Track Listing

1. Act I: T.I.P.
2. Big Things Poppin' (Do It)
3. Raw
4. You Know What It Is
5. Dopeman
6. Watch What You Say to Me - Jay-Z, , , , T.I., T.I.P.
7. Hurt - Alfamega, Busta Rhymes, , , T.I., T.I.P.
8. Act II: T.I.
9. Help Is Coming
10. My Swag - Wyclef Jean, , , T.I., T.I.P.
11. We Do This
12. Show It to Me - Nelly, , , T.I., T.I.P.
13. Don't You Wanna Be High
14. Touchdown - Eminem, , , T.I., T.I.P.
15. Act III: T.I. vs T.I.P. the Confrontation
16. Tell 'Em I Said That
17. Respect This Hustle
18. My Type

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #29861 in Music
• Released on: 2007-07-03
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics

Amazon.com
T.I. may take alter-egotism to new heights on T.I. vs. T.I.P., an album that's essentially a spinoff of a song (Trap Muzik's psychologically charged "T.I. vs. T.I.P."), but few artists have been known to spin something so compelling out of a concept so silly. T.I.P. is the hoodie-wearing hustler we get to know in the first part of this exceptionally long disc--he curses and boasts behind the beats with a lazy bravado that manages to be both slouchy and sharp (check out "Da Dopeman," "Watch What You Say" featuring a fired-up Jay-Z, and "You Know What It is," with Wyclef), and T.I. is the right-minded tycoon-type who takes over for a while in act two. As smooth an operator as T.I. is--"Show It to Me," featuring Nelly, finds its groove and never lets up--he's more compelling in the grittier parts of the disc, including a four-song final act in which the two halves of his deeply divided personality square off. "Respect This Hustle," the M.C. commands on the next-to-last track; detractors will try not to, citing the slightness of his concept. T.I. is at the top of his game, though, and he makes it heard. --Tammy La Gorce