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Trap pioneer T.I. was one of the major players of Atlanta's ever-expanding rap scene as early as the start of the 2000s, slowly building from self-released mixtapes and regional airplay to number one albums. Over 20 years into his run, 11th studio album The L.I.B.R.A. finds T.I. joined by a host of talent from the waves of rap that followed him, all joining forces to celebrate his hard-earned legend status. The title itself, in addition to referring to T.I.'s star sign, is an acronym for "The Legend Is Back Running Atlanta," which gives a fair assessment of the album's tone and central themes. T.I. reflects on his accomplishments and contributions to rap on almost every track, finding a synthesis of old flows and new perspectives on songs like "Pardon," an elastic back-and-forth between T.I.'s bouncing ball meter and Lil Baby's slippery wordplay. The 20-track project includes plenty of guest stars, ranging from spoken interludes from Rapsody and Ernestine Johnson Morrison to featured verses from Snoop Dogg, Young Thug, 42 Dugg, Benny the Butcher, and many, many others. John Legend even sings the hook on the triumphant "We Did It Big." The L.I.B.R.A. tries to cover a lot of ground, swerving between R&B smoothness on "Moon Juice," the old-school beat flip of "Hypno," and interesting experiments like the collision of sentimental songwriting and trap drums on "Pantone Blue." The production is strong regardless of the style pursued on individual tracks, but the best moments of The L.I.B.R.A. come when T.I. is rapping over the kind of solid trap bangers that remind us of his best work from earlier albums. The entire record is a victorious display of self-celebration, but the impact of T.I.'s years in the rap game are felt most directly on tracks where he's matching wit and lyrical dexterity with rappers from the generation that directly followed him.
© Fred Thomas /TiVo
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Jaswinder Singh, ComposerLyricist - T.I., MainArtist - Jazzfeezy, Producer - Clifford J. Harris Jr., ComposerLyricist - Patricia Williams, ComposerLyricist - Ms. Pat, FeaturedArtist - Ryan Golden, ComposerLyricist - Isaac Wriston, ComposerLyricist - Halfademic, Producer
2020 Grand Hustle LLC / EMPIRE 2020 Grand Hustle LLC / EMPIRE
Christian Ward, ComposerLyricist - T.I., MainArtist - Clifford J. Harris Jr., ComposerLyricist - Hitmaka, Producer - Tokyo Jetz, MainArtist - Shauntrell Pender, ComposerLyricist - Aye Yb, Producer, ComposerLyricist
2020 Grand Hustle LLC / EMPIRE 2020 Grand Hustle LLC / EMPIRE
T.I., MainArtist - Young Thug, FeaturedArtist - Jeffery Williams, ComposerLyricist - Clifford J. Harris Jr., ComposerLyricist - Darrel Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Dwan Avery, ComposerLyricist - Dy krazy, Producer - Chopsquad, Producer
2020 Grand Hustle LLC / EMPIRE 2020 Grand Hustle LLC / EMPIRE
Christian Ward, ComposerLyricist - Barry White, ComposerLyricist - T.I., MainArtist - Dominique Jones, ComposerLyricist - June James, ComposerLyricist - Clifford J. Harris Jr., ComposerLyricist - Hitmaka, Producer - Lil Baby, FeaturedArtist - Ace Redd, ComposerLyricist - June Jenius, Producer
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T.I., MainArtist - Amadeus, Producer - Antwan Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Timothy Patterson, ComposerLyricist - Mozzy, FeaturedArtist - Clifford J. Harris Jr., ComposerLyricist - Michael DiMuro, Producer, ComposerLyricist - 42 Dugg, FeaturedArtist - Dion Hayes, ComposerLyricist - Benjamin Lasiner, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Lukas Benjamin Kroll Leth, Producer, ComposerLyricist
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Kevin Gilliam, ComposerLyricist - Danny Means, ComposerLyricist - Christian Ward, ComposerLyricist - T.I., MainArtist - Snoop Dogg, MainArtist - Jeremy Felton, ComposerLyricist - Jeremih, FeaturedArtist - Cardiak, Producer - Carl McCormick, ComposerLyricist - Keiwan Spillman, ComposerLyricist - Paul cabbin, Producer - Calvin Broadus Jr., ComposerLyricist - Clifford J. Harris Jr., ComposerLyricist - Hitmaka, Producer - Lerron Carson, ComposerLyricist - Tracey La Marr Davis, ComposerLyricist - Isaac Wriston, Producer
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T.I., MainArtist - Rapsody, FeaturedArtist - Jonathan Dennard Wells, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Marlanna Evans, ComposerLyricist - Koda Dixon, Producer, ComposerLyricist
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Jordan Houston, ComposerLyricist - Juicy J, Producer - Kim Jones, ComposerLyricist - Todd Gaither, ComposerLyricist - Andy Armer, ComposerLyricist - Randy Alpert, ComposerLyricist - Christopher Wallace, ComposerLyricist - T.I., MainArtist - Deric Michael Angelettie, ComposerLyricist - Clifford J. Harris Jr., ComposerLyricist - Racquelle Anteola, ComposerLyricist - Rahky, FeaturedArtist
2020 Grand Hustle LLC / EMPIRE 2020 Grand Hustle LLC / EMPIRE
Christian Ward, ComposerLyricist - T.I., MainArtist - June James, ComposerLyricist - London Jae, FeaturedArtist - Clifford J. Harris Jr., ComposerLyricist - Thaddeus Dixon, Producer - Conway The Machine, FeaturedArtist - Demond Price, ComposerLyricist - Brandon Phillips-Taylor, Producer - Jaucquez Lowe, ComposerLyricist
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Lamar Edwards, ComposerLyricist - T.I., MainArtist - Rick Ross, MainArtist - Clifford J. Harris Jr., ComposerLyricist - MyGuyMars, Producer - Kes Kross, FeaturedArtist - William L. Roberts II, ComposerLyricist
2020 Grand Hustle LLC / EMPIRE 2020 Grand Hustle LLC / EMPIRE
Lamar Edwards, ComposerLyricist - T.I., MainArtist - Clifford J. Harris Jr., ComposerLyricist - Tariq Beats, Producer - MyGuyMars, Producer - Altari Crapps, ComposerLyricist
2020 Grand Hustle LLC / EMPIRE 2020 Grand Hustle LLC / EMPIRE
T.I., MainArtist - Messiah, Producer - Domani, MainArtist - James Maia, ComposerLyricist - Clifford J. Harris Jr., ComposerLyricist - Domani Harris, ComposerLyricist - Messiah Harris, ComposerLyricist - Carnegie Clapp, ComposerLyricist - Ron Maia, ComposerLyricist
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Jason Phillips, ComposerLyricist - T.I., MainArtist - Jadakiss, FeaturedArtist - Ray Robinson, ComposerLyricist - Clifford J. Harris Jr., ComposerLyricist - Thaddeus Dixon, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Benny The Butcher, FeaturedArtist - jeremie pennick, ComposerLyricist
2020 Grand Hustle LLC / EMPIRE 2020 Grand Hustle LLC / EMPIRE
T.I., MainArtist - Jonathan Dennard Wells, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Koda Dixon, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ernestine Johnson Morrison, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist
2020 Grand Hustle LLC / EMPIRE 2020 Grand Hustle LLC / EMPIRE
T.I., MainArtist - Clifford J. Harris Jr., ComposerLyricist - Thomas Nielsen, Producer, ComposerLyricist - DJ Sidereal, Producer - Alec Beretz, Producer, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Samuel Matthew, ComposerLyricist
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Patrick Douthit, ComposerLyricist - T.I., MainArtist - Stanley Turrentine, ComposerLyricist - 9th Wonder, Producer - Clifford J. Harris Jr., ComposerLyricist - Marylynn Gillaspie, ComposerLyricist
2020 Grand Hustle LLC / EMPIRE 2020 Grand Hustle LLC / EMPIRE
Michael Render, ComposerLyricist - Lavell Crump, ComposerLyricist - T.I., MainArtist - MONTE MOIR, ComposerLyricist - Killer Mike, FeaturedArtist - David Banner, Producer - Eric Bellinger, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Clifford J. Harris Jr., ComposerLyricist - Forest Factory, Producer, ComposerLyricist
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Kassim Vonricco Washington, ComposerLyricist - T.I., MainArtist - John Stephens, ComposerLyricist - John Legend, MainArtist - Darwin Quinn, ComposerLyricist - Ben Harvey, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Clifford J. Harris Jr., ComposerLyricist - Adrian Mckinnon, ComposerLyricist - MXV, Producer - Oliver Grose III, ComposerLyricist - Lil' C C GuTTa, Producer
2020 Grand Hustle LLC / EMPIRE 2020 Grand Hustle LLC / EMPIRE
Christian Ward, ComposerLyricist - T.I., MainArtist - Ayo, Producer - Keyz, Producer - Austin Owens, ComposerLyricist - James Foye III, ComposerLyricist - Clifford J. Harris Jr., ComposerLyricist - Hitmaka, Producer - 21 Savage, FeaturedArtist - Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, ComposerLyricist
2020 Grand Hustle LLC / EMPIRE 2020 Grand Hustle LLC / EMPIRE
T.I., MainArtist - Messiah, Producer - Messiah Harris, ComposerLyricist - Elliott Stroud, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Deyjah Harris, ComposerLyricist
2020 Grand Hustle LLC / EMPIRE 2020 Grand Hustle LLC / EMPIRE
Album review
Trap pioneer T.I. was one of the major players of Atlanta's ever-expanding rap scene as early as the start of the 2000s, slowly building from self-released mixtapes and regional airplay to number one albums. Over 20 years into his run, 11th studio album The L.I.B.R.A. finds T.I. joined by a host of talent from the waves of rap that followed him, all joining forces to celebrate his hard-earned legend status. The title itself, in addition to referring to T.I.'s star sign, is an acronym for "The Legend Is Back Running Atlanta," which gives a fair assessment of the album's tone and central themes. T.I. reflects on his accomplishments and contributions to rap on almost every track, finding a synthesis of old flows and new perspectives on songs like "Pardon," an elastic back-and-forth between T.I.'s bouncing ball meter and Lil Baby's slippery wordplay. The 20-track project includes plenty of guest stars, ranging from spoken interludes from Rapsody and Ernestine Johnson Morrison to featured verses from Snoop Dogg, Young Thug, 42 Dugg, Benny the Butcher, and many, many others. John Legend even sings the hook on the triumphant "We Did It Big." The L.I.B.R.A. tries to cover a lot of ground, swerving between R&B smoothness on "Moon Juice," the old-school beat flip of "Hypno," and interesting experiments like the collision of sentimental songwriting and trap drums on "Pantone Blue." The production is strong regardless of the style pursued on individual tracks, but the best moments of The L.I.B.R.A. come when T.I. is rapping over the kind of solid trap bangers that remind us of his best work from earlier albums. The entire record is a victorious display of self-celebration, but the impact of T.I.'s years in the rap game are felt most directly on tracks where he's matching wit and lyrical dexterity with rappers from the generation that directly followed him.
© Fred Thomas /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:08:22
- Main artists: T.I.
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Grand Hustle LLC - EMPIRE
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
2020 Grand Hustle LLC / EMPIRE 2020 Grand Hustle LLC / EMPIRE
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