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My Thoughts: T.I.

This edition of My Thoughts is dedicated to Clifford Harris aka T.I. aka TIP. I thought I already did this blog post...but I didn't so here we go.


T.I. is a dirty south rapper, knows for rhythmic rapping style...not punchline rapper like ATL former rival Ludacris. I first heard him rap on Bone Crusher's song "I Aint Never Scared". I was like who is this crazy guy? LOL. I'm alluding to the video...im not saying ...

After that I heard Trap Musik and then by the time Urban Legend came out in 2004 I was a fan. I didn't get Urban Legend till 05 though. Then came King in 2006...a monster album. I listened to it all the time. I even saw the movie ATL for my 18th birthday. It to this day is one of my favorite rap albums period.

After that T.I. released TI vs TIP an interesting bipolar themed album. Then he released arguably his best album Paper Trail. I really liked that album and I feel it was the best rap album in a VERY CROWDED year for rap music....(Ludacris, Young Jeezy, The Game, Kanye and Nas all dropped that year).


I really feel a connection to TI's music...maybe more so than Ludacris'. And mind you Luda is one of my favorite rappers and responsible for making me into a fan. With that said, TI helped keep me a rap fan.



Question 1: Is T.I. the Jay Z of the South?
The answer is a resounding yes. I'm not saying he's as good as Jigga, I mean few rappers are. You could f***ing count them on 1 hand all time. But when it comes to dirty south rap no one has a catalog like T.I. and few have the skill to  match either (Luda, Andre 3000, Big Boi, Lil Wayne). He's got several dope albums, and LOTS OF HITS.

Question 2: Who's better Ludacris or T.I.?
This question is tough. Really tough. I would say T.I. now, but maybe back in 2005 it would be Luda. Luda is a great dirty south rapper in his own right. And he had head start on T.I. by about 1 year. However T.I. has more albums and is MORE relevant. I like both rappers a lot but I'm going to say T.I. by a little bit. Side note-isn't it great they squashed that beef back in 08?

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