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Artist.......: T.I. ▓█
Title........: No Mercy ░ ░ ▐█
Label........: Atlantic ░█
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Genre........: HIp-Hop █
Source.......: CDDA ▓
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Quality......: 186 kbps avg
Street.Date..: 2010-00-00 ░
Rip.Date.....: 2010-00-00
Year.........: 2010 ░
Tracks.......: 14
Playtime.....: 1h 01min Total
Size.........: 81.90 MB
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Tracklist
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01. Welcome To The World Ft. Kanye West And KiD CuDi (Produced 4:14
By Kanye West)
02. How Life Changed Ft. Mitchelle'L And Scarface (Produced By 4:30
Lil C)
03. Get Back Up Ft. Chris Brown (Produced By The Neptunes) 4:24
04. I Can't Help It Ft. Rocko (Produced By The Smash Factory) 3:32
05. That's All She Wrote Ft. Eminem (Produced By Dr. Luke) 5:18
06. No Mercy Ft. The-Dream (Produced By The-Dream And Tricky) 4:07
07. Big Picture (Produced By Toomp) 4:25
08. Strip Ft. Young Dro And Trey Songz (Produced By Lil C) 3:42
09. Salute (Produced By Jake One) 3:07
10. Amazing Ft. Pharrell (Produced By The Neptunes) 5:14
11. Everything On Me (Produced By Danja) 4:24
12. Poppin' Bottles Ft. Drake (Produced By T-Minus) 5:20
13. Lay Me Down Ft. Rico Love (Produced By Jim Jonsin And Rico 3:16
Love)
14. Castle Walls Ft. Christina Aguilera (Produced By Alex Da 5:29
Kid)
Paper Trail was dope IMO, interested to see how this album will be. Will leave thoughts later.
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I just started downloading... not expecting much but hope I'll be surprised
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I just started downloading... not expecting much but hope I'll be surprised
Anyone that claims to be the king of anything, I want some quality music lol. Nah I hear ya, I am starting to believe some of these tracks could be older leftovers.
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I just started downloading... not expecting much but hope I'll be surprised
Anyone that claims to be the king of anything, I want some quality music lol. Nah I hear ya, I am starting to believe some of these tracks could be older leftovers.
we'll see... Paper Trail is a personal classic for me and I know this isn't going to be as good but I'm hoping for some bangers, the first track is nice
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I just started downloading... not expecting much but hope I'll be surprised
Anyone that claims to be the king of anything, I want some quality music lol. Nah I hear ya, I am starting to believe some of these tracks could be older leftovers.
we'll see... Paper Trail is a personal classic for me and I know this isn't going to be as good but I'm hoping for some bangers, the first track is nice
Yeah PT was for me also.
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More then halfway through this and for me this is probably his worst album. Definitely has that leftover feel to it, lyrically it is sharp at times but the production is definitely weak throughout on this
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its a shame that this is going to suck because fuck a mixtape was really REALLY good. t.i. didnt have much time to work on this record so i guess he just rushed it out to keep his name out there.
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I'll reserve judgment 'til I listen in a few hours. But everything I've seen about this album screams Atlantic forcing him to put this record out.
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Just finished. EASILY his worst album. Excluding a couple tracks here and there, it is either one of 2 things
1. Rushed by the label to put the album out
2. Rushed by the label and added a bunch of leftover tracks and put a album together.
Album does not feel like one, more of a compilation of tracks, most of which sound like they have no bizness on a TI album.
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I'm only interested in the first and the last track.
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my thoughts after first listen
01. Welcome To The World Ft. Kanye West And KiD CuDi - 4/5, good song but it doesn't feel like an opener and it also seems more like a Kanye Feat. T.I. track
02. How Life Changed Ft. Mitchelle'L And Scarface - 4.5/5, love this, dope beat and hook, Face comes through and kills it
03. Get Back Up Ft. Chris Brown - 3.5/5, not bad for a single at all, might grow on me
04. I Can't Help It Ft. Rocko - 4/5, T.I. kills this shit, Rocko wasn't bad either maybe the best I've heard from him
05. That's All She Wrote Ft. Eminem - 3.5/5, a step up from this duo's last collab, still a bit underwhelming but still a pretty decent cut
06. No Mercy Ft. The-Dream 4/5, surprisingly dope... but Dream sounds like a chick singing like in many other songs lol
07. Big Picture - 3/5, kinda fell asleep on this one, forgettable despite the Toomp production, sounds like a throwaway
08. Strip Ft. Young Dro And Trey Songz - 3/5, typical club/party track which also sounds borderline leftover
09. Salute - 4/5, T.I.'s lyrics were on point here, beat is aiight
10. Amazing Ft. Pharrell - 2.5/5, this looked like a hit or miss from the jump, and this right here was a big miss
11. Everything On Me - 3/5, nice beat which somewhat saves it but a boring track overall, leftover material
12. Poppin' Bottles Ft. Drake - 3/5, Wiz Khalifa dropped a track the other day with the same beat and his was better but this one is ok for a club track, that's it
13. Lay Me Down Ft. Rico Love - 3/5, nice beat here but all the club/female tracks are getting played out at this point
14. Castle Walls Ft. Christina Aguilera - 4/5, solid closer for the album but it doesn't do enough to pick up slack for all the previous weak cuts
so my assumptions about this album were on point, the label threw this shit together with the quickness to make their buck back and to keep T.I.'s name relevant... I bet T.I. won't even be happy with this final product if he didn't already oversee it, too many features that didn't do any justice and the structure of the album is awful
this album is on par with T.I. VS T.I.P., I don't see too many tracks growing on me either since 5-6 tracks are for bitches/the club/radio, 3-4 sound like leftovers, and the rest wasn't anything special except for "How Life Changed", with that being said I give this album a 2.5/5 which I feel is generous
take off tracks 7, 8, 10, 11, 13 and replace them with "I'm Back", "Yeah Ya Know", "Yeah (Feat. Lil' Wayne)", Pledge Allegiance To The Swag (Feat. Rick Ross)", and "Whatcha Sayin' Tip" and you would have an otherwise good album
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Not a bad mainstream album after a first listen. 8)
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this album is hot . waaaaay better than y'all are saying. tip at his best.
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I just started downloading... not expecting much but hope I'll be surprised
Anyone that claims to be the king of anything, I want some quality music lol. Nah I hear ya, I am starting to believe some of these tracks could be older leftovers.
nah homie this is quality. everything on me is the shit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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1. Welcome to the World - 4.25/5. I like it as an intro. Welcome to my world type shit. T.I. has a nice rap pattern on here; unique. CuDi is minimal but cool contribution. Kanye kills it 2. Great No I.D. beat.
2. How Life Changed - 5/5. The song I was looking most forward to & it doesn't disappoint. Beat is fire; signature Lil C sound. T.I.'s 1st verse is dope. Mitchelle'l kills the hook. Always a classic Scarface verse. GREAT to hear a new Face verse. Love this song right here. Early candidate for best album cut.
3. Get Back Up - 3.75/5. T.I.'s lyrics are so dope & what he's saying is so real. This would be 5/5 if it wasn't for a pretty poppy sounding beat/hook. Great content though. Doesn't even sound like a Neptunes beat.
4. I Can't Help It - 4/5. Sounds like a mixtape track but who cares 'cuz it's banging. Most ppl complain mixtape music is better than album music anyways. Great southern music right here either way. T.I.'s verse is FLAMES :o Rocko sounds really good on this too. LOL, they changed the "tell the sheriff he can get these fucking charges back, no jail time gotta thank God for that"
5. That's All She Wrote - 4/5. Good track. T.I.'s verse is straight & Eminem kills it as usual. Good track for sure. The beat is a grower. Dr. Luke produced a grower for real.
6. No Mercy - 5/5. Really feeling The-Dream/Tricky beat. Very musical. Sounds like something Kanye would do. The-Dream does sound like a chick but he's a very good singer. Great content displayed on the hook as well. T.I.'s lyrics again are very meaningful & filled with good content. This is dope right here. Love it!
7. Big Picture - 2/5. Toomp! Eyy, beat is forgetful though. Hook is boring. 40 seconds in I can already call it the worse T.I.-Toomp collabo ever. T.I.'s lyrics are decent but can't save it.
8. Strip - 3.25/5. Lil C always has 2 tracks on T.I. albums - 1 hip-hop cut & 1 club cut lol. Meh, this doesn't do much for me. Might bump in a car but I'll never enjoy it THAT much. Trey Songz sounds good on it though. Gotta take it for what it is - a catchy club banger. Dro has a nice verse; good 2 hear Dro on a T.I. album again. Average song.
9. Salute - 3/5. Jake One? Great album placement for him. Pretty tight beat. Hook is ok. T.I.'s raps is straight though. Again, not a special track. Pure mixtape track/album leftover.
10. Amazing - 3.5/5. Catchy ass club banger. It's cheesy but I can't stop singing it lol. I can definitely enjoy this record.
11. Everything On Me - 3.25/5. Good Danja beat. It's a catchy club track but there are too many of these on this album right now. That's 3/4 tracks like this. T.I.'s flow on point but again, not really what I wanna hear right now. 5 straight tracks rated under 4/5 is a bad look.
12. Poppin' Bottles - 3.75/5. This is catchy. I can see this becoming a hit. Wonder if Tip has a video shot to this. This is yet another club track but it's miles better than Big Picture, Strip, Salute & Everythang On Me. I can see this becoming a favorite. I really enjoy this in a mainstream way. Beat is an absolute banger.
13. Lay Me Down - 3.5/5. Catchy beat & hook. This probably bangs in the car & is a grower, but at this point, I'm very disappointed with seeing 7 straight meaningless songs on a 14 track album.
14. Castle Walls - 5/5. Woah, this is amazing. On some "Dead & Gone pt.2" shit but sounds very different than that which is good. This is a pure #1 billboard hit & I predict it will hit that. That HAS to the next single.
T.I.'s worst album to me. I was weary leading up & after reading early feedback, I became more weary. As most of y'all know, T.I. is my favorite artist & I was pleasantly surprised when the album started off so well (tracks 1-6). I began to think maybe I'll really like this album?
But it reallyyyyy loses steam from tracks 7-13 (only 2 of which I thoroughly enjoy - Amazing & Poppin Bottles).
The content starts off so strong (How Life Changed, Get Back Up & No Mercy) and then tracks 7-13 are filled with meaningless content (again, 2 of which I enjoy). That is very unlike T.I. He always has the "singles" but great content to go along with it. This is way 2 filled with mainstream crap; even for a multi platinum artist like T.I. considering he's one of very few mainstream well selling rappers that still gets respect from the streets & some real hip hop fans.
Again, tracks 7-13 SCREAMS this album was thrown together. No way Atlantic was letting 4th quarter go by without a T.I. album, one of, if not there most consistent selling artists.
Disappointed & I can't help but wonder if T.I. feels the same. He's always been very careful with what he puts out there & even admitted he wasn't fond of T.I. vs. T.I.P. I would love to know what he thinks of this.
Best tracks (in order):
Castle Walls
No Mercy
How Life Changed
Welcome to the World
Get Back Up
I Can't Help It
That's All She Wrote
Enjoyable:
Popping Bottles
Amazing
Average:
Strip
Salute
Lay Me Down (seems catchy enough to grow)
Crap:
Big Picture
Everythang On Me
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Castle Walls is incredible. :o
That's about it though.
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1. Welcome to the World - 4.25/5. I like it as an intro. Welcome to my world type shit. T.I. has a nice rap pattern on here; unique. CuDi is minimal but cool contribution. Kanye kills it 2. Great No I.D. beat.
2. How Life Changed - 5/5. The song I was looking most forward to & it doesn't disappoint. Beat is fire; signature Lil C sound. T.I.'s 1st verse is dope. Mitchelle'l kills the hook. Always a classic Scarface verse. GREAT to hear a new Face verse. Love this song right here. Early candidate for best album cut.
3. Get Back Up - 3.75/5. T.I.'s lyrics are so dope & what he's saying is so real. This would be 5/5 if it wasn't for a pretty poppy sounding beat/hook. Great content though. Doesn't even sound like a Neptunes beat.
4. I Can't Help It - 4/5. Sounds like a mixtape track but who cares 'cuz it's banging. Most ppl complain mixtape music is better than album music anyways. Great southern music right here either way. T.I.'s verse is FLAMES :o Rocko sounds really good on this too. LOL, they changed the "tell the sheriff he can get these fucking charges back, no jail time gotta thank God for that"
5. That's All She Wrote - 4/5. Good track. T.I.'s verse is straight & Eminem kills it as usual. Good track for sure. The beat is a grower. Dr. Luke produced a grower for real.
6. No Mercy - 5/5. Really feeling The-Dream/Tricky beat. Very musical. Sounds like something Kanye would do. The-Dream does sound like a chick but he's a very good singer. Great content displayed on the hook as well. T.I.'s lyrics again are very meaningful & filled with good content. This is dope right here. Love it!
7. Big Picture - 2/5. Toomp! Eyy, beat is forgetful though. Hook is boring. 40 seconds in I can already call it the worse T.I.-Toomp collabo ever. T.I.'s lyrics are decent but can't save it.
8. Strip - 3.25/5. Lil C always has 2 tracks on T.I. albums - 1 hip-hop cut & 1 club cut lol. Meh, this doesn't do much for me. Might bump in a car but I'll never enjoy it THAT much. Trey Songz sounds good on it though. Gotta take it for what it is - a catchy club banger. Dro has a nice verse; good 2 hear Dro on a T.I. album again. Average song.
9. Salute - 3/5. Jake One? Great album placement for him. Pretty tight beat. Hook is ok. T.I.'s raps is straight though. Again, not a special track. Pure mixtape track/album leftover.
10. Amazing - 3.5/5. Catchy ass club banger. It's cheesy but I can't stop singing it lol. I can definitely enjoy this record.
11. Everything On Me - 3.25/5. Good Danja beat. It's a catchy club track but there are too many of these on this album right now. That's 3/4 tracks like this. T.I.'s flow on point but again, not really what I wanna hear right now. 5 straight tracks rated under 4/5 is a bad look.
12. Poppin' Bottles - 3.75/5. This is catchy. I can see this becoming a hit. Wonder if Tip has a video shot to this. This is yet another club track but it's miles better than Big Picture, Strip, Salute & Everythang On Me. I can see this becoming a favorite. I really enjoy this in a mainstream way. Beat is an absolute banger.
13. Lay Me Down - 3.5/5. Catchy beat & hook. This probably bangs in the car & is a grower, but at this point, I'm very disappointed with seeing 7 straight meaningless songs on a 14 track album.
14. Castle Walls - 5/5. Woah, this is amazing. On some "Dead & Gone pt.2" shit but sounds very different than that which is good. This is a pure #1 billboard hit & I predict it will hit that. That HAS to the next single.
T.I.'s worst album to me. I was weary leading up & after reading early feedback, I became more weary. As most of y'all know, T.I. is my favorite artist & I was pleasantly surprised when the album started off so well (tracks 1-6). I began to think maybe I'll really like this album?
But it reallyyyyy loses steam from tracks 7-13 (only 2 of which I thoroughly enjoy - Amazing & Poppin Bottles).
The content starts off so strong (How Life Changed, Get Back Up & No Mercy) and then tracks 7-13 are filled with meaningless content (again, 2 of which I enjoy). That is very unlike T.I. He always has the "singles" but great content to go along with it. This is way 2 filled with mainstream crap; even for a multi platinum artist like T.I. considering he's one of very few mainstream well selling rappers that still gets respect from the streets & some real hip hop fans.
Again, tracks 7-13 SCREAMS this album was thrown together. No way Atlantic was letting 4th quarter go by without a T.I. album, one of, if not there most consistent selling artists.
Disappointed & I can't help but wonder if T.I. feels the same. He's always been very careful with what he puts out there & even admitted he wasn't fond of T.I. vs. T.I.P. I would love to know what he thinks of this.
Best tracks (in order):
Castle Walls
No Mercy
How Life Changed
Welcome to the World
Get Back Up
I Can't Help It
That's All She Wrote
Enjoyable:
Popping Bottles
Amazing
Average:
Strip
Salute
Lay Me Down (seems catchy enough to grow)
Crap:
Big Picture
Everythang On Me
no lunatic. this album is incredible. from beginning to end. every song knocks and he's definitely spittin' and the hooks are cool too.
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Castle Walls is incredible. :o
That's about it though.
yes sir the best shit that will hit radio these days.
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Castle Walls is incredible. :o
That's about it though.
yes sir the best shit that will hit radio these days.
Should do pretty nicely if he makes it a single.
& yeah, will be one of the better things to hear on the radio.
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Castle Walls is incredible. :o
That's about it though.
yes sir the best shit that will hit radio these days.
Should do pretty nicely if he makes it a single.
& yeah, will be one of the better things to hear on the radio.
it's the next single !!!!!!!
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Castle Walls will definitely be a single. That's a no brainer. And trust me, it's #1 on billboard. I'm calling it weeks before it happens & weeks before U start hearing it everywhere. No label exec could be stupid enough to NOT make this a single.
Classic Material: U know I'm as big a T.I. fan as U are. But I call it how i see it. In terms of individual songs, I'm not doubting that tracks 7-13 BANG and are bangers in the whip & club, but there filled with no content. That lowers T.I. to a typical southern artist, something I've always defended him against. But I pin this one on the label.
I will still be copping 1st day to show my support. I will continue bumping tracks from this album & bumping the whole album for a long time & T.I. will come outta jail & recover.
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And trust me, it's #1 on billboard. I'm calling it weeks before it happens & weeks before U start hearing it everywhere
I'd call that a bold statement. But it's almost not with that hook. Jesussssss. 8)
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And trust me, it's #1 on billboard. I'm calling it weeks before it happens & weeks before U start hearing it everywhere
I'd call that a bold statement. But it's almost not with that hook. Jesussssss. 8)
Take it to the bank bruh. T.I. is my favorite artist & I know a hit single of his when I hear it. This is "Dead & Gone", "Live Your Life" & "Whateva U Like" all over again in terms of success.
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damn, this shit is worse then Paper Trash
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this album is kinda horrible, much worse than paper trail.
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Tracks 1-7 are dope
8 is ok
9 is dope
10-13 are garbage
track 14 is crazy
the latter part of the album lets it down, only the last track is quality. The first part fo the album is dope though.
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I checked Salute (for the Jake One beat obviously 8) ) and it's pretty dope. Not really interested in the rest.
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Just Got This....Will Have To Check It Out After Work.
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Tracks 1-7 are dope
8 is ok
9 is dope
10-13 are garbage
track 14 is crazy
the latter part of the album lets it down, only the last track is quality. The first part fo the album is dope though.
Pretty on point
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Observin the estate through the gate from the outside lookin in, bet you would think I got it made, better look again, I got a butler, got a maid, & a mansion, The belief is that I'm living out a millionaires fantasy, With phantoms & ferrari's in the driveway, but you see it came in exchange of a sane man's sanity, Your vision jaded by the Grammy's on the mantelpiece, Just switch your camera lenses you would see the agony, Apparantly it's damaging, the man you see before you on the canvas he may seem alright but all the diasadvantages his family encounters overshadows his extravagance, Walk in my shoes, I dare you it'll scare u while it surely seem like the king life seem glamorous as seen through the eyes of untrained amateurs eecause the camera's doesn't see beyond the walls of the smiles Only counts until it falls in the pile
& that is he's my favorite emcee lol. & why anyone who boxes him in with the rest of the southern mainstream crap couldn't be more wrong
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Tracks 1-7 are dope
8 is ok
9 is dope
10-13 are garbage
track 14 is crazy
the latter part of the album lets it down, only the last track is quality. The first part fo the album is dope though.
8-13 is all fire as well !!!!!! lyrically tip is spittin. and the production is fresh. you got that introspective reflective shit on here, some gangsta shit, shit for the hoes and that str.8 ballin shit on one album. this is a step or 3 above paper trail. let the album soak in.
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Tracks 1-7 are dope
8 is ok
9 is dope
10-13 are garbage
track 14 is crazy
the latter part of the album lets it down, only the last track is quality. The first part fo the album is dope though.
Pretty on point
no sir.
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this album is kinda horrible, much worse than paper trail.
this is heat.
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damn, this shit is worse then Paper Trash
better than that malice in wonderland bullshit.
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damn, this shit is worse then Paper Trash
better than that malice in wonderland bullshit.
That's about all I can agree with lol.
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In saying it is his worst album for me, does not mean I think he has a horrible catalog. Even compared to his first album, this is weaker that's all. A few bangers to be had though.
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Really average after first listen, this is on some mixtape shit. Only few songs are maybe album worthy.
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Really average after first listen, this is on some mixtape shit. Only few songs are maybe album worthy.
and fuck a mixtape was so good.... fuck t.i. his last great album was king. hes gonna have to put out a worthwhile product to keep me checking his albums
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track 14 is crazy
Apart from T.I.'s parts I would agree.
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track 14 is crazy
Apart from T.I.'s parts I would agree.
Lol this proves U just don't like T.I. no matter what. His lyrics and everything were perfect.
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LOL @ the comments. this album is t.i. at his best. the lyricism was great and the production was top notch. leftovers or mixtape tracks ???? fuck a mixtape was better than most albums out this year and last year and those were throwaways(all quality shit still !!!!!). although all his albums are personal ,this one is his most introspective,diverse, personal album to date. i don't know maybe because the ''pop'' songs on this album compliment it in my opinion. i respect y'all opinion if you ain't diggin' it. to me it's his best one yet and i got all of them.
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LOL @ the comments. this album is t.i. at his best. the lyricism was great and the production was top notch. leftovers or mixtape tracks ???? fuck a mixtape was better than most albums out this year and last year and those were throwaways(all quality shit still !!!!!). although all his albums are personal ,this one is his most introspective,diverse, personal album to date. i don't know maybe because the ''pop'' songs on this album compliment it in my opinion. i respect y'all opinion if you ain't diggin' it. to me it's his best one yet and i got all of them.
well to us it's not lol. But I respect your viewpoint.
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this is a classic album. from the king. every song is enjoyable and still in rotation. tip put his album together from beginning to end and shot vids as well. this album is better than a lot of albums.
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this is a classic album. from the king. every song is enjoyable and still in rotation. tip put his album together from beginning to end and shot vids as well. this album is better than a lot of albums.
LOL, also this is easily TI's worst album
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this is a classic album. from the king. every song is enjoyable and still in rotation. tip put his album together from beginning to end and shot vids as well. this album is better than a lot of albums.
LOL, also this is easily TI's worst album
this shit is fire. tip has one of the best catalogs in hip hop. this album is his life after death.
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this is a classic album. from the king. every song is enjoyable and still in rotation. tip put his album together from beginning to end and shot vids as well. this album is better than a lot of albums.
LOL, also this is easily TI's worst album
this shit is fire. tip has one of the best catalogs in hip hop. this album is his life after death.
you're cool peoples and I find myself agreeing with you in other threads, but after this comment I'm convinced you're a closet T.I. hater rather than a huge fan lol
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this is a classic album. from the king. every song is enjoyable and still in rotation. tip put his album together from beginning to end and shot vids as well. this album is better than a lot of albums.
LOL, also this is easily TI's worst album
this shit is fire. tip has one of the best catalogs in hip hop. this album is his life after death.
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you're cool peoples and I find myself agreeing with you in other threads, but after this comment I'm convinced you're a closet T.I. hater rather than a huge fan lol
he's one of my fav emcees and his catalog is damn near flawless. i'd said life after death because of the content. tip's album is very introspective but he ballin' real hard on it too. a fuckin classic !!!!!! everything on me is the fuckin jam !!!!!!!!!!
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this is a classic album. from the king. every song is enjoyable and still in rotation. tip put his album together from beginning to end and shot vids as well. this album is better than a lot of albums.
LOL, also this is easily TI's worst album
this shit is fire. tip has one of the best catalogs in hip hop. this album is his life after death.
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you're cool peoples and I find myself agreeing with you in other threads, but after this comment I'm convinced you're a closet T.I. hater rather than a huge fan lol
he's one of my fav emcees and his catalog is damn near flawless. i'd said life after death because of the content. tip's album is very introspective but he ballin' real hard on it too. a fuckin classic !!!!!!
that's a very bold statement for this particular album... but to each their own, carry on 8)
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this is a classic album. from the king. every song is enjoyable and still in rotation. tip put his album together from beginning to end and shot vids as well. this album is better than a lot of albums.
LOL, also this is easily TI's worst album
this shit is fire. tip has one of the best catalogs in hip hop. this album is his life after death.
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you're cool peoples and I find myself agreeing with you in other threads, but after this comment I'm convinced you're a closet T.I. hater rather than a huge fan lol
he's one of my fav emcees and his catalog is damn near flawless. i'd said life after death because of the content. tip's album is very introspective but he ballin' real hard on it too. a fuckin classic !!!!!!
that's a very bold statement for this particular album... but to each their own, carry on 8)
you just have to trust me on this one. this tip at his best.
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i like no mercy, castle walls, i cant help it.
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Itunes bonus tracks are out now.
15. "I'm Back" TrackSlayerz 3:39
16. "Yeah Ya Know (Takers)" DJ Toomp 4:28
17. "Got Your Back" (featuring Keri Hilson) DJ Toomp 4:24
18. "Ya Hear Me" Keith Mack 4:04
19. "Pledge Allegiance" (featuring Rick Ross) J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League 7:46
20. "Follow Your Dreams"
Some of these could of easily replaced the tracks at the end of the album.
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and fuck a mixtape was so good.... fuck t.i. his last great album was king. hes gonna have to put out a worthwhile product to keep me checking his albums
Feel the same way
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and fuck a mixtape was so good.... fuck t.i. his last great album was king. hes gonna have to put out a worthwhile product to keep me checking his albums
Feel the same way
nah. no mercy is the best album right now homie.
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this shit is straight ass, fuck is this bullshit
paper trash was better than this
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this shit is straight ass, fuck is this bullshit
paper trash was better than this
both album were classics. ''an idiot makes idiotic comments'' classic line.
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this shit is straight ass, fuck is this bullshit
paper trash was better than this
both album were classics. ''an idiot makes idiotic comments'' classic line.
no, you're a fag
the albums were trash - eat a dick
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this shit is straight ass, fuck is this bullshit
paper trash was better than this
both album were classics. ''an idiot makes idiotic comments'' classic line.
no, you're a fag
the albums were trash - eat a dick
LOL..... go fuck ya mother's face shit ball. that's real music. ya bitch.
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this shit is straight ass, fuck is this bullshit
paper trash was better than this
both album were classics. ''an idiot makes idiotic comments'' classic line.
no, you're a fag
the albums were trash - eat a dick
LOL..... go fuck ya mother's face shit ball. that's real music. ya bitch.
haha it's funny cause you're getting mad over me hating on a shit album
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:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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this shit is straight ass, fuck is this bullshit
paper trash was better than this
both album were classics. ''an idiot makes idiotic comments'' classic line.
no, you're a fag
the albums were trash - eat a dick
LOL..... go fuck ya mother's face shit ball. that's real music. ya bitch.
haha it's funny cause you're getting mad over me hating on a shit album
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:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
nah nothin to get mad at. u got wack ass cam in ur post. the king shittin on cam fool. tip's new album >>>>>> cam's whole catalog.
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Shitty albums that sell units and are widely acclaimed as good to great albums. You cant pay attention to guys on this board because hatin everything TI does or says is these peoples lives. Theyre wack motherfuckers. Go listen to some Kid Cudi and jump in front of a train or something.
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Still Ain't Really Feeling This Album But Its Got Some Nice Trax.
http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2010/12/07/22519934.aspx
(AllHipHop News) T.I. penned a letter to his fans from behind bars at the Forrest City, Arkansas, on the day his seventh album No Mercy hit stores.
In an upbeat letter, the Atlanta rapper said that No Mercy is the most "intimate" installment of his life story.
"I must admit it takes a lot to go through as much as I have and still keep the love in your heart and in your art," the imprisoned rapper said. "But at the end of the day, if that's what it takes to produce the music that keeps the world of hip-hop evolving on it's axis....Then even the lowest of the lows of my life was all worth it."
No Mercy features an all-star cast of Hip-Hop artists and includes cameos by Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Young Dro, Drake, Pharrell, Eminem and others.
"Thanks again for your prayers, your time and attention," T.I. said. "And remember....It does'nt [sic] matter how long it'll be before the next time you see me. What matters is that I'll be a better man before that time comes. The longer I sit, the smarter I get."
According to T.I., he is hard at work on a new untitled project, which said he planned on unveiling in the coming months.
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Still Ain't Really Feeling This Album But Its Got Some Nice Trax.
http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2010/12/07/22519934.aspx
(AllHipHop News) T.I. penned a letter to his fans from behind bars at the Forrest City, Arkansas, on the day his seventh album No Mercy hit stores.
In an upbeat letter, the Atlanta rapper said that No Mercy is the most "intimate" installment of his life story.
"I must admit it takes a lot to go through as much as I have and still keep the love in your heart and in your art," the imprisoned rapper said. "But at the end of the day, if that's what it takes to produce the music that keeps the world of hip-hop evolving on it's axis....Then even the lowest of the lows of my life was all worth it."
No Mercy features an all-star cast of Hip-Hop artists and includes cameos by Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Young Dro, Drake, Pharrell, Eminem and others.
"Thanks again for your prayers, your time and attention," T.I. said. "And remember....It does'nt [sic] matter how long it'll be before the next time you see me. What matters is that I'll be a better man before that time comes. The longer I sit, the smarter I get."
According to T.I., he is hard at work on a new untitled project, which said he planned on unveiling in the coming months.
got my copy !!!! the official sounds so much better and is a classic. daaamn the king workin' on the next joint aready !!!!!! another classic to come.
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goddamn classic material you are a certified homo
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goddamn classic material you are a certified homo
far from a homo pussy. i'm fuckin ya mother. tell that bitch i said thanx.
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Gonna be coppin' this in a few
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goddamn classic material you are a certified homo
far from a homo pussy. i'm fuckin ya mother. tell that bitch i said thanx.
whatever you say, homo
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goddamn classic material you are a certified homo
far from a homo pussy. i'm fuckin ya mother. tell that bitch i said thanx.
whatever you say, homo
LMFAO. that bitch in ya post looks like a fuckin man and, i'm a homo ?
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goddamn classic material you are a certified homo
far from a homo pussy. i'm fuckin ya mother. tell that bitch i said thanx.
whatever you say, homo
LMFAO. that bitch in ya post looks like a fuckin man and, i'm a homo ?
yeah you are a faggot bro sorry
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goddamn classic material you are a certified homo
far from a homo pussy. i'm fuckin ya mother. tell that bitch i said thanx.
whatever you say, homo
LMFAO. that bitch in ya post looks like a fuckin man and, i'm a homo ?
yeah you are a faggot bro sorry
LOL.i get more pussy than both of you bitches.
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goddamn classic material you are a certified homo
far from a homo pussy. i'm fuckin ya mother. tell that bitch i said thanx.
whatever you say, homo
LMFAO. that bitch in ya post looks like a fuckin man and, i'm a homo ?
sure you do, whatever makes you sleep better at night fag boy
yeah you are a faggot bro sorry
LOL.i get more pussy than both of you bitches.
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Classic Material has to be a troll
This is dickriding at its finest
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Classic Material has to be a troll
This is dickriding at its finest
+1
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Bought the deluxe version today. Came with a nice, thick case & cool booklet. Also has 2 bonus tracks, "That's What I Thought" featuring Killer Mike & Mac Boney & "Like So"
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Classic Material has to be a troll
This is dickriding at its finest
go listen to some gay ass dickset and leave me the fuck alone homie.
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The deluxe bonus with Killer Mike & Mac Boney is fire
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I got the actual cd for free today and gave it a spin. Surprisingly enough it flows really well. I can see the earlier singles ended up as i-tunes bonus tracks. It's a nice album for the fans.
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On some grown man shit right there!!!!!!!!!!!1 8)
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On some grown man shit right there!!!!!!!!!!!1 8)
yessir !!!!!!!!! this album is fuckin epic !!!!!!!
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Very wack album, no replay value at all
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Very wack album, no replay value at all
clean ya dirty ass ears miss jas. you loser.
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Very wack album, no replay value at all
clean ya dirty ass ears miss jas. you loser.
don't cry that your favourite rapper is a fucking loser who copped a L twice bro
<3
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Very wack album, no replay value at all
clean ya dirty ass ears miss jas. you loser.
don't cry that your favourite rapper is a fucking loser who copped a L twice bro
<3
so. how is he a loser when he's got a life some would kill for ? he lived through poverty and made it out the ghetto and YOU on here talkin about HIM. i bet if you were in his shoes right about now you'd shit uncontrollably on ya self. he got millions what do u got ? until YOU get some millions YOU are the loser.
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Very wack album, no replay value at all
clean ya dirty ass ears miss jas. you loser.
LOL @ the comments. this album is t.i. at his best. the lyricism was great and the production was top notch. leftovers or mixtape tracks ? fuck a mixtape was better than most albums out this year and last year and those were throwaways(all quality shit still !!!!!). although all his albums are personal ,this one is his most introspective,diverse, personal album to date. i don't know maybe because the ''pop'' songs on this album compliment it in my opinion. i respect y'all opinion if you ain't diggin' it. to me it's his best one yet and i got all of them.
That is a direct quote from you. To quote Jay-Z, you seem a little uneven in the words you just said.
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Very wack album, no replay value at all
clean ya dirty ass ears miss jas. you loser.
LOL @ the comments. this album is t.i. at his best. the lyricism was great and the production was top notch. leftovers or mixtape tracks ? fuck a mixtape was better than most albums out this year and last year and those were throwaways(all quality shit still !!!!!). although all his albums are personal ,this one is his most introspective,diverse, personal album to date. i don't know maybe because the ''pop'' songs on this album compliment it in my opinion. i respect y'all opinion if you ain't diggin' it. to me it's his best one yet and i got all of them.
That is a direct quote from you. To quote Jay-Z, you seem a little uneven in the words you just said.
you misunderstandin'. jas says those things for me to respond. it's all in good fun. not to be takin personal. and oh i love the pic in ya post. bubbles looks delicious.
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Very wack album, no replay value at all
clean ya dirty ass ears miss jas. you loser.
don't cry that your favourite rapper is a fucking loser who copped a L twice bro
<3
so. how is he a loser when he's got a life some would kill for ? he lived through poverty and made it out the ghetto and YOU on here talkin about HIM. i bet if you were in his shoes right about now you'd shit uncontrollably on ya self. he got millions what do u got ? until YOU get some millions YOU are the loser.
hell yeah if i was going to go to jail i would shit myself.
BUT
i wouldn't carry around fucking machine guns and go to jail in the first place. he's got money, hire some fucking bodyguards.
OH AND THEN when he gets out after snitching on everyone, he gets busted with drugs. dude can make some good music, but he's pretty much a dumbfuck.
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Very wack album, no replay value at all
clean ya dirty ass ears miss jas. you loser.
LOL @ the comments. this album is t.i. at his best. the lyricism was great and the production was top notch. leftovers or mixtape tracks ? fuck a mixtape was better than most albums out this year and last year and those were throwaways(all quality shit still !!!!!). although all his albums are personal ,this one is his most introspective,diverse, personal album to date. i don't know maybe because the ''pop'' songs on this album compliment it in my opinion. i respect y'all opinion if you ain't diggin' it. to me it's his best one yet and i got all of them.
That is a direct quote from you. To quote Jay-Z, you seem a little uneven in the words you just said.
you misunderstandin'. jas says those things for me to respond. it's all in good fun. not to be takin personal. and oh i love the pic in ya post. bubbles looks delicious.
+1
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Very wack album, no replay value at all
clean ya dirty ass ears miss jas. you loser.
don't cry that your favourite rapper is a fucking loser who copped a L twice bro
<3
so. how is he a loser when he's got a life some would kill for ? he lived through poverty and made it out the ghetto and YOU on here talkin about HIM. i bet if you were in his shoes right about now you'd shit uncontrollably on ya self. he got millions what do u got ? until YOU get some millions YOU are the loser.
hell yeah if i was going to go to jail i would shit myself.
BUT
i wouldn't carry around fucking machine guns and go to jail in the first place. he's got money, hire some fucking bodyguards.
OH AND THEN when he gets out after snitching on everyone, he gets busted with drugs. dude can make some good music, but he's pretty much a dumbfuck.
i will say this. if my boy got shot and people wanted me dead i woulda did the same thing he did. i think if he didn't have them guns and got killed people woulda said he stupid all the gun talk and no guns. lol. but he's one of the few emcees who walk it like he talk it. unlike pac who was a bad boy killa and got smoked on some dumb shit. as far as the snitchin bullshit. only he and the bodyguard went to jail so once again who did he tell on ???
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a very accurate review of this album
T.I.P., comin' live from the V.I.P.? Well, not quite—this time around T.I.P.'s comin' live from the penitentiary, a fact lost only on his most inattentive of listeners. Mr. Harris' legal troubles have kept him in the news, but his seventh album "No Mercy" arrives in a typically busy fourth quarter sandwiched between most of 2010's biggest rap releases including records by Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Nelly, Lloyd Banks, Nicki Minaj, and Ghostface Killah. Not to be outdone or overshadowed, "No Mercy" enlists the talents of literally dozens of hip hop and R&B's respective A-lists, attempting to build upon the double-platinum crossover success of 2008's "Paper Trail."
Hip hop's fascination with embattled, embroiled, and incarcerated figures is no secret, and this year alone yields multiple examples—fans have mourned Lil Wayne's jailing and celebrated his release, watched DMX's various run-ins with the law like a train wreck, and heard speculation that Lil Boosie may be the next member of Louisiana's death row. Examples from years past are similarly abundant—Sadat X's gloomy, jail-bound narratives of "Black October" and X-Raided's albums infamously recorded entirely over the prison phone are further cases of rap listeners' obsession with the criminal. And why not? Such rap sheets imply that these showmen are the rarest of entertainers who live the lives portrayed in their art and are inspired by real-life events in a genre still so contingent upon representing the real. Equally compelling, the soul-searching and contemplation produced by artists and stars' subjection to the abode of the common criminal can make for unusually poignant and personal material.
Unfortunately, "No Mercy" contains no meditations on life behind bars, and glimpses at the no-doubt conflicted character who went from one of the year's most successful movies to Arkansas' state pen in a matter of weeks are few and fleeting. What "No Mercy" offers instead is a garbled array of collaborations aimed straight for the pop charts. T.I.'s stardom is a largely a result of his rare ability to craft anthems, and the sheer swagger and bravado sported on inescapable singles such as "Rubber Band Man," "Bring 'Em Out," "What You Know," and "Live Your Life" endeared him to his Atlanta brethren and Billboard chart-trollers alike. His versatility lends comfort rapping over trap-style southern beats and danceable pop grooves alike, and while he does have an identifiable sound he's proven able to execute crossover hits without sacrificing the charm that made him a star in the first place.
Until now. "No Mercy" is such a manipulated, imitative effort that T.I. manages to add little originality or personality to the cookie-cutter templates his all-star collaborators provide. The opener "Welcome to the World" finds Tip trying to keep up with Kanye and Cudi on a track quite in step with both of the latter's recent albums, marveling at his lavish lifestyle and stardom over a tinny, moody emo-rap track. Yeezy handles most of the vocals on a track that could only have been left over from "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy":
"I would like to welcome you
To the world of (to the world of)
Fast money, fast cars, big diamond rings
Chief chains and the girls of
Fake smiles, broken hearts and if you looking
For your real love
You won't find it here
If you looking for your real love
Well goodnight my dear"
Scarface shows up for the clichéd but well-produced "How Life Changed," a familiar "look how far we've come" track laced with a dramatic, big-bass hitter from Lil C. The Chris Brown-aided single "Get Back Up" is far less successful, a sparse, auto-tuned apology avowing, "I'm only human, y'all" and "you go'n miss me when I'm gone":
"Ay what it is world? Yeah it's me again
Back before you, at your mercy on bended knee again
No running from the truth, as much as we pretend
That it ain't what it is, than it hits CNN
Apologies to my fans and my closest friends (I'm sorry)
For lettin' you down, I won't take you down this road again
Most of you now sayin' whatever, here we go again
Blogs, radio, and television all goin' in
I laugh to keep from cryin' through all of the embarrassment
I gotta say you fuckin' haters is hilarious
How dare you sit right there and act as if you holier than thou
Point your finger now with me lookin' down
Same clown that was twit-pickin' at my wedding
On the same twitter page disrespectin'
Wait a second (hold up)
Never mind my imperfections this is fact, remember that
No mistake's too great to recover and bounce back"
The message is unclear—what begins a hollow deliberation on fame becomes an ambiguous airing out of haters, and it remains unclear for what and to whom T.I. feels he so desperately needs to apologize. If it's his repeated drug use and legal problems then I'm tempted to say he owes himself an apology before anyone else, but in any event the song lacks the inspirational punch the chorus would indicate and Brown adds little to the mix. The same indistinct and conflicted pleas for forgiveness drive the heavy title track, a collaboration with The-Dream, and the stab at reflection on "Big Picture" yields nothing weightier than "these niggas bigger pussies than the bitches I know." A particularly impassioned Eminem slaughters a wholly lifeless T.I. on "That's All She Wrote," which could easily have come from "Recovery."
T.I.'s promises that "No Mercy" would be his most personal album to date ring empty. Even on the most contemplative tracks he can't seem to bring himself to do anything but shun his nameless haters, and the entire second half is composed of forgettable club tracks. The vapid materialistic rhymes of "I Can't Help It" are made even worse by boring production and a particularly bad guest from Rocko, while "Strip" with Trey Songz and Young Dro is mindless and unlikely to even attract listeners to the dance floor. Although the "Whatever You Like" retread "Everything on Me" and the obligatory Drake collabo "Poppin' Bottles" are the harmlessly predictable club tunes their titles suggest, the worst of all is "Amazing," yet another minimalist Pharrell production that's so repetitive and insipid it's borderline intolerable. Jim Jonsin's "Lay Me Down" gives it a run for its money, though, with a completely irritating beat and corny verses that Tip must have written in his sleep.
T.I.'s title as King of the South was largely a result of his majestic command of regal-sounding Southern hip hop that had an undeniably royal quality. The only track to recall the anthems of past efforts is "Salute," co-produced by Jake One and Boi-1da:
"Raise your right hand to your hairline
Stand at attention, hold it there 'til you recognize
Once I return the salutation
Then it's at ease, as you were, no conversation
Well, unless you're sayin' 'What it do, G?'
Decorated five-star general, a true G
Haha, made it fresh up off the battlefield
Rep it for my niggas in the battle still"
The closer "Castle Walls" recruits Christina Aguilera for a final pseudo-personal account of the downsides of stardom.
Utterly forgettable and insubstantial, "No Mercy" is a contrived, sputtering guest-filled affair certain to alienate his longtime fans and disappoint those who jumped aboard for "Paper Trail." T.I. flirtatiously tries on the gamut of the year's chart-topping sounds; at its best it's flat and forced and at its worst it's unlistenable. Tip may be merciless, but based on "No Mercy" he has no shame either, and the lack of identity evident throughout the uninspired tracklist is completely unbefitting of such a household name. Hopefully his latest bid will rehabilitate a superstar who's been blown off course in more ways than one.
Music Vibes: 5 of 10 Lyric Vibes: 4 of 10 TOTAL Vibes: 4.5 of 10
http://rapreviews.com/
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a very accurate review of this album
T.I.P., comin' live from the V.I.P.? Well, not quite—this time around T.I.P.'s comin' live from the penitentiary, a fact lost only on his most inattentive of listeners. Mr. Harris' legal troubles have kept him in the news, but his seventh album "No Mercy" arrives in a typically busy fourth quarter sandwiched between most of 2010's biggest rap releases including records by Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Nelly, Lloyd Banks, Nicki Minaj, and Ghostface Killah. Not to be outdone or overshadowed, "No Mercy" enlists the talents of literally dozens of hip hop and R&B's respective A-lists, attempting to build upon the double-platinum crossover success of 2008's "Paper Trail."
Hip hop's fascination with embattled, embroiled, and incarcerated figures is no secret, and this year alone yields multiple examples—fans have mourned Lil Wayne's jailing and celebrated his release, watched DMX's various run-ins with the law like a train wreck, and heard speculation that Lil Boosie may be the next member of Louisiana's death row. Examples from years past are similarly abundant—Sadat X's gloomy, jail-bound narratives of "Black October" and X-Raided's albums infamously recorded entirely over the prison phone are further cases of rap listeners' obsession with the criminal. And why not? Such rap sheets imply that these showmen are the rarest of entertainers who live the lives portrayed in their art and are inspired by real-life events in a genre still so contingent upon representing the real. Equally compelling, the soul-searching and contemplation produced by artists and stars' subjection to the abode of the common criminal can make for unusually poignant and personal material.
Unfortunately, "No Mercy" contains no meditations on life behind bars, and glimpses at the no-doubt conflicted character who went from one of the year's most successful movies to Arkansas' state pen in a matter of weeks are few and fleeting. What "No Mercy" offers instead is a garbled array of collaborations aimed straight for the pop charts. T.I.'s stardom is a largely a result of his rare ability to craft anthems, and the sheer swagger and bravado sported on inescapable singles such as "Rubber Band Man," "Bring 'Em Out," "What You Know," and "Live Your Life" endeared him to his Atlanta brethren and Billboard chart-trollers alike. His versatility lends comfort rapping over trap-style southern beats and danceable pop grooves alike, and while he does have an identifiable sound he's proven able to execute crossover hits without sacrificing the charm that made him a star in the first place.
Until now. "No Mercy" is such a manipulated, imitative effort that T.I. manages to add little originality or personality to the cookie-cutter templates his all-star collaborators provide. The opener "Welcome to the World" finds Tip trying to keep up with Kanye and Cudi on a track quite in step with both of the latter's recent albums, marveling at his lavish lifestyle and stardom over a tinny, moody emo-rap track. Yeezy handles most of the vocals on a track that could only have been left over from "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy":
"I would like to welcome you
To the world of (to the world of)
Fast money, fast cars, big diamond rings
Chief chains and the girls of
Fake smiles, broken hearts and if you looking
For your real love
You won't find it here
If you looking for your real love
Well goodnight my dear"
Scarface shows up for the clichéd but well-produced "How Life Changed," a familiar "look how far we've come" track laced with a dramatic, big-bass hitter from Lil C. The Chris Brown-aided single "Get Back Up" is far less successful, a sparse, auto-tuned apology avowing, "I'm only human, y'all" and "you go'n miss me when I'm gone":
"Ay what it is world? Yeah it's me again
Back before you, at your mercy on bended knee again
No running from the truth, as much as we pretend
That it ain't what it is, than it hits CNN
Apologies to my fans and my closest friends (I'm sorry)
For lettin' you down, I won't take you down this road again
Most of you now sayin' whatever, here we go again
Blogs, radio, and television all goin' in
I laugh to keep from cryin' through all of the embarrassment
I gotta say you fuckin' haters is hilarious
How dare you sit right there and act as if you holier than thou
Point your finger now with me lookin' down
Same clown that was twit-pickin' at my wedding
On the same twitter page disrespectin'
Wait a second (hold up)
Never mind my imperfections this is fact, remember that
No mistake's too great to recover and bounce back"
The message is unclear—what begins a hollow deliberation on fame becomes an ambiguous airing out of haters, and it remains unclear for what and to whom T.I. feels he so desperately needs to apologize. If it's his repeated drug use and legal problems then I'm tempted to say he owes himself an apology before anyone else, but in any event the song lacks the inspirational punch the chorus would indicate and Brown adds little to the mix. The same indistinct and conflicted pleas for forgiveness drive the heavy title track, a collaboration with The-Dream, and the stab at reflection on "Big Picture" yields nothing weightier than "these niggas bigger pussies than the bitches I know." A particularly impassioned Eminem slaughters a wholly lifeless T.I. on "That's All She Wrote," which could easily have come from "Recovery."
T.I.'s promises that "No Mercy" would be his most personal album to date ring empty. Even on the most contemplative tracks he can't seem to bring himself to do anything but shun his nameless haters, and the entire second half is composed of forgettable club tracks. The vapid materialistic rhymes of "I Can't Help It" are made even worse by boring production and a particularly bad guest from Rocko, while "Strip" with Trey Songz and Young Dro is mindless and unlikely to even attract listeners to the dance floor. Although the "Whatever You Like" retread "Everything on Me" and the obligatory Drake collabo "Poppin' Bottles" are the harmlessly predictable club tunes their titles suggest, the worst of all is "Amazing," yet another minimalist Pharrell production that's so repetitive and insipid it's borderline intolerable. Jim Jonsin's "Lay Me Down" gives it a run for its money, though, with a completely irritating beat and corny verses that Tip must have written in his sleep.
T.I.'s title as King of the South was largely a result of his majestic command of regal-sounding Southern hip hop that had an undeniably royal quality. The only track to recall the anthems of past efforts is "Salute," co-produced by Jake One and Boi-1da:
"Raise your right hand to your hairline
Stand at attention, hold it there 'til you recognize
Once I return the salutation
Then it's at ease, as you were, no conversation
Well, unless you're sayin' 'What it do, G?'
Decorated five-star general, a true G
Haha, made it fresh up off the battlefield
Rep it for my niggas in the battle still"
The closer "Castle Walls" recruits Christina Aguilera for a final pseudo-personal account of the downsides of stardom.
Utterly forgettable and insubstantial, "No Mercy" is a contrived, sputtering guest-filled affair certain to alienate his longtime fans and disappoint those who jumped aboard for "Paper Trail." T.I. flirtatiously tries on the gamut of the year's chart-topping sounds; at its best it's flat and forced and at its worst it's unlistenable. Tip may be merciless, but based on "No Mercy" he has no shame either, and the lack of identity evident throughout the uninspired tracklist is completely unbefitting of such a household name. Hopefully his latest bid will rehabilitate a superstar who's been blown off course in more ways than one.
Music Vibes: 5 of 10 Lyric Vibes: 4 of 10 TOTAL Vibes: 4.5 of 10
http://rapreviews.com/
a very inaccurate review of a great album. this shit is miles and miles ahead of snoop latest bullshit. lol. come on detox don't go there. snoop doesn't even write his owns lyrics any more. tip will wrap circles around snoop lyrically any day. LOL they claim he squeezed his album in most of hip hop biggest but his is the only one in the top 5 on the charts.
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Very wack album, no replay value at all
clean ya dirty ass ears miss jas. you loser.
don't cry that your favourite rapper is a fucking loser who copped a L twice bro
<3
so. how is he a loser when he's got a life some would kill for ? he lived through poverty and made it out the ghetto and YOU on here talkin about HIM. i bet if you were in his shoes right about now you'd shit uncontrollably on ya self. he got millions what do u got ? until YOU get some millions YOU are the loser.
Whoa, that is on some Clint Dogg shit forreal.
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The fact that the reviewer speaks ill of "No Mercy" and "How Life Changed" and doesn't praise "Castle Walls" makes me think weird of this review.
But he's right on some accounts with this album not being as natural and some forced songs (big picture, lay me down, etc)
BUT at the very least, those 3 songs deserve much praise.
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Basically my biggest problem with the review is if songs like "How Life Changed" was the cliche, hip hop would be in a MUCH better place right now. But this reviewer sees that in a negative light. To not be biased, the problem is songs like "Lay Me Down" is the the real cliche
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The fact that the reviewer speaks ill of "No Mercy" and "How Life Changed" and doesn't praise "Castle Walls" makes me think weird of this review.
But he's right on some accounts with this album not being as natural and some forced songs (big picture, lay me down, etc)
BUT at the very least, those 3 songs deserve much praise.
all songs named above are straight heat. at the end of the day the album came out the way tip wanted it to so i'm good.
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Basically my biggest problem with the review is if songs like "How Life Changed" was the cliche, hip hop would be in a MUCH better place right now. But this reviewer sees that in a negative light. To not be biased, the problem is songs like "Lay Me Down" is the the real cliche
i agree. but lay me down is hot though. jim jonsin gave him a dope track. and boi 1 da didn't co produce shit on the album. the reviewer's on crack. lol.
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damn, you TI stans take it up the ass and like it
ablum is wack, you all just trying to convince yourselves it isn't, shit it pathetic
I will say this though, that "everything on me" beat by Danja is KNOCKIN
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300,000 in sales after 3 weeks, 70K in the 3rd week of release, better than 99% of artists' 1st week. Not his best but far from a flop lol. Will be Gold in no time & maybe platinum in a few months
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300,000 in sales after 3 weeks, 70K in the 3rd week of release, better than 99% of artists' 1st week. Not his best but far from a flop lol. Will be Gold in no time & maybe platinum in a few months
Yeah very good numbers but an extremely forgettable album.
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damn, you TI stans take it up the ass and like it
ablum is wack, you all just trying to convince yourselves it isn't, shit it pathetic
I will say this though, that "everything on me" beat by Danja is KNOCKIN
LOL.....snoop's nuts is on ya tonsills and you love it. anyway... no mercy is an incredible album. no convincing about it. malice in wonderland or that eggo drippin bullshit is another story though. t.i. >>>>> snoop. btw snoop will be joinin x 2 the z soon wit them taxes if he keeps makin wack ass albums. LOL
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300,000 in sales after 3 weeks, 70K in the 3rd week of release, better than 99% of artists' 1st week. Not his best but far from a flop lol. Will be Gold in no time & maybe platinum in a few months
Yeah very good numbers but an extremely forgettable album.
must not be forgettable if it's sellin wit no promo and he's locked up.
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damn, you TI stans take it up the ass and like it
ablum is wack, you all just trying to convince yourselves it isn't, shit it pathetic
I will say this though, that "everything on me" beat by Danja is KNOCKIN
LOL.....snoop's nuts is on ya tonsills and you love it. anyway... no mercy is an incredible album. no convincing about it. malice in wonderland or that eggo drippin bullshit is another story though. t.i. >>>>> snoop. btw snoop will be joinin x 2 the z soon wit them taxes if he keeps makin wack ass albums. LOL
LOL@ you catching feelings like a bitch, I bet you wish you were in prison with that nigga and dropped the soap
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damn, you TI stans take it up the ass and like it
ablum is wack, you all just trying to convince yourselves it isn't, shit it pathetic
I will say this though, that "everything on me" beat by Danja is KNOCKIN
LOL.....snoop's nuts is on ya tonsills and you love it. anyway... no mercy is an incredible album. no convincing about it. malice in wonderland or that eggo drippin bullshit is another story though. t.i. >>>>> snoop. btw snoop will be joinin x 2 the z soon wit them taxes if he keeps makin wack ass albums. LOL
LOL@ you catching feelings like a bitch, I bet you wish you were in prison with that nigga and dropped the soap
LOL@ your faggotness. come out the closet detoxifagcation. u probably wish you were gettin fucked by snoop himself in doggystyle 1 & 2.
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damn, you TI stans take it up the ass and like it
ablum is wack, you all just trying to convince yourselves it isn't, shit it pathetic
I will say this though, that "everything on me" beat by Danja is KNOCKIN
LOL.....snoop's nuts is on ya tonsills and you love it. anyway... no mercy is an incredible album. no convincing about it. malice in wonderland or that eggo drippin bullshit is another story though. t.i. >>>>> snoop. btw snoop will be joinin x 2 the z soon wit them taxes if he keeps makin wack ass albums. LOL
LOL@ you catching feelings like a bitch, I bet you wish you were in prison with that nigga and dropped the soap
LOL@ your faggotness. come out the closet detoxifagcation. u probably wish you were gettin fucked by snoop himself in doggystyle 1 & 2.
you're corny, just take you L and keep it moving
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300,000 in sales after 3 weeks, 70K in the 3rd week of release, better than 99% of artists' 1st week. Not his best but far from a flop lol. Will be Gold in no time & maybe platinum in a few months
Yeah very good numbers but an extremely forgettable album.
Very good #s considering he's locked up and not being able to do the usual hardcore promo album run (city to city, state to state, visiting radio stations, etc)
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some of these tracks have really grown on me that I didn't feel as much before ("Get Back Up", "All She Wrote", "Poppin' Bottles") but overall I still can't fuck with 5 joints on here, if it wasn't for that I would have bought this album
Teflon Don > No Mercy if we talk mainstream albums
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some of these tracks have really grown on me that I didn't feel as much before ("Get Back Up", "All She Wrote", "Poppin' Bottles") but overall I still can't fuck with 5 joints on here, if it wasn't for that I would have bought this album
Teflon Don > No Mercy if we talk mainstream albums
nah. don't think so .