T.I. - 3 NEW Trax PLUS Tibs & Estelle - MORE
August 23rd, 2008
T.I. “S.L.U. (Swagger Like Us)” f/ Kanye West, Jay-Z, & Lil’ Wayne
FULL, CDQ, Track off upcoming album, Paper Trail *Tibs Fav.™
T.I. “My Life Your Entertainment” f/ Usher
Producer: Drumma Boy - FULL, CDQ, Track off upcoming album, Paper Trail *Tibs Fav.™
Producer: J.R. Rotem - FULL, CDQ, Rumored track off upcoming album, Paper Trail *Tibs Fav.™
“No one on the corner have swagger like us.. swagger like us.. swagger swagger like us!” This extremely catchy sample will be ringing thru speakers the rest of the year. This is the type of song that defines 2008 for hip hop. Years down the line, when people say the phrase ‘Hip Hop in 2008′, “S.L.U. (Swagger Like Us)” is likely 2 be the first track mentioned. 4 living legends all on one track?! C’mon, unheard of. But T.I. brings in Kanye, Jay-Z, & Weezy for a sure-fire hit… and outshines them all! I’m really diggin’ T.I.’s verse as he articulately rips it, while reflecting on the changes in his life since the well-known charges against him at the same time keeping his high level of swag. Not 2 say the other 3 legends don’t bring it, b/c quite frankly, they all do. Kanye won’t put the autotuner down, but he doesn’t abuse it on this track and comes thru w/ a sick NBA reference, closing his verse with “..Tryna get that Kobe number, one over Jordan”. Weezy comes thru w/ an NBA reference of his own, cleverly name-dropping Carmelo Anthony. Overall tho, “S.L.U. (Swagger Like Us)” is one track that hit me on first listen and will be playin’ a lot for days and weeks 2 come. Check out T.I.’s reaction 2 the leaked track, which was not supposed 2 be released this soon. All these leaked trax can really hurt the album in the long run and that’s somethin’ I don’t wanna see for T.I., but right now Paper Trail is on some Food & Liquor shit w/ all the trax that are leaking… Btw, shouts 2 BOBO again for sendin’ some of the trax thru earlier 2day.. obviously light yrs behind if I’m out and workin’ all day.. :/
Keeping w/ the NEW T.I., I have always wanted a collabo of ATL’s T.I. & Usher; it seemed so realistic 2 me but Ush always sided w/ Luda in the studio. Well my wish has come true and while I feel that it is a sweet track, I also feel it didn’t live up 2 the hype that I put on it myself. T.I. again comes thru with nice verses on life as a celeb in the public’s eye but what disappoints me is that Usher doesn’t play 2 his strengths in the chorus. It’s a sweet chorus and one I’ll be singing along 2 for awhile, but I feel that he coulda sang it his usual way and been a lot better, like his lil’ verse. Finally, “Let My Beat Pound” is the hard banger that T.I. really needs on his album with collaborations already lined up w/ Usher, Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, and The Dream, who all scream ‘POP’! I like the hard beat and the sweet chorus and it’s yet another fire track from T.I.! Paper Trail is shaping up 2 be a classic in my eyes already and I hope the rest of the album delivers like the leaked trax have so far. There are some trax NOT by T.I. below, featuring hitmakers Chris Brown, T-Pain, & Akon as well as R&B singer Joe and don’t sleep on the Fabolous feature. I’m feelin’ Lo So and One Block Radius on that one. Videos can be seen below, including the sexy Cassie w/ her video premiere for her first single off Connecticut Fever, “Official Girl” f/ Lil’ Wayne. Also, my boy Rod Benson comes thru w/ yet another HILARIOUS video - the 3rd Boom Tho music video (click for the lyrics!). The soon-2-be NBA baller is just straight up hilarious! I was in tears after watchin’ this one.. oh my.. Scroll down for one more goodie..
FULL, CDQ
T-Pain “Somebody Tell ‘Em (Shout)”
FULL, Limited DJ, Track off upcoming mixtape, Pr33 Ringz
FULL, CDQ, Rumored track off upcoming album, Joe Thomas, New Man
One Block Radius “You Got Me RMX” f/ Fabolous & Baby Bash
FULL, CDQ *Tibs Fav.™
Uncle Murda “No Sunshine” f/ Akon
Producer: DJ Green Lantern - FULL, CDQ
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Cassie “Official Girl” f/ Lil’ Wayne
VIDEO PREMIERE!
Rod Benson “Boom Got Them Three (Mad Boom Tho!)”
VIDEO PREMIERE!
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Sgt. Tibs & Estelle
Estelle had a meet & greet 2day in the Gold Coast of downtown Chi and I rolled thru there right after work, reppin’ GWHH as u can see! She was very nice 2 her fans of all ages, posing for pictures, signing autographs, and interacting with everyone who came out 2 see her. It was a pleasure 2 meet one of the artists I’ve pushed heavily throughout the history of GWHH and I continue 2 hope that more of u open ur ears 2 a fresh and multi-talented artist outta the U.K.!
~ Sgt. Tibs
