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By: The Boss Man
(Kingston, Jamaica)

There no doubt the Atlanta born and raised Trap Star rapper Tip T.I. Harris can lyrically relate his thoughts and aspirations over some 808 drums but make no mistake his latest album release Paper Trail is by far his most compelling work yet. Fresh off a court case which almost brought the curtains down on his still rising career T.I seems to relish the challenging times as it always allows him space to top a few more billboard charts.

From the get go T.I made it obvious through his first single "No Matter What" that there was going to be no dodging or dipping around current issues, standing up and defending his actions and decisions as man he gave nay-sayers alot to think about with lines like "You let the blog sites and the magazines tell it, im sure to be in jail till 2027, rather see me in a celling, instead of this new Mclaren, god will take you through hell just to get you to heaven". 

Much like his Platinum selling King album Paper Trail follows a familiar trend that seems to compliment the Grand Hustle boss where by he drops a strong street anthem and backs it up with a seductive track for the ladies. In 2007 that signature ladies track was "Why You Wanna" and now in 2008 T.I went one up with the smoother "Whatever You Like" smash hit.