2008 Woodie Awards
T.I's new album is KING
Juan Bernal
Issue date: 4/14/06 Section: Arts & Entertainment
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In the past, I have always thought T.I was one step away from being mentioned among elite rappers. His previous albums; I'm Serious, Trap Muzik and Urban Legend displayed his amazing lyrical skills. The problem was that the tracks lacked consistently good beats. However, with the release of his new album, KING, the rapper known as T.I.P and head of the P. $.C (Pimp Squad Click) is on top of his game on all aspects.
T.I's first single that appeared on all radio stations was the joint "What You Know." While "What you know" might be the staple of this album, the best joint on this album is "Ride Wit Me." While you may have seen various other rappers make top notch hits off the same title of this track, T.I might have made the best song of his career off this track. "Ride wit me brotha, let me show you where we kick it at, where them suckers get it at and T.I.P be chillin at" is an excerpt of the lyrical prowess and sweet beat that this track consists of. The leader of the P. $.C also provides a couple of mellow joints in "Livin in the Sky" where he commemorates many of his friends and people that he knew that died on his climb to fame. He also acknowledges that when he dies he wants to go to heaven by saying "When I die, tell God I wanna live in the sky." However, the best mellow song on this album is "Why you wanna" which is one of the best overall songs on the album and provides a great beat to a mellow vibe.
On KING, T.I provides a new twist in which he didn't seem to incorporate in his other albums. He seems to make more songs that appeal to the ladies. "Why you wanna" is the best of those songs. "Stand up guy" is another song. "My sexy ladies throw your hands up high, if you wanna come and kick it with a stand up guy," is another one of the songs in which the beat is addicitive. If there is something to criticize about this album, it is the songs toward the end of the album, "Good Life," "Hello," and "Told you so," are only average. However, the last song on the album, Bankhead, has to rank up there with one of the best songs T.I has ever made. Overall, this album ranks as the best one that T.I has made. It has the lyrics, the swagger and the beats that he has lacked in the past to make this KING an album that you can't stop listening to.
T.I's first single that appeared on all radio stations was the joint "What You Know." While "What you know" might be the staple of this album, the best joint on this album is "Ride Wit Me." While you may have seen various other rappers make top notch hits off the same title of this track, T.I might have made the best song of his career off this track. "Ride wit me brotha, let me show you where we kick it at, where them suckers get it at and T.I.P be chillin at" is an excerpt of the lyrical prowess and sweet beat that this track consists of. The leader of the P. $.C also provides a couple of mellow joints in "Livin in the Sky" where he commemorates many of his friends and people that he knew that died on his climb to fame. He also acknowledges that when he dies he wants to go to heaven by saying "When I die, tell God I wanna live in the sky." However, the best mellow song on this album is "Why you wanna" which is one of the best overall songs on the album and provides a great beat to a mellow vibe.
On KING, T.I provides a new twist in which he didn't seem to incorporate in his other albums. He seems to make more songs that appeal to the ladies. "Why you wanna" is the best of those songs. "Stand up guy" is another song. "My sexy ladies throw your hands up high, if you wanna come and kick it with a stand up guy," is another one of the songs in which the beat is addicitive. If there is something to criticize about this album, it is the songs toward the end of the album, "Good Life," "Hello," and "Told you so," are only average. However, the last song on the album, Bankhead, has to rank up there with one of the best songs T.I has ever made. Overall, this album ranks as the best one that T.I has made. It has the lyrics, the swagger and the beats that he has lacked in the past to make this KING an album that you can't stop listening to.