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{{Infobox song

| name = I'm Inin It

| cover =

| alt =

| type =

| artist = [[Kanye West]]

| album = [[Yeezus]]

| released = June 18, 2013

| format =

| recorded = 2013

| studio = *[[Hôtel de Pourtalès|No Name Hotel]] (Paris)

*Gee Jam ([[Port Antonio|Port Antonio, Jamaica]])

*[[Real World Studios|Real World]] ([[Bath, Somerset|Bath, England]])

*[[Shangri-La (recording studio)|Shangri-La]] ([[Malibu, California|Malibu, CA]])

| genre = *[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]

*[[dancehall]]

*[[Industrial music|industrial]]

*[[Trap music|trap]]

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=54}}

| label = *[[Roc-A-Fella Records|Roc-A-Fella]]

*[[Roc-A-Fella Records|Roc-A-Fella]]

*[[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]

| writer = *Kanye West

*Kanye West

*[[Justin Vernon]]

*[[Assassin (deejay)|Jeffrey Ethan Campbell]]

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*[[Carvin & Ivan|Carvin Haggins]]

*[[Kenny Lattimore]]

| producer = Kanye West

}}

"'''I'm Inin It'''" is a song by American rapper [[Kanye West]] from his sixth studio album, ''[[Yeezus]]'' (2013). The song features additional vocals from [[Justin Vernon]] and [[Assassin (deejay)|Assassin]]. West served the role of lead producer and [[Evian Christ]] co-produced it with Dom $olo, while [[Noah Goldstein]], [[Arca (musician)|Arca]], and [[Mike Dean (record producer)|Mike Dean]] contributed additional production. The rapper, Evian Christ, and Dean served as co-writers with the vocalists, [[Malik Yusef]], [[Cyhi the Prynce]], Sakiya Sandifer, and Elon Rutberg, while [[Dre & Vidal]], [[Jill Scott (singer)|Jill Scott]], [[Carvin & Ivan|Carvin Haggins]], and [[Kenny Lattimore]] received credits due to a sample of their composition. The song started as a six-minute arrangement with a different [[Sampling (music)|sample]] and melody, edited down to run for around three minutes.

A [[Hip hop music|hip hop]], [[dancehall]], [[Industrial music|industrial]], and [[Trap music|trap]] track, "I'm in It" features prominent [[reggae]] elements and a sample of Lattimore's "Lately". Lyrically, West discusses a sexual fantasy of himself and [[Kim Kardashian]]. The song received polarized reviews from [[Music journalism|music critics]], who were divided in their feelings towards West's sexual lyrics. Some highlighted his fantasy and others criticized the inappropriateness, while a few critics praised the production. The song reached numbers 17 and 43 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles]] and [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] charts, respectively. West performed it during [[The Yeezus Tour]] (2013–14).

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West incorporated five spelled-out segments into [[The Yeezus Tour]] (2013–14), performing "I'm in It" during the third segment "Falling".<ref name="wtta">{{cite web|last=Polk|first=Leilani|url=https://www.cltampa.com/music/a-look-back-at-kanye-wests-yeezus-tour-avant-hop-extravaganza-at-tampa-bay-times-forum-12270955|title=A look back at Kanye West's 'Yeezus Tour' avant-hop extravaganza at Tampa Bay Times Forum|publisher=[[WTTA]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|date=December 5, 2013|archive-date=February 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211170221/https://www.cltampa.com/music/a-look-back-at-kanye-wests-yeezus-tour-avant-hop-extravaganza-at-tampa-bay-times-forum-12270955|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/foster-kamer/kanye-west-yeezus-concert-review-brooklyn-new-york | title=Live Review: Kanye West as Yeezus Christ Superstar in Brooklyn | magazine=Complex | date=November 20, 2013 | access-date=August 12, 2024 | last=Kamer | first=Foster | archive-date=February 27, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227171650/https://www.complex.com/music/a/foster-kamer/kanye-west-yeezus-concert-review-brooklyn-new-york | url-status=live }}</ref> He wore a [[tunic]] made from spare green military material with a large number of pockets for the performance, while men in body suits walked around him.<ref name="wtta"/><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/a/pigeons/kanye-west-yeezus-concert | title=Yeezus in Concert: Watch Every Song From Kanye West's New Album Performed Live | magazine=Complex | date=October 29, 2013 | access-date=August 12, 2024 | archive-date=September 6, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906034154/https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/a/pigeons/kanye-west-yeezus-concert | url-status=live }}</ref>

Within the same week of the album's release, a remix of the song was released by DMNDZ. A trap remix, it adds prominent [[Roland TR-808|808s]] and [[hi-hat]]s. Faceasaurus Rex also shared their "Swaghili Remix", based in the same genre with heavy bass.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.complex.com/music/2013/06/kanye-west-yeezus-remixes/ | title=The 'Yeezus' Remixes Are Here | magazine=Complex | date=June 16, 2013 | access-date=November 3, 2018 | author=Khal | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415220659/https://www.complex.com/music/2013/06/kanye-west-yeezus-remixes/ | archive-date=April 15, 2019 | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Tinashe]] premiered her track "Vulnerable" in November 2013, featuring a verse from rapper [[Travis Scott]] that [[Interpolation (popular music)|interpolates]] "I'm in It".<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/6w4kmr/tinashe-travis-scott-vulnerable/ | title=Premiere: Tinashe f/ Travi$ Scott 'Vulnerable' | magazine=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] | date=November 20, 2013 | access-date=August 12, 2024 | last=Nostro | first=Lauren | archive-date=March 9, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309225002/https://www.vice.com/en/article/6w4kmr/tinashe-travis-scott-vulnerable | url-status=live }}</ref> In spite of his admiration for West, Canadian musician [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] criticized his "Swaghili" line and said that even fellow rapper [[Fabolous]] "wouldn't say some shit like that" in a February 2014 interview.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/drake-high-times-at-the-yolo-estate-72518/ | title=Drake: High Times at the YOLO Estate | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=February 13, 2014 | access-date=August 6, 2024 | last=Weiner | first=Jonah | url-access=limited | archive-date=August 6, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806195542/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/drake-high-times-at-the-yolo-estate-72518/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

==Credits and personnel==