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Rate T.I.’s First (Official) Single
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
No you didn’t misread the headline.
Yes, Atlanta rapper-actor T.I. did release a single back in April titled “No Matter What”. But that was what the label called a “street” single, to generate buzz for his upcoming CD “Paper Trail.”
“Whatever You Like” is what Grand Hustle/Atlantic is touting as the first OFFICIAL single from the Sept. 9 release.
Hear the original version HERE and/or the “clean” version HERE, then tell us, is it what you want to hear from T.I.? On par with other other lead-off singles from his albums, such as “Big Things Poppin’ (Do It)” and the Grammy winner “What You Know”? Better than “No Matter What?”
(The video for which is BELOW)
Comments
By SIONA
July 18, 2008 10:24 AM | Link to this
This single is on and poppin!I also like the gospel-flavored No Matter What. It shows that it’s time for the street life to merge with the holy life….Just My Opinion…
By eric
July 18, 2008 11:17 AM | Link to this
This single sums up his entire career to this point. T.I. makes my top 5 list of current rappers, and top 10 all time.
By musicatl
July 18, 2008 11:18 AM | Link to this
Um, sounds like everything corporate labels put out for the 14 to 25 to listen to on 95.5, Q100, and now Star94, rubbish trash, no real music.. just the same old brainless R&B
By Dan
July 18, 2008 11:19 AM | Link to this
Terrible…so weak. What a waste of space this guy is.
By Mark
July 18, 2008 11:25 AM | Link to this
rap isn’t music. It’s an illiterate nog chanting to a drumbeat. I could fart in a mud puddle and sound better than any (c)rap out there.
By John
July 18, 2008 11:26 AM | Link to this
I like my music best from felons, that rocked.
By April
July 18, 2008 11:29 AM | Link to this
This song is powerful, moving and poetic. His voice, his music, his lyrics represent strength, growth and love. T.I. is a genuis. But he is so humble and fresh. I love this song.
By GradyBaby
July 18, 2008 11:32 AM | Link to this
Another T.I. hit. Can’t wait for the album.
By Yulanda
July 18, 2008 11:57 AM | Link to this
925 continue making that motivating music..Not suprized again..U R HOtt..1016 checking out..
By jaydab
July 18, 2008 12:05 PM | Link to this
T.I.P. is on point with this… I see some of these lil blog site cracker jacks hatin’ keep doin that while T.I.P get his money on….. Much luv.. A-TOWN…
By No sir
July 18, 2008 12:13 PM | Link to this
“No Matter What is Amazing.” Honest, poetic, thoughtful, inspiring. This “Whatever You Like” song is pop garbage.
By No sir.
July 18, 2008 12:15 PM | Link to this
“No Matter What” is amazing. Honest, poetic, thoughtful, inspiring. This “Whatever You Like” song is pop garbage.
By atlsitcom
July 18, 2008 12:18 PM | Link to this
cracker jacks? um yea, know we know who listen to this Top 40 music, and no matter what you call it its still top 40. rap, R&b still its bottom line “Make music to who buys it” not make music to express and seek new music avenues. Just because you put a nice hook and dribble cracker jack lyrics doesnt make it a hit..
By The Truth Comes Out
July 18, 2008 12:36 PM | Link to this
Rap + music = Oxymoron! Mark, Fart in a mud puddle! I love it LOL!
By aibonez
July 18, 2008 12:40 PM | Link to this
Great song, i liked when I first heard it in April. I wish people would start hating on rap music and rappers in general, let people do what they do to make their ends meet. If you dont like the music then dont listen to it, geeesh!!!!
By df
July 18, 2008 12:57 PM | Link to this
Mark, go and fart in a mud puddle you gay dork. Take Dan and John with you and have a farting pary!!!!
By Leroy
July 18, 2008 12:57 PM | Link to this
It be good. I think that he was set up and not reely wantin to by guns. He my hero and im goona by his album as soon as my check comes in.
By T
July 18, 2008 1:04 PM | Link to this
Why post on here if you do not like rap music. You don’t see anyone protesting outside the CMA’s saying country music is garbage. Or if you played a country music album backwards: You would get your job back, your wife would come home, and your dog would come back to life.
By Leroy
July 18, 2008 1:12 PM | Link to this
T thats funny…. i just played my lil’ kim cd backwards and I gat a job, lost 14 brothers and sisters, and found out who ma daddy is..
By Mark
July 18, 2008 1:14 PM | Link to this
T Did you come up with that all by yourself?? WOW!! I think country music sux personally. But at least they don’t call thier women “hos”, or condone killing cops. Rap is ear garbage for the illiterate Black masses.
By T
July 18, 2008 1:17 PM | Link to this
By Leroy
Thats cute too. lol. But it might have went a little different. You might have found out that you had 14 other brothers and sisters. Great now I’m going to Heck.
By Bob Jones
July 18, 2008 1:22 PM | Link to this
some rap is garbage, Mark…not all. Some of it is very poetic and inspirational.
By Mark
July 18, 2008 1:23 PM | Link to this
You know the most confusing holiday in Atl?
Father’s day.
By Mark's Daddy
July 18, 2008 1:31 PM | Link to this
Mark, ok you need to stop talking about black people and rap. You know that’s how you came in this world when me and your moms conceived you by listening to RunDMC Walk this Way. And you need to get your KKK hood out the dryer.
By Mark's Daddy
July 18, 2008 1:33 PM | Link to this
Mark, ok you need to stop talking about black people and rap. You know that’s how you came in this world when me and your moms conceived you by listening to RunDMC Walk this Way. And you need to get your KKK hood out the dryer.
By dboy
July 18, 2008 1:36 PM | Link to this
mark, Who gives a sh!t about low life dads that don’t take of their kids. We talking about TI’s music. He takes care of all his kids and have way more money than you will ever see in your whole pathetic lifetime. Don’t get mad cause he can buy your wife or girlfriend if you even like women at all! lol
By kingproductions
July 18, 2008 1:38 PM | Link to this
Think about what you are willing to support, ignorance to a beat or creativity by an artist. Most rappers get paid off of the ignorance of the listeners. The real creative rap artist are far and few. T-I means Too - Ignorant! It won’t be long before the death of rap music at this rate!
By A
July 18, 2008 1:45 PM | Link to this
I heard about this song on this Atlanta based entertainment website:
www.ATLstatus.com
Good work T.I.
By T
July 18, 2008 1:50 PM | Link to this
By Mark
No, I didn’t come up with it myself and I really like country music. I also like rap and rock music. I think that rap music used to be better. What can you do?
Don’t take the small things in life so seriously. No one gets out alive anyways.
Didn’t come up with that on my own either.
By some people talk reckless on the net
July 18, 2008 1:50 PM | Link to this
If you dont like rap, so what? I like different genres of music, but i like rap best. Some rap is garbage, but every genre has garbage. some rappers get in trouble, but dont act like its cool for rockers to get high and kill themselves or its cool for all these pop and rock stars to go in and out of rehab every week. Mark instead of finding out who your baby’s mother is, why dont you find out why you sister is also your first cousin? With that said, T.I., this is a great single and everything that i have heard from paper trail so far has led me to believe that this album is going to a problem; maybe one of the best i have ever heard. something like Trap Muzik!!
By DBOY
July 18, 2008 1:52 PM | Link to this
What ya’ll don’t understand is hip hop won’t die as long as it’s poverty in the world. What they are rapping about are real life things that people go through. I don’t expect for everybody on this blog to be able to relate or understand cause some of you never seen a project or ghetto in your life. The white kids are interested in what goes on outside of there suburb and these rappers give them insight and they love it. It’s the classic rags to riches tale with most of the rappers in the game. America loves a good rags to riches tale.
By big chas
July 18, 2008 2:09 PM | Link to this
I love this new joint!!!
To the AL trailer trash that is always snooping around commenting on things that does not concern them. Please advise me on the following:
The only place you all can work is Hot Topic or Pink Pony.
By big chas
July 18, 2008 2:14 PM | Link to this
Mark you should spend sometime learning and cleaning up your wicked history before you post again. I know you are angry because white men have a small pencil to write with.
By keepin it real
July 18, 2008 2:21 PM | Link to this
DBOY GOOD POINT! They will never understand what we go thru but i think it does interest Young White Suburbans that is why they are the major purchase of hip-hop. So why you may think that it is us buying TI, Lil Wayne,etc. Guess what Mark it is actually YOUR CHILDREN that are major supporters so you might want to ask your children what it is about Rap music that makes them idolize it so much!
By HIPHOPFAN4LIFE
July 18, 2008 2:26 PM | Link to this
You know what ignorance is……….to express hatred to entire catergory without taking the time to research it. T.I is a rapper with his own artistic style. He is an entertainer and his musik shouldn’t be judge by his actions outside of the studio. I can think of hundreds of musician that have been arrested and still sell out arenas. Check yourself Mark; you have turn this blog into an outlet to promote your own personal hate when it was to promote one single song. I find it very funny that you would take the time to click on this particular article when you hate rap. I wonder what issues in problems you have going on in your life that forced you to spend energy on downgrade an entire race of people. I wonder what people like you are gonna do when a Black man is placed in control of this country.
BTW; why do you have the extra time on a weekday morning to comment on this? are you unemployed? surfing the net for porn? or just updating your gun and anmo subscription?
Preach Peace and silence your hatred….
By E$
July 18, 2008 2:26 PM | Link to this
trash, not king-like at all
By HIPHOPFAN4LIFE
July 18, 2008 2:39 PM | Link to this
BTW, this isn’t the T.I that made me a fan. This is that stuff for the ladies but I feel you KING; gotta make that ringtone money! I will still BUY that PAPER TRAIL though. I know thats where I will hear the real KING!
By Mr. Freaze
July 18, 2008 2:57 PM | Link to this
Tip keeps it real as he always has. I especially respect that he has acknowledged that he is responsible for his actions, as well as the actions of those that really look up to him.
I can remember him in the studio with Toomp, prince bruce, and whitfield. His style changed only slightly and for the better; growing as a rap artist.
We only get stronger!
By angelo
July 18, 2008 3:08 PM | Link to this
this is like Dr. kings nountain top experience and final speach to the world about his faith. T.I. RAPPING to this generation giving them some hope in their hour of fear and neglect.
By ANGELOWILLOUGHBY
July 18, 2008 3:11 PM | Link to this
this is like Dr. kings nountain top experience and final speach to the world about his faith. T.I. RAPPING to this generation giving them some hope in their hour of fear and neglect.
By Mrs. Belinda
July 18, 2008 3:25 PM | Link to this
From 1-10. I give my T.I. a 10! I also like his song with Mariah Carey.
From your Spiritual Mom
By No sir
July 18, 2008 3:46 PM | Link to this
Angelowilloughby, You can’t be talking about the song “Whatever you like.” Catchy, maybe. Prophetic? Hardly.
By Mark
July 18, 2008 4:27 PM | Link to this
“By angelo
July 18, 2008 3:08 PM | Link to this
“this is like Dr. kings nountain top experience and final speach to the world about his faith. T.I. RAPPING to this generation giving them some hope in their hour of fear and neglect.” Oh, put it on toast nog. Also why do you all Call yourselves African Americans when none of you are from Africa, and half of you people couldn’t even find it on a map??
By T
July 18, 2008 4:37 PM | Link to this
By Mark
Don’t go blaming the trailer park on you being so angry.
Interesting point about African Americans. Ok, so why are Hispanics labeled white on their birth certificates? That I never did understand.
Oh, and enlighten us. What type of music do you think is rich in value?
By atl-fan
July 18, 2008 5:02 PM | Link to this
Mark:
Let me first begin by saying music is an artistic expression and everyone has right to an opinion. For me it varies. I listen to a wide range of musical genres, from blues, to hip-hop, from jazz, to classical, but making a sweeping generalization about any musical genre would be galactically stupid!
Mark, maybe you don’t like rap or hip-hop because you don’t understand it, and if you don’t understand something then you should take time to try. In any event, your comment about rap can be viewed as shortsighted and irrelevant.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Regards,
Atl~fan
By dont bite me bro
July 18, 2008 5:06 PM | Link to this
Mary J fights dogs.
By Rusty
July 18, 2008 5:10 PM | Link to this
Was that “duet” with T.I. counted as one of her 18 #1’s by a “solo” artist?
By diehard TI's fan
July 18, 2008 6:38 PM | Link to this
Nice …but i miss TIP… this is more 4 the ladies imo….
but i like the fact the video isnt flashy or disrespectful - prolly cuz FEDZ are watching him like white on rice….
do work son!
By cbones
July 18, 2008 6:42 PM | Link to this
Naaah not there, no lyrics, no flow…No TI