Urban Legend [PA]

Performer: T.I.
Artist: Pharrell Williams; Jazze Pha; Lil Wayne; Mannie Fresh; Lil' Kim; Trick Daddy; Lil Jon; Daz Dillinger; Nelly; B.G.; P$C; Big Kuntry
Engineer: Chris Carmouche; Mike Caren; Cyrus Shamir; Sanchez "RockHead" Holmes; Cameron Huff; Andrew Coleman; Leslie Brathwaite; Corey Williams; Zack Odom
Producer: Lil Jon; Scott Storch; KLC; Swizz Beatz; Kevin "Khao" Cates; Lavell Crump; Daz Dillinger; Storty B; Sanchez "RockHead" Holmes; DJ Troomp; Mannie Fresh; The Neptunes; Fury; Lil Jon; KLC; Scott Storch; Swizz Beatz
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Personnel: T.I.; Tony Love (guitar); Daz, Jazze Pha, KLC, Lil Jon, Pharrell Williams, B.G., Ciara. Audio Mixers: Chris Theis; Supa Engineer; Kevin Crouse; Phil Tan; Ray Seay; Leslie Brathwaite. Recording information: P.S. West Studios, Atlanta GA; Silent Sounds Studios, Atlanta, GAThe Orange Grove, Los; Stankonia Studios, Atlanta, GA. Photographer: Jonathan Mannion. With TRAP MUZIK, Georgia rapper T.I. boldly established himself as a young rapper to watch and a sought-after guest artist. As if to cement his stardom, T.I. opens his third record, URBAN LEGEND, with one of the most famous declarations in the history of hip-hop, Run-DMC's "I'm the kiiiing," building the assured track ("Tha King") around a sleek "Hit It Run" sample. On that song, T.I. wanders around the rap iconography of the South, asserting himself the new leader and claiming that his ascendance came without the aid of major guest appearances on his previous album. With URBAN LEGEND, however, the cast list is practically overwhelming (Trick Daddy, Lil' Kim, Lil Jon, Lil Wayne), but smartly, T.I. lets his own lyrical light shine until the seventh track, when Nelly comes in for the slick, Jazze Pha-produced "Get Loose." Throughout the album, T.I. unleashes his brash swagger, and his delivery brims with an earnest confidence. URBAN LEGEND reveals a rapper comfortable in his game, both riding solo and bouncing his rhymes off of others.

Entertainment Weekly (p.84) - "Backed by synths for a sound he regards as counter-crunk, he lays out his defense in lyrical volleys..." - Grade: B+

Although T.I. was a player on the Atlanta rap scene as early as early as 2001, a less-than-stellar debut and a brief prison stint delayed his rise to fame until 2004 and the release of URBAN LEGEND. Featuring a host of top-shelf producers and guest MCs, the album was a hit, but was immediately eclipsed by its successor, 2006's KING, which debuted at number one on the Billboard pop charts. A tenacious performer and entrepreneur, T.I.'s career has been marked by an insatiable hunger for success throughout the entirety of the pop world. His profile was raised that much higher following his starring turn in the 2006 film ATL.

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