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T.I. - T.I. vs. T.I.P.
Label: Hustle Gang/EMPIRE
Production: Bao Quoc Pham, Corey "Oz" Simon, Danja, Elliott Carter, Eminem, Howard Wright, Jerry Duplessis, Just Blaze, Kannon "Caviar" Cross, Khao, Keith Mack, Mannie Fresh, Sedeck Jean, The Runners, Tony Galvin, Wyclef Jean
Lead Single: Big Things Poppin' (Do It)
T.I.’s not the only one with an identity crisis, I’ve got a little Jekyll and Hyde in me too. Only I’m not talking about trappin and rappin, I’m talking about writing reviews. My good side wants to find the positives of every album, reward effort, and keep everything in perspective. But there’s always the pull of my evil side begging to call out every weak rhyme and materialistic front. Well today, in honor of the release of The King’s highly anticipated and schizophrenic album T.I. Vs. T.I.P., I’m letting both sides have it out. Good: … ...Read the full album review
Fans can also check out T.I.'s previous albums: T.I. - Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head | T.I. - No Mercy | T.I. - F**k a Mixtape | T.I. - Paper Trail
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T.I.’s not the only one with an identity crisis, I’ve got a little Jekyll and Hyde in me too. Only I’m not talking about trappin and rappin, I’m talking about writing reviews. My good side wants to find the positives of every album, reward effort, and keep everything in perspective. But there’s always the pull of my evil side begging to call out every weak rhyme and materialistic front. Well today, in honor of the release of The King’s highly anticipated and schizophrenic album T.I. Vs. T.I.P., I’m letting both sides have it out.
Good: I’ve got to give T.I. a lot of respect. Most rappers that successful would have pumped out an album loaded with guest verses and collected a check, but T.I.’s taking a big risk with a concept album.
Evil: True, but T.I. and T.I.P. aren’t musically that different. They both have the same flow and rap about the same things; money, realness and respect. It’s not like T.I.’s other side is a militant revolutionary.
Good: But you’ve got to appreciate T.I. speakin’ on conflicts in his life. You think 50 Cent’s gonna admit he’s got emotional problems? Hip-hop can bring someone from the streets to the penthouse almost overnight; it’s got to be nearly impossible to stay true to both worlds.
Evil: Let’s take his first single Big Shit Poppin. It’s got that hard edge with the rock guitar line, the anthem chorus and T.I.P. spittin’ with his infamous violent swagger, but in the first verse he also name drops all his biggest singles and references his upcoming movie with Denzel. You telling me those aren’t calculated business moves?
Good: And by the second half of that verse he’s saying he’d throw it all away and go back to dealin’. That’s the essence of the T.I./T.I.P. conflict right there. We love seeing people self-destruct, that’s why T.I.P.’s always gonna be more appealing, he’ll choke out Ludacris’ manager. You telling me you weren’t feelin’ the track Hurt?
Evil: You’re right, Hurt’s a dope track. Danja’s producing some of the best beats in hip-hop right now and T.I.P.’s got that faster flow that will break your jaw. Plus there’s one of the best Busta Rhymes verses in recent memory. But you also got the single You Know What It Is. The music’s courtesy of Wyclef and it sounds more like a dance track than some Trap Musik ridin. How is this in the T.I.P. section?
Good: Fair enough, I don’t really see the difference between that and the other Wyclef joint on the T.I. section of the album, My Swag. Speakin of the T.I. section, the Just Blaze produced track Help Is Coming is dope. The beat mixes a string section that sounds like it came from the Beatles with some blasting percussion and T.I. joins in on the hip-hop is not dead battle.
Evil: Except he’s mostly talking about record sales, not the soul of hip-hop.
Good: Man, who embodies the swagger and confidence of hip-hop right now more than T.I.?
Evil: Well, T.I.P. does for one. I really believe that if people were forced to choose they’d pick T.I.P. over T.I. every time. You want to see someone ready to die, not someone counting the interest in their bank account. Can we at least agree that the track Show It To Me is terrible?
Good: Come on, you need at least one track for dancing in the club, I kind of like the old school nightclub vibe. Although I admit that Nelly’s verse is a travesty, he spends half the time quoting Mims and R. Kelly. It’s like he can’t even be bothered to write original material, and it’s not like he’s been busy rappin.
Evil: Couldn’t agree more. That was a fine piece of hating there; we may have more in common than I thought. I’ll meet you halfway and say the last section of the album, after T.I. and T.I.P. have their showdown, is the best material on there.
Good: Definitely. Tell ‘Em I Said That is tight, and Respect This Hustle has the best lyrical content on the album. Listen, if people are disappointed with this album it’s because expectations were insanely high. It’s not as good as King, but it’s not that far off.
Evil: I’ll admit it’s a really good album, even if it’s not a classic. At the very least T.I. held onto his royal title.
Good: Ladies and gentleman, may I present T.I.(P.), still the King of the South.
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Average Member Rating: Total Ratings: 19
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 I dont know about this one maybe i need to listen to it more but if i have to do that then its not all that good truly im not feeling any of the song. i like the cut wit emeinem and the one wit jay (except the hook) but only becuz its em and jay. ... OK
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| Posted on Oct 15, 2007 |
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its good
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| Posted on Oct 15, 2007 |
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this rawest album iv heard sence pac died.when i say this nigga cant be @*#$! wit on this rap shit,i mean that 4 real.he the best rapper alive wanye is so under this dude.yall need to stop comparin bull shit with real rappin.
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| Posted on Dec 01, 2007 |
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this man shit so raw,i had to vote 4 it 2wice.this nigga is my @*#$! inspiration man,it dont get no rawer than this dudu.he smash evry thing.a lota niggaz sayin this the wurst album he put out.thay dont know what real rap is,they say the 1st 1 was and it is.but it didnt do much because was to gangsta with,but now that he's got oldr and wiser ,his level of skills has got unbeatable and the last 3 he's drop went platinum.you have to change your slyle up if you want to sell records.i thought i should school you dummies on this rap shit cause its not realy about who's the best rapper its about who's the best seller.remeber that.
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| Posted on Dec 01, 2007 |
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just so he get a full rating umma vote again.
T.i. you the best..... |
| Posted on Dec 01, 2007 |
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t.i. and pac are the best rappers ever
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| Posted on Dec 01, 2007 |
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i love this album
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| Posted on Dec 01, 2007 |
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the king
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| Posted on Dec 01, 2007 |
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the best rapper alive,@*#$! wayne.
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| Posted on Dec 01, 2007 |
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the best
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| Posted on Dec 01, 2007 |
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the best
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| Posted on Dec 01, 2007 |
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the best
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| Posted on Dec 01, 2007 |
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bra. u gone have to let us know wat a cpst is. ya dig. cuz it sound like sumthin crutaul.PLC all day everyday. ya dig.
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| Posted on Dec 21, 2007 |
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My husband always recks
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| Posted on Jan 28, 2008 |
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Album Of Da Year still not better than king or urban legend
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| Posted on Apr 11, 2008 |
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| Posted on Jan 13, 2009 |
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T.I-T.I
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| Posted on Mar 19, 2009 |
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T.I. Goes hard on this if you ask me I gotta rep for my mane man he doin his thang.
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| Posted on Mar 24, 2010 |
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This album was alright some track were a banger some were not. It did come a suprise to me when I found out Jay-Z and Eminem were on the album, but I can't really say much about the album,
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| Posted on May 02, 2010 |
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