I'm The One (DJ Khaled song)

### **Written by**

Khaled Khaled / Justin Bieber / Quavious Marshall / Chancelor Bennett / Dwayne Carter Jr. / Jason Boyd / Nicholas Balding / Bobby Brackins / Ray Jacobs / David Park

### **Produced by**

DJ Khaled / Nic-Nac

“**I'm the One**” is a song by DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne.

## Background

Khaled said that he waited until he found the right song before he asked Bieber — who he has been friends with for years — to join him on a record which became “I’m the One.”

DJ Khaled reached out to Poo Bear around 2017. He had a new song, and he went to Justin Bieber’s house to play it for him. He had a record done and it wasn’t “I’m the One”…it was different. And Justin was like, “Yo…let’s see if Poo Bear could [rewrite it]. Other than that, I’m not really feeling it right now.” So then Khaled reached out to Poo Bear and said, “Hey, Justin asked me to hit you, to rewrite [this song].” He told Poo Bear to book a studio and he booked it. Within two hours, from the time DJ Khaled started calling him, he was in the studio at Westlake and he recorded “I’m The One,” with all of Justin’s parts. It took Poo Bear about 35 minutes to knock it out. And I turned it in and Khaled went crazy, and Justin loved it.

## Lyrics

[Intro: DJ Khaled]

We The Best Music

Another one!

DJ Khaled

[Pre-Chorus: Justin Bieber (DJ Khaled)]

Yeah, you're looking at the truth, the money never lie no

I'm the one, yeah, I'm the one

Early morning in the dawn, know you wanna ride now (that's right)

I'm the one, yeah (that's right), I'm the one, yeah

Yeah, you're sick of all those other imitators

Don't let the only real one intimidate you

See you watching, don't run out of time now

[Chorus: Justin Bieber & Quavo]

I'm the one, yeah

Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh

I'm the one

Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh

I'm the only one

Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh

I'm the one

Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh

I'm the only one

[Verse 1: Quavo]

Yeah, yeah Quavo

I'm the one that hit that same spot (hit it)

She the one that bring them rain drops (rain drops)

We go back, remember Kriss-Kross and hopscotch? (hopscotch)

You the one that hold me down when the block's hot (hot)

I make your dreams come true when you wake up (dream)

And your look's just the same without no make-up

Had to pull up on your mama, see what you're made of (mama)

Ain't gotta worry 'bout 'em commas 'cause my cake up

You can run inside my life from that fame bus

'Cause I promise when we step out you'll be famous

Modern day Bonnie and Clyde what they named us

'Cause when we pull up (prr prr) all angles

[Pre-Chorus: Justin Bieber (DJ Khaled)]

Yeah, you're looking at the truth, the money never lie no

I'm the one, yeah, I'm the one

Early morning in the dawn, know you wanna ride now (that's right)

I'm the one, yeah (that's right), I'm the one, yeah

Yeah, you're sick of all those other imitators

Don't let the only real one intimidate you

See you watching, don't run outta time now

[Chorus: Justin Bieber & Chance the Rapper]

I'm the one, yeah

Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh

I'm the one

Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh

I'm the only one

Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh

I'm the one

Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh

I'm the only one

[Verse 2: Chance the Rapper]

Okay though uh, she beat her face up with that new Chanel

She like the price, she see the ice it make her coochie melt

When I met her in the club I asked her who she felt

Then she went and put that booty on that Gucci belt

We don't got no label

She say she want bottles, she ain't got no table

She don't got no bed frame, she don't got no tables

We just watching Netflix, she ain't got no cable, okay though

Plug, plug, plug, I'm the plug for her

She want a nigg‏a that pull her hair and hold the door for her

Baby, that's only me, bitch, it okay with me

Baby, okay, okay though

[Pre-Chorus: Justin Bieber (DJ Khaled)]

Yeah, you're looking at the truth, the money never lie no

I'm the one, yeah, I'm the one

Early morning in the dawn, know you wanna ride now (that's right)

I'm the one, yeah (that's right), I'm the one, yeah

Yeah, you're sick of all those other imitators

Don't let the only real one intimidate you

See you watching, don't run outta time now

[Chorus: Justin Bieber]

I'm the one, yeah

Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh

I'm the one

Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh

I'm the only one

Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh

I'm the one

Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh

I'm the only one

[Verse 3: Lil Wayne]

Looking for the one?

Well, bitch, you're looking at the one

I'm the best yet, and yet, my best is yet to come

'Cause I've been looking for somebody, not just any fuckin' body

Don't make me catch a body, that's for any and everybody

Oh my God! She hit me up all day, give no response

Bitch, you blow my high, that's like turning gold to bronze

Roll my eyes

And when she on the molly she a zombie

She think we Clyde and Bonnie, but it's more like Whitney Bobby

God, forgive me

Tunechi and finessin', I'm a legend

Straight up out The Crescent, fly your bae down for the Essence

For the record I knew Khaled when that boy was spinnin' records

Mula Gang winning record, I'm just flexing on my exes, oh God!

[Pre-Chorus: Justin Bieber & DJ Khaled]

Yeah, you're looking at the truth, the money never lie no

I'm the one, yeah, I'm the one

Early morning in the dawn, know you wanna ride now (that's right)

I'm the one, yeah (that's right), I'm the one, yeah

Yeah, you're sick of all those other imitators

Don't let the only real one intimidate you

See you watching, don't run outta time now

[Chorus: Justin Bieber]

I'm the one, yeah

Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh

I'm the one

Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh

I'm the only one

Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh

I'm the one

Oh-eh-oh-oh-oh, oh-eh-oh

I'm the only one

[Outro: Justin Bieber (DJ Khaled)]

(Another one)

Don't you know girl, don't you know girl

I am the one for you (I'm the one) yeah I'm the one

Don't you know girl, don't you know girl

I am the one for you (I'm the one) yeah I'm the one

Don't you know girl, don't you know girl

I am the one for you (I'm the one) yeah I'm the one

Don't you know girl, don't you know girl

I am the one for you (I'm the one) yeah I'm the one

## References

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1. ↑ Couric, Katie (June 14, 2017). "DJ Khaled talks his new album, Justin Bieber and fatherhood". *Yahoo News*.
2. ↑ Kawashima, Dale (June 29, 2021). "Poo Bear Co-Writes Big Hits With Justin Bieber, DJ Khaled, Ed Sheeran And Dan + Shay, And Releases New Single As An Artist". *Songwriter Universe*.