A solid enjoyable album from T.I., pretty much front to back. The only tracks I'm not feeling much at all are 'Ball' with its average beat and another Wayne verse talking about pussy-God he's bad these days. Apparently T.I. had to push for 'Can You Learn' to be on the album and I can understand why. Despite my love for R. Kelly, it's too long and isn't that interesting. 'Cruisin’' is T.I. pretty much singing and it has grown on me a bit, but is forgettable. Some other tracks of note: 'The Introduction' samples Marvin Gaye's 'Trouble Man' and is a quality opener. 'G Season', which was originally meant to feature Jay-Z, follows on and gets harder. Lastly, 'Addresses' is lyrically the hardest hitting track here, with T.I. taking aim at his enemies and has been a topic of conversation in the many promotional interviews T.I. has done.
Overall, I don't think T.I. hits some of these beats like he would've in the past and while there are a lot of good songs, there aren't enough if any outstanding ones. 3-3.5.
Best Tracks: The Introduction, G Season, Go Get It, Addresses, Hallelujah, Like That
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