FMQB. Accessed October 29, 2007. The song peaked at number 95 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Background The song was originally produced for rapper Bishop Lamont, who titled the song, "Down". Lamont's version contained chorus vocals by Kobe. The song was dropped (but later leaked), and the beat was given to 50 Cent, who substituted Akon's rewritten hook for Kobe's vocals in the song.
Both 50 Cent and Akon spoke highly of the collaboration, in which 50 Cent exclaimed, Akon shared more of the same thoughts, 50 Cent has since been seen working with Akon in his studio for his upcoming 5th studio album "The Return Of The Heartless Monster". Though the single was expected to be a hit, it only peaked at #95 on The Billboard Hot 100 and #52 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, perhaps due to it being released months after the album had already released, as well as the music video being banned from BET and MTV. Snippets of Akon's vocals are sampled by DJ Premier in "Ain't Nuttin Changed" for Blaq Poet.
Music video The music video was directed by Jessy Terrero, who commented on the video shoot. He said: The video is based around 50 Cent who has to "handle himself in a world of trained killers". In an interview with MTV, Akon commented on the video and said: The video premiered via BET on November 12, 2007.I'll Still Kill video premiere . 50Cent.com. Accessed November 11, 2007. According to 50 Cent on his Shade 45 Interview on December 9, 2007, it was banned on the network. He criticized BET for showing American Gangster and The Wire, but not his video.YouTube - Broadcast Yourself In the music video, the song is edited more than the original, with Akon saying "I still will kill" is changed to "I still will chill", and some of the more violent words being replaced with different words. The song and video has over 70 million views on YouTube.
Track listing 2-Track "Still Will" (clean version) "Curtis 187"
Maxi CD "Still Will" (clean version) "I'll Still Kill" (explicit version) "Curtis 187" "Still Will" (CD-rom video)
Chart positions Chart (2007–2008)PeakpositionAustralia (ARIA)99French Singles Chart28New Zealand Singles Chart14US Billboard Hot 10095US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)52US Hot Rap Tracks (Billboard)22US Pop 100 (Billboard)79
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