The battle within continues for rapper T.I. or should I say rapper T.I.P.? Either way, they’re both on the fifth studio release for the rapper(s) entitled… you guessed it, T.I. vs. T.I.P.
Most T.I. fans thought the dispute between the two was settled back on the rapper’s second album with a song of the same title. But the feud has resurfaced and is now an album itself. The album is a concept record divided into three parts: T.I., T.I.P. and T.I. vs. T.I.P.
“It’s the struggle of power between two personalities within one self,” T.I. explained. And with each segment “separated by a narrative explaining who each personality is.” There are three interludes/songs on the album: Act I, II and III. Part one is about T.I.P. coming to power and making wild demands of his record label. Part two is about T.I. waking up and hearing people saying he did things that he doesn’t even remember. On the final segment, T.I. and T.I.P. collaborate.
For those who don’t know or might have a hard time telling the two apart, T.I. is a laid back business type. His flow is smooth and somewhat lazy. T.I.P. is a self described loose cannon. His flow is aggressive, fast and has an “I don’t give a fuck” attitude.
“Big Things Poppin” is the first single off of the album, the beat provided by Manny Fresh. It’s been a hot song since it’s release and shows T.I.P.’s hard-hitting raps. The second single, “You Know What It Is” was produced by Wyclef and has a club-like feel to it. The two singles show the contrast of the rapper’s personas.
On “Watch What You Say To Me,” T.I. teams up with rap great Jay-Z to send a message to the fake rap busters out there in the game. As expected, Jay steals the spotlight with his verse: “I hear you baitin’ me lately/I’ve been doin’ my best to stay hater-free/Still, watch what you say to me/Sooner or later I’ll take you up on your offer and put you all in your place like I’m replacing your father/You talking to the author/The architect of The Blueprint/My DNA in your music/Mothafucka’ you stupid?”
Article comments
1 - 2~TiP
ur fukin suk for that shit talk on T.I.'s trakz theyz alll good ya hear me
2 - florida4ife
lmao this guy is wack, TI VS TIP is the best album...worth every penny if u buy the album ...all TRACKS are hot unlike 'KING' where some tracks were gay.
3 - Creamz-
omg T.I vs T.I.P is the best album ever.. the tracks are hot. no one can say its not worth your money becasue it is. and T.I urr sexxed:)♥
4 - darkness
T.I vs T.I.P is da shit, i said and so did Mr. Toilet. Its a good album. matter of fact the album of the year pimpin grammy or not. Do ya thaing T.I "keep it pimpin pimpin"
5 - ashley
The T.I V.S T.I.P that cd is okay but it wasn't as good as the (KING) bcuz it jus seem like his lyrics have changed since that cd came out... I meen his lyrics shouldn't be the same word for word. NO. What iam trying to say here is that it may seem like this to me that some of his new songs the (VERSES) and the (CHOURS) sound really stupid. I jus haope that him and his lyrics don't turn out to be stupid for an example: This is y iam hot, or lip gloss, or pop lock & drop it. r u kidding me thatS not even actual hiphop. If ur tryin to make a funny song like something 2 b dyin @ than yea b my guest but, if ur super surious bout it than um.... YEA... I bet if i wanted to become rapper one day and i came out with a stupid song about some socks or shoes i bet that people would like it bcuz thats how hiphop has lost its way so bad!!!!!! I meen T.I and what? Weezy, Nas r the only rappers i listen to these days bcuz thats how horriable it is til this day!!!! So Iam jus saying I hope that TI can step his game back up. Iam not saying anyone is better than anybody Iam jus saying that hes slippin a lil bit... It seems to me that only him Weezy and Nas r the only people who might have enough strength to bring hiphop back. And ALIVE!!!!!
6 - xx14
ti is the best rapper ever to live
7 - pimp
ti da best rapper alive