T.I "Trouble Man Heavy is the Head" Album Review by Al-B

T.I has released his 7th studio album, for anyone that doesn't know anything about success in the music industry, well that pretty much spells it! T.I has been through a lot since his last release, having his own reality show along side his wife Tiny called "The Family Hustle". Also he has had a couple more run in's with the Boyz In Blue, which is never a good thing... or is it, it could boost an artists street cred but with T.I's prior success and status that's not needed. Now with that being said, the album is named "Trouble Man Heavy is the Head" Interesting title that should grab attention, but any big T.I fan like myself would have grabbed it just because of hype alone, he could have named it "Compact Audio Disc" for all i cared! Point is, dude is dope! So I had high expectations. Of course one of the highlights of the album is the record "Ball" featuring Lil Wayne. This record has that New Orleans club sound in it, which is very catchy! Other notables are "Trap Back Jumpin" and "Go Get It" which also touched alot of air waves around the country. I like those records because it is vintage T.I, the T.I that's gangsta, hood and rapping proudly in that ATL Georgia accent that we love. But as I took a deeper listen to the album, it started to lose me. I feel T.I wanted to lyrically illustrate what had been going on in his life, to his credit, he succeeded, which is not hard for him because he is a gifted emcee. But I feel he forgot to make the records entertaining, which he has done so well on previous albums. Songs like "Dead And Gone" ft. Justin Timberlake and "Live Your Life" Ft. Rihanna were right on time, he spoke seriously about his life but the records were still hot and catchy!! "Trouble Man" falls short to me in that department. Even the R. Kelly feature on "Can You Learn" missed by a mile, usually any record with Kellz on it is something you put on repeat, but not this time. On a good note, the production is respectable and T.I wasn't afraid to reach out on the album. It features R. Kelly and Lil Wayne, whom I mentioned earlier, Pink, Akon, Meek Mill, Andre 3000 and CeeLoo Green.  To end, I was a big T.I fan before I heard this album and I'm still one. Even after being disappointed with it, because T.I is still one hell of a rapper, and at a time when artists are getting deals that cant even spit, I gotta respect him. I give this album a 5/10, a tough score I know, but that's how it is when you drop clazzik's like "Urban Legend" and "Trap Muzik" Thanks for reading, your Independent A&R "Al-B"

Trouble Man Ratings:
Production: 7/10
Originality: 6/10
Lyrics: 9/10
Entertainment Aspect: 4/10


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