The track “Hurt” features Alpha Mega and Busta Rhymes on the guest spots. The double bass makes for a fast-paced track. Producer Just Blaze laced the beat for “Help Is Coming,” a track where T.I. says, “Say hello to the man who can save hip-hop.”
Undoubtedly, the song everyone will be talking about will be the collabo with rapper Eminem. Known for having split personalities of his own, Em teams with T.I. for a laid back track called “Touchdown.”
While it’s really cool to hear the two on the same track, the song is flat out boring. Em’s verse is disappointing with his fake southern drawl and rapping about things that don’t even seem relevant to him.
“Tell ‘Em I Said That” and “Respect This Hustle” are both hard songs with a beats provided by Timbaland protégé Danja (pronounced ‘Danger’). The song “We Do This” also adds a nice track to the album.
However, songs like “Raw,” “Show It To Me” featuring Nelly and “Don’t You Wanna Be High” are decent, making you say “Ehh” when you hear them. It makes you wonder why songs with Lil Wayne, Akon, and Ciara were left off of the album.
While the album T.I. vs. T.I.P. is a great concept, the record doesn’t meet the standards of what hip-hop fans might expect. And even though T.I. is a very skilled rapper, he is not skillful enough, nor creative enough, to pull of the dual personality battle on wax. It is often hard to tell which songs are T.I. and which are T.I.P. What we are left with is another average-at-best album from self-proclaimed King.
Album grade: C/B-
Standout Tracks:
- Big Things Poppin
- Watch What You Say To Me feat. Jay-Z
- Hurt feat. Alpha Mega and Busta Rhymes
- Tell ‘Em I Said That
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