T.I.

The year is 2005. I am a junior in high school, and at this very moment, hip hop is my strongest conversation starter. Usually discussions about the genre would start off fairly cordial, but as they went on, it got more intense, leading to that one inevitable question popping up that almost always ended up in a fight: ‘Who’s the best rapper in the game right now?’ At that time, Wayne was running s**t, dropping explosive mixtapes and classic albums, but personally, I wouldn’t concede to any argument unless T.I.’s name was brought up. I always felt like his “King” album was a lowkey classic, and whenever he was asked to feature on tracks with his rivals, he typically held his own. After that album, I felt he became pretty hit or miss. I don’t know if it was his recurring visits to jail or focus on reality TV that changed things, but something was different about the self-proclaimed ‘King’ after “King.” Fast forward to 2018… After listening to a few releases from him these last couple of weeks, I have noticed a sound that was very similar to what I heard from him earlier; not quite “King,” but perhaps “Paper Trail.” If “Dime Trap” features this sound, we might have ourselves 2005 in 2018! (more…)

Quincy

Quincy is the creator of Ratings Game Music. He loves writing about music, taking long walks on beaches, and spaghetti that fights him back.

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