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T.I. vs. T.I.P is the upcoming album by rapper T.I.. The release date is July 3, 2007.
T.I. explained the album’s title, saying, "It’s basically a battle within myself. There’s not nobody out there doing what I do as well as I do it, so I see myself as worthy competition for myself."[1]
"I'm not just making an album, I'm making fuckin' opera here," he chuckled. With such a high concept, he says that he's making sure to take extra time and critique every song to be sure he doesn't lose anyone." [This quote needs a citation]
"It'd be easy for me to go over people's heads," he rationalized. "Sometime people might see me act a certain way one time and another way one another time. They might not believe the same cat you see dressed so sharp and winning awards and speaking eloquently is the same cat you see fist-fighting with hoodlums outside a nightclub. This album will be an explanation of all of this."[This quote needs a citation]
"T.I. vs. T.I.P." is also the name of one of the songs from T.I.'s second album, Trap Muzik.
T.I. revealed some of the people he's working with: Young Jeezy, 50 Cent, Ciara, Wyclef Jean, Jay-Z, OutKast, R. Kelly, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Justin Timberlake, Lil' Wayne, and many more.
He also revealed some of the producers: Grand Hustle Producers, Just Blaze, Black Mob, Mannie Fresh, Kanye West, Swizz Beatz, Danja, Wyclef Jean, Timbaland, The Runners, Scott Storch and others.
T.I. revealed that the album will not be a double album.[2]
DVD
He plans to illustrate a dark psychodrama with a direct-to-DVD companion film. (Chris Robinson, who directed him in ATL last year, is in talks to helm the movie.) The film is set to be released in July of 2006.[3]
Recorded tracks
The currently known recorded tracks are: [1] [2] [4] [5]
Recorded Tracks but Unknown Category
- "Help Is Coming" (Produced by Just Blaze)
- "Get That Money" (Produced by Clipz)
- "P.A.$.T.A" (Produced by Clipz)
- "Hip-Hop" (Produced by Just Blaze)
- "Heroic Dudes" (featuring Akon) [1]
- "Song Cry" (featuring Mary J. Blige) (Produced by Kanye West & Just Blaze)
- "Bedroom Soul" (featuring Donell Jones) (Produced by Pharrell)
T.I.P.
- "Big Shit Poppin' (Do It)" (Produced by T.I. & Mannie Fresh) (can be listened to here)
- "Yeah" (featuring Lil' Wayne) (Produced by Lil C)
- "Dope Man" (possibly featuring Young Jeezy) (Produced by Mannie Fresh)
- "Whatever You Want It To Be" (featuring Eminem) [2]
T.I.
- "Life Of The Party" (featuring André 3000 & R. Kelly) [3]
- "Touchdown" (featuring Eminem) [4]
- "We Do This" (Produced by The Runners)
- "It's OK" (featuring Diddy & Christina Aguilera) (Produced by Scott Storch)
- "Don't You Wanna Be High" (Produced by The Runners)
- "Goodbye My Dear" (featuring Ciara) (Produced by T.I.)
- "Show It 2 Me" (featuring Nelly) (Produced by Black Mob)
- "Swagger" (Produced by Wyclef Jean)
- "Need A Problem" (featuring Swizz Beatz) (Produced by Swizz Beatz & Neo Da Matrix)
- "You Know What It Is" (Produced by Wyclef Jean)
T.I. vs. T.I.P.
- "Respect the Hustle" (Produced by Danja) [The first joint with T.I. and TIP in conversation. As the man explained, "They both just telling each other, 'Why don't you just let me do what I do?'"[2]]
- "Shawty Got a Gun"
- "Tomorrow'll Be a Better Day"
- "Tell 'em I Said That" (Produced by Danja) [According to T.I., the song is about "too much lying coming out the mouths of people occupying the kids' time. Rappers coerce their kids to do shit they ain't never even done they self."[2]]
- "Just the King..." (possibly featuring The Game or Lil' Wayne) (Produced by Just Blaze & Dr. Sixshot)[5](Audio has been posted here)
Notes and references
- ^ a b http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003561354
- ^ a b c d http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2007/04/tip_goes_in/
- ^ http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20016334,00.html
- ^ http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20015644,00.html
- ^ http://eminemlounge.com/index.php?id=news#news