I Ain't Thru

"I Ain't Thru"
A portrait of two women laughing, sitting in a motor vehicle furnished in beige leather seating. The women are wearing red jackets with black shirts underneath. The portrait is bordered in red, the title 'I aint thru' appears in the top left-hand corner while 'Keyshia Cole ft. Nicki Minaj' appears in the bottom left-hand corner.
Single by Keyshia Cole featuring Nicki Minaj
from the album Calling All Hearts
ReleasedDecember 7, 2010
Genre
Length3:59
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Keyshia Cole
  • Russell Gonzalez
  • Onika Maraj
Producer(s)
Keyshia Cole singles chronology
"Trust"
(2009) 		"I Ain't Thru"
(2010) 		"Long Way Down"
(2011)
Nicki Minaj singles chronology
"Monster"
(2010) 		"I Ain't Thru"
(2010) 		"Raining Men"
(2010)

"I Ain't Thru" is a song by American singer Keyshia Cole. It features Nicki Minaj rapping the second verse of the song. Written by Cole, Minaj and Russell Gonzalez, the up-tempo hip hop/R&B song is the lead single taken from Cole's fourth studio album Calling All Hearts (2010). The song's lyrics revolve around Cole trying to do her own thing well while maintaining ignorance toward people who are against her. It was produced by The ARE and Ron Fair as Cole's 'statement record'.

It was released for download in the United States on December 7, 2010. "I Ain't Thru" was described by critics as the most grit-flecked Cole has ever sounded. It was moderately successful across the airplay formats as it debuted on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 78 on November 18, 2010. In subsequent weeks, the single peaked at number 54. An accompanying music video for "I Ain't Thru", directed by Benny Boom, was premiered on November 12, 2010 alongside the music video for follow-up single "Long Way Down".