Paper Trail Album Review

4 out 5

(My rank: #3 out of his 6 albums)

I am really proud of T.I. on this album. He has def made some changes on his outlook on life. With all the media attention he has recieved as of late, he has been able to turn alot of the negatives aspects into postitve ones. During an interview with Fader Magazine, T.I. mentioned that this is been the first time in a while that he has actually put pen to paper....and it def shows.  In a industry where "swag" has replaced "lyricism", "Paper Trail" is able to intertwine the two attributes together; and the finshed product shows his formula was very successful. I have been a advent T.I. listener since "I'm Serious"(2001) and this is by far his best album to date. 

 Lyrically T.I. has stepped up his usually bravodo-filled rap to touch on real life situatons of success viewed from his eyes. This is referenced in songs such as ("Ready For Whatever", "Live Your Life", "No Matter What", "My Life Your Entertainment", "Slide Show" ,"Dead and Gone"). Of course artist have to justify their thug so he provides tracks ("I'm Illy", "What up, Whats Haapnin", and "Swagga Like Us") and dont worry ladies T.I. didn't forget about his female fans with songs ("Whatever You Like", "Porn Star"). 

Guest apperances include John Legend, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Swiss Beatz, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Ludacris, and B.o.B

I feel this one is a definite buy for anyone who loves Hip-Hop, and anyone who is looking to finally hear some quality music from an artist. Shouts out to T.I., he did his thing on this album.

1. 56 Bars-Produced By DJ Toomp

2. I'm Illy- Produced by Chuck Diesel

3. Ready For Whatever- Produced by Drumma Boy*

4. On Top of The World-Produced by James Rosser & Brandon Rackley

5. Live Your Life-Produced by Just Blaze*

6. Whatever You Like-Produced by Jim Jonsin

7. No Matter What- Produced by Danjahandz

8. My Life Your Entertainment- Produced by Drumma Boy

9. Porn Star- Produced by Lil C*

10. Swing Ya Rag- Produced by Swizz Beatz

11. What Up, What's Happnin'- Produced by Drumma Boy*

12. Every Chance I Get- Produced by DJ Toomp

13. Swagga Like Us-Produced By Kanye West

14. Slide Show-Produced by Elvis Williams

15. You Ain't Missing Nothing- Produced by Drumma Boy

16. Dead and Gone-Produced by Justin Timberlake & Rob Knox*

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(*) denotes songs to listen to