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T.I. vs T.I.P.
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AMG Review of T.I. vs T.I.P.
Andy Kellman
All Music GuideT.I. has been playing with the split-personality concept for years, most notably on 2003's "T.I. vs T.I.P.," where the only strict differences were laid out like this: T.I.P.'s women sell weed and have gold teeth, while T.I.'s women have jobs and good credit, and T.I.P. is neither as paid nor as laid-back as T.I. Four years on, after getting real paid (King was the most successful ap album of 2006), the MC constructs an entire album around the penthouse and pavement concept, dividing the program into three acts: T.I.P. (seven tracks), T.I. (seven tracks), and T.I. vs T.I.P. (four tracks). This is also signified in the album's outer sleeve and booklet photos. Roughneck T.I. scowls from a beat-down stoop, gripping a wad of cash; dapper T.I.P. kicks back in a plush den, holding a shot glass. T.I.P. tends to scowl through his rhymes, while you can picture a heavy-lidded T.I. in the vocal booth. Otherwise, the concept is only somewhat perceptible through the sequence of songs, and it's the only way of positioning the album as something beyond just another T.I. release. After the sustained greatness through Trap Muzik, Urban Legend, and King, a fall-off of some degree had to be expected -- especially after reaching the top after a steady climb -- and that's exactly what happens. Though he undeniably remains one of the top MCs, T.I. tends to either reheat familiar material with less fire or tread dangerously close to unrelatable Kingdom Come-like "Look at who's obnoxiously shedding his underdog status!" routines (as on "My Swag"). The productions similarly do not match up to past successes, and even some of obvious choices for singles fall short of past tracks that were never thought to be released as singles. The album is generally enjoyable, and it's doubtful T.I. has to worry about being dethroned within the near future.
T.I. - T.I. vs T.I.P.
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*The Good:* The first act of the album is great, "Hurt" and "Help Is Coming" are standout tracks on the album. *The Bad:* The collaboration with Eminem is stunningly horrible, is that all they could come up with? There was also no DJ Toomp production. *The Ugly:* The concept of the album wasn't executed as well as he's done in the past. He created something and wasn't alble to follow up on it a...
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T.I. Arrested for Purchase of Machine Guns
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allhiphop, among other sites have reported that Hip-Hop superstar T.I. has been arrested for the illegal purchasing of multiple machine guns and also silencers. "In addition to the three machine guns found in his College Park home, police also recovered six additional firearms from a closet in the rapper's house.T.I. has been charged with felony possession of unregistered machine guns and sile...
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michael crichton died...
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so crichton was best known for his numerous best-sellers such as jurassic park, lost world, andromeda strain, and timeline as well as the creator of the tv dramedy, ER.this is a humongous loss to the writing and tv communities and i just wanted to put out my extreme condolences for crichton's family.the man died at the age of 66 from cancer. side note: obama's boioks jumpwed from in the top 25 ...
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T.I. Shooting DocuSeries With MTV
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At the beginning of 2009, T.I. will surrender to authorities and begin serving a 1 year prison sentence. Until then, he's serving 1000 hours of community service by speaking to at risk teens around the country. MTV will be tagging along for the next six months documenting his court ordered service up until the moment he enters jail. The series will document T.I. recording his new album Paper Tr...
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T.I. - T.I. vs T.I.P.
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*The Good:* The first act of the album is great, "Hurt" and "Help Is Coming" are standout tracks on the album. *The Bad:* The collaboration with Eminem is stunningly horrible, is that all they could come up with? There was also no DJ Toomp production. *The Ugly:* The concept of the album wasn't executed as well as he's done in the past. He created something and wasn't alble to follow up on it a...
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