T.I. stopped by VIBE today to talk and play new tracks from his forthcoming album, TI vs. TIP, scheduled for release "between June 26 and July 3." It's a concept record split into three distinct parts: "T.I.P.," "T.I.," and "T.I. vs. T.I.P."
"It's the struggle of power between two personalities within one self,"
T.I. explained, with each segment "separated by a narrative explaining
who each personality is." Part one is about T.I.P. "coming to power and
making wild demands" of his record label, Atlantic. Part two is about
T.I. waking up and hearing people "saying he did shit he don't
remember." On the concluding segment, T.I. and T.I.P. will collaborate,
and finally, converge.
Accompanied by several associates (including Xscape singer / longtime
boo Tameka "Tiny" Cottle), the rapper played 16 songs. T.I. emphasized,
"I could do another record tonight and one could be bumped off
tomorrow," but the tracks he played for VIBE were as follows:
T.I.P.:
- "Do It (Big Shit Poppin)" [first single]
- "Yeah" f. Lil Wayne (prod. by Lil C)
- "You Know What It Is" (prod by Wyclef) [possible second single]
- "Hero" f. Akon
- "Watch What You Say to Me" (prod by Khao)
- "Dope Man" (prod by Mannie Fresh)
T.I.
- "We Do This" (prod by The Runners)
- "Life of the Party" (possibly featuring R. Kelly)
- "Don't You Wanna Be High" (prod by The Runners)
- "Goodbye My Dear" f. Ciara (prod by T.I.)
- "Show It to Me" f. Nelly (prod by Black Mob)
- "My Swagger"
- T.I. vs. T.I.P.
- "Respect the Hustle" (prod by Danja) [The first joint with T.I. and
TIP in conversation. As the man explained, "They both just telling each
other, 'Why don't you just let me do what I do?'"]
- "Shawty Got a Gun"
- "Tomorrow'll Be a Better Day"
- "Tell 'em I Said That" (prod by Danja) [According to T.I., the song
is about "too much lying coming out the mouths of people occupying the
kids' time. Rappers coerce their kids to do shit they ain't never even
done they self."]
The man said he's still working on a record with Timbaland, and that
he's cut three tracks with Eminem - one for Em's record, one for "T.I."
and one for "T.I.P.," though none were completely finished. When asked
why he didn't consider releasing T.I. vs. T.I.P. as a double or triple album - or as separate albums like Nelly's Sweat / Suit
- he chalked it up to bad business. "You can't do double albums - you
don't get counted as two anymore. I might as well be giving songs away.
And Nelly," he quipped, "has the advantage of a market I have yet to
attain."
But the King's market acquisition tactics are far from lax. He's
working on other peoples' records, and he's got a slew of film projects
in the works, too. On the music front, he's been helping BG out with
his new record. He's been juicing up his producer game, making beats
for artists like Mariah Carey, Cassidy, Rick Ross, Young Joc and Young
Dro. "Whether they use the beats or not is up to them," he said.
This fall, T.I. will appear in the film American Gangster
alongside Denzel Washington - an experience he described as
"phenomenal. It was the greatest internship I could've wished for.
Denzel kinda gave me my wings," he gushed. "I think it's gonna be the
best black gangster picture ever. It's The Departed of black gangster films."
Future film projects include: the Chris Robinson-directed DVD movie to accompany T.I. vs. T.I.P.. A comedy called For Sale:
a Romeo and Juliet-esque film about a used car lot in Atlanta. "My
father [in the film] goes in half and half on a used car lot with his
friend," said T.I., "but something happened between them. So they draw
a line down the middle of the lot and basically become the Montagues
and Capulets of the used car lot."
He's also working on an as-yet-untitled comedy about "two guys who work
at the airport, like TSA. They stumble upon a terrorist attack in
progress. Nobody believes them, so they gotta save the day." Finally,
he's in talks regarding what he calls a "new White Men Can't Jump. We have our eye on Justin [for the part]."
Regarding the onslaught of comedies, he explained, "It's just so
predictable for me to do a little shoot-em-up-bang-bang movie. I can do
it, and I'll be good at it, but it's predictable.
"I gotta do things I'ma get credit for. Eventually, I will not be
rappin," he continued. "I will not be in my mid-, late-30s rappin. I
may still be in the music industry - producin', writin', CEOin' - but
when I leave music, I gotta go somewhere."
April 10, 2007 @ 6:21 pm
T.I. Versus Himself
The King talks new album, movies, future projects.
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1.
MYEISHA says:
I LIKE THE WAY T.I. GOT TWO DIFFERENT SIDES OF HIM HE YOU KNOW GOT A BAD SIDE AND A GOOD SIDE AND MOST OF THE TIME THE GOOD OUT WAYS THE BAD. IN HIS LIFE THAT'S WHAT I THINK ABOUT T.I. HAVING TO DIFFERENT SIDES. T.I. V.S. TIP IS OFF OF THE CHAIN!!!!1
November 10, 2007 at 6:39 pm
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MARCEDES says:
Yea I am like the biggest T.I fan and I what they are doing to him is wrong. Because 50 talk about shoting poeple and selling and being in gangs all though his music and they never accused him of anything! He even amde a movie about his life and ow he killed poeple and alol type of stuff!! And all the little kids ran out to see that movie or bought it on d.v.d and they cant say that dont have a influnce on kids? Theres even a gang down her that call they self g-unit and unit and colors are red andblack
October 31, 2007 at 2:17 pm
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حمتو أبو بكش says:
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October 24, 2007 at 7:24 am
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shamira says:
I luv you ti so much and you are the king and the best rapper alive i LOVe you t.i.p
luv Shamira.W
September 21, 2007 at 9:15 am
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shaniya says:
i love you ti
September 21, 2007 at 9:13 am
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emma says:
ti is just always fine in every picture he does
September 10, 2007 at 5:52 pm
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tacola says:
TIP IS MY N!66@ FOR LIFE f**k WAT YO SAID HE BETTER THAN WAYNE WAT I SAID
September 6, 2007 at 2:41 pm
8.
sandra says:
yo wats up homie, who u doing homie.
September 1, 2007 at 11:08 pm
9.
lethaha says:
yo big up king! dis is the shits album u just did, da colab.. r jst way 2 gud. love frm S.A
August 13, 2007 at 12:08 pm
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GERARDO says:
MAN f**k T.I. & HIS WEAK AZZ RHYMES LIL FLIP IZ DA SHIT WHEN HE TAKES OVER T.I. AIN'T GONNA BE NOTHING
August 11, 2007 at 4:15 am
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August 7, 2007 at 1:38 pm
12.
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July 31, 2007 at 11:02 pm
13.
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July 27, 2007 at 12:53 pm
14.
skeeter says:
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July 21, 2007 at 2:36 pm
15.
jooshy J says:
ya'll need to stop hatin Cuz T.I is one of the top5 greats. He dont have snap his fingers or do no steps, the man just makes anthems u best show some respect.rap now adays seems to be like rock in the 80s.instead of hairbands u got fat beats and fake mcs.yes i like a fat beat as much as the next one but if u aint gotta nothing to say im gonna switch to the next song. if all u do is listen to beats and bass do me a favor and slap ya self in the face.u aint hip hop 75% this south music is lame.the other 25 is young buck t.i luda and wayne.this hurts a lot because i myself am from the south .grew up on hot boys eightball before it was cool to put a grill in ya mouth.young folk dont know what true hip hop music is i'm talkin even before the greats tupac and big.i was rockin the wild wild west with kool mo d and even bein on broadway with my posse.if u dont get that you dont mean s h i t to me .obivously u need a crash course in hip hop history. but to finish this off t.i. is trill. also remember real rcognizes real.
July 2, 2007 at 1:50 pm
16.
Whitey says:
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June 25, 2007 at 12:57 pm
17.
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June 12, 2007 at 8:52 pm
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June 7, 2007 at 10:57 pm
23.
Tramell says:
T.I.P is the f**kin illest nigga right now.
June 6, 2007 at 10:07 am
24.
Courtney says:
i think T.I. and TIP did they thang on this single and i hear alot of talk about he bitin other rappers but what i was saying is TI started all this back in Trap Muzik but i thinks its cute because there is defiently two sides t0 his fine ASS!
June 5, 2007 at 6:07 pm
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June 4, 2007 at 9:39 am
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June 4, 2007 at 9:37 am
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June 1, 2007 at 8:12 am
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Tiffany says:
T.I. is so sexy tha way he lick his lips is tooooo sexy, and tha way he talk and his lips and tha body on tip. Big thangs poppin and little thang stopin that is my song because ti is so street and that what i like about him he just drive me up tha wall.
May 31, 2007 at 8:10 pm
29.
shawntel says:
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May 31, 2007 at 2:53 pm
30.
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May 30, 2007 at 6:38 am
31.
Mr. Powers says:
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hes good at giving me sexy time
May 30, 2007 at 6:36 am
32.
Tishauwn VS T-Man says:
I think he started doing T.I. VS T.I.P because there is nobody touching him in the rap game he got bord so he thought since I dont got compatetion I'll compete wit my self T.I. and T.I.P is best rapper alive teh next 2pac i think he is hotter then jay z
May 25, 2007 at 8:21 am
33.
SHAWNTEL says:
I LOVE TI AND TIP AND CLIFFORD THEY ALL SEXY SO I DONT GIVE A f**k WHO IS WHO!!!!!!!!!!!
May 24, 2007 at 9:31 pm
34.
SHAWNTEL says:
I LIVE TI AND TIP THEY BOTH SO f**kIN SEXY!!!!!!!
May 24, 2007 at 9:29 pm
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BRITTANY says:
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May 22, 2007 at 11:27 am
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Jamall says:
u is da best rapper alive f**k lil flip he a b**ch i'll beat his ass for u but anyway u is the best of all in rapping and u is the king the south i wish i was yo kid i'm 18 years old i listen to u all the time Big Shit Popping Little Shit Stoping yeah u da King Call me 1773-612-8034 A-town all day T.I.P.
May 19, 2007 at 7:46 pm
37.
kaliber says:
salam
May 8, 2007 at 5:15 am
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PrINces says:
T.I., waiting for the fiah again...can't wait till the album drop!
May 4, 2007 at 4:40 am
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May 1, 2007 at 1:02 pm
40.
You Already Kno says:
Cant wait for dat album 2 drop... but its T.I... so its gone be hot anyway.... so imma cop dat when da album drop yamsayin
April 30, 2007 at 9:42 am
41.
will says:
can't wait
April 24, 2007 at 5:46 pm
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2UOYO: AKA ABYOLA says:
KING TI U NEED TO COME OVER. ASK ALL OTHER RAPPERS LIKE JAY Z. AKON JARULE, LL COOL J, WCLEF, SNOOP DOG 50 CENT, AKON EXPECIALLY HE HAS BEEN HERE THRICE.THEY HAVE ALL VISTED NAIJA (NIGERIA).THEY WILL TELL U WE LOVE OUR BLACK BROTHER RAPPERS TO THE BONE. WE HAVE STARTED VOTING FOR THE BIGGEST MEGA JAM OF THE YEAR STAR MEGA JAM TO BRING YOU OVER WE ARE VOTING SERIUOUSLY OVER. AM I PRAY ME AND MY CREW WE SHALL WIN TO BRING YOU OVER HERE.
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April 19, 2007 at 11:04 am
43.
2UOYO: AKA ABYOLA says:
MAM TI THE KING, YOU THE MAN FOR LIFE MEN.WE OVER HERE IN LA NIGERIA ARE FEELING YOU. WE LOVE YOU TO THE BONE.MEN WE NEED YOU TO TALK TO MANAGER TO MAKE AN ARRANGEMENT FOR U TO COME TO NIFGRIA FOR A COCERT.
PEACE ABYOLA
April 19, 2007 at 10:55 am
44.
KOKO says:
I LUV U T.I. U LOOK SO DAMN GOOD
April 19, 2007 at 8:38 am
45.
KOKO says:
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHEN ALL THIS HITS. I KNOW IT'S GON BE A MASTERPIECE
April 19, 2007 at 8:34 am
46.
Grand Hustle Pimp says:
what it is homeboi? can't wait fo' da album bro....bring hip-hop to the south shawty!!
April 17, 2007 at 8:31 pm
47.
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MAN BOY U R SO f**kIN FINE N SEXY. U HAVE A NICE BODY!!!
April 17, 2007 at 6:50 pm
48.
Young Murph says:
sup T.I. THIS YA BOY Young Murph hailing ya from Nigeria as ya biggest fan over here. so i'm tellinng ya dat watsoeva u do, u gatsome soldiers like me thatbacks u up KING. Move on man cuz we not scared.
April 17, 2007 at 10:00 am
49.
shayla says:
u said u will talk 2 any 1 wit since im writin a book u the main character i prayed bout this thang my brother a producer in atl my other bro is a teacher in riverdale me im from orlando fla the book /script is your vehicle its to u what ray was to jaime its what monster was to charlize theron i pray 4 u constantly i ask the great I AM to cover u and order ur steps im just a nobody but God got my back Jeremiah 33:3
April 16, 2007 at 7:26 am
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WAT UP TI U IS SO SEXY
April 14, 2007 at 1:20 pm
51.
A.P.4REAL says:
U do what u gotta do 2 get dat paper and respect. No question!
April 14, 2007 at 11:19 am
52.
Original Ga Peach says:
Do it baby stick it baby to show'em u ain't gotta b a dopeboy to have money!Put da "A" on da map
April 11, 2007 at 5:05 pm
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GRAND HUSTLA!!!!
April 11, 2007 at 9:23 am
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Dang he's goin to kill it and be nominated for another grammy.
April 11, 2007 at 12:28 am
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Lil Mama says:
do it big T.I.P., you know i'll support u if nobody else don't!!!!!!! ONE TIME HOLD IT DOWN FOR DA HOOD!!!
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April 10, 2007 at 8:30 pm