“Rubberband Man” showcased an incredible wit, undeniable bounce and was destined to be a new Southern anthem. He wasn’t even on Ludacris’ level yet! Well, that was until THIS track. Dude’s career was barely three or four years old at the time and, quite frankly, he hadn’t done much to impress me, let alone proclaim himself to be as good as the Outkasts, Geto Boys or Goodie Mobs that came before him. I’ll be real with y’all – T.I.’s initial claims of being the King of the South rubbed me the wrong way. stand out is that he had a decidedly east coast flow reminiscent of Jay Z but had a thick syrupy southern drawl that set him apart from other artists breaking out of Atlanta at the time. Aside from me getting in trouble for cussing in class, what really made T.I. Osborne’s class quoting the King of the South. “Money, ho*s, cars and clothes, that’s how all my n***as roll” is something that 7 year old me had no business repeating in the first grade, but there I was in Mrs. What’s the first song that made you a T.I. It’s where his destiny was truly fulfilled. The grandiose production and hard-hitting rhymes give him an unmatched swagger. I agree that Trap Muzik is one of the most influential Southern rap albums ever but, for me, King is the project where Tip finally capitalized on all his monarch talk. While I’m not quite as high on Paper Trail as Alex – it’s full of radio hits but a pretty uneven package to me – I have to share his love for King and Trap Muzik.
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