From Rubberband Man to Paper Trail T.I. Grows Lyrically

Despite his recent legal troubles, T.I. is set to release his sixth album “Paper Trail” this August. In a recent Hot 107.9 interview he stated that this album was more artistically and intelligently put together. "I'ma still get loose now. I'ma still do me. But you know when I was living the way I was living, I was rapping the way I was rapping ... A lot of elements that were in my life no longer exist.”

So far he has been able to do just that with his new single “No Matter What.” Not only does he do him by reminding people that he’s still the King of the South, he also encourages his listeners by using his life as an example.

His CD is not the only way that T.I. intends to inspire, educate, and enlighten people. As a part of his sentence he has to do community service. Last night on BET he had a candid interview with Toure and a group of at risk students, where he talked about his life and future.

"I must be a man and stand up and accept responsibility," T.I. said. "I exercised extremely poor judgment, and for that, I must be willing to pay whatever price that comes before me."
Paper Trail is set to hit stores August 12th…

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