T.I. is unstoppable. I never thought I wouldconsider myself a T.I. fan but the dude has released and/or leaked four songs in the past few weeks and I haven't heard one I didn't like. I'll admit I was dissapointed by what should have been the collaboration of the century, Swagga Like Us. Any song that features Kanye West, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne AND a sample of M.I.A.'s insanely cool Paper Planes should be, mathmatically speaking, the best song ever. Instead, Swagga Like Us is decent at best. Enjoyable, sure, but not the world ending collaboration it should have been. Then I heard the undeniably fun Whatever You Like. This song is everything pop-rap-excessess should be. Within hours of my first listen of the track, the phrase 'whatever you like' was solidified as more than just a song title, but rather a whole new paradigm, nay, a lifestyle. Then another collaboration! But instead of the best rappers in the business, T.I. called upon the top pop singer in the industry: Rihanna. Sampling O-Zone's Dragostea Din Tei (made famous by the Numa Numa dude), Livin' Your Life is another guarunteed chart topper. Soaring choruses from Rihanna and some pretty respectable verses from T.I. make Livin' Your Life a bonafied anthem. But did T.I. stop there? Is there anything left to prove? Apparently, there is, because today yet another track surfaced this time featuring the greatest pop musician of our generation: Justin Timberlake. Dead & Gone is awesome. I'm tired of writing about T.I. and frankly, amazed that I had this much to say about a guy I never gave any serious credit to just weeks ago. Check the song out, and when T.I. takes over the world, remember that I told you so.
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