T.I. Back on Top of Hip-Hop Radio Chart With ‘Let ‘Em Know’

For the first time since 2013, T.I. rules Billboard’s Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, as “Let ‘Em Know” jumps from No. 4 to crown the radio ranking dated March 14. The track cements its standing as the most-played song on panel-contributing mainstream R&B/hip-hop radio stations in the United States in the tracking week of Feb. 27-March 5, according to Luminate.

The self-declared King of the South’s latest coronation comes via a 26% surge in plays compared with the prior week’s total. Thanks to its haul, “Let ‘Em Know” grabs the Greatest Gainer award, given weekly to the song with the largest improvement in play count.

“Let ‘Em Know,” released and promoted through Grand Hustle/EMPIRE, secures T.I.’s eighth Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay No. 1. Here’s a review of his collection:

Song Title, Artist (if other than T.I.), Weeks at No. 1, Date Reached No. 1
“U Don’t Know Me,” one, April 30, 2005
“What You Know,” six, April 15, 2006
“Shoulder Lean,” Young Dro feat. T.I.; three, Aug. 5, 2006
“I’m a Flirt,” R. Kelly or Bow Wow feat. T.I. & T-Pain; two, April 14, 2007
“Whatever You Like,” five, Sept. 20, 2008
“Live Your Life,” feat. Rihanna; two, Nov. 22, 2008
“Blurred Lines,” Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell; six, April 17, 2013
“Let ‘Em Know,” one (to date), May 14, 2026

Thirteen years after “Blurred Lines,” T.I. and Pharrell again collaborate on No. 1 title. The hitmakers share the co-writing and co-production duties on “Let ‘Em Know” credits; for Pharrell, it gives the creative his first Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay since “Happy” topped the list for one week in April 2014.

“We both have an unwavering passion for the craft,” T.I. said of his working relationship with Pharrell in a recent Billboard interview. “He has an enormous amount of success and things he can be doing, but music calls him. It urges him to create in so many different genres just out of sheer, genuine passion.”

“Let ‘Em Know” is expected on Kill the King, which T.I. says will be his final album. The set will be his first since 2020’s The L.I.B.R.A.

Elsewhere, the single improves on multiple other radio charts, including on both audience-based Rap Airplay (up 6-2), R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (6-5) and all-genre Radio Songs charts (36-30), as well as the plays-based Adult R&B Airplay (24-21) and Rhythmic Airplay (29-25) rankings.