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Album Review: Trap Muzik

  • Artist: T.I.
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: August 19, 2003
  • Type: Contains explicit content
  • Genre: Rap

Review

Whatever promise T.I. showed on his flawed debut is almost fully realized throughout his excellent 2003 follow-up, Trap Muzik. On the surface, Trap Muzik can be viewed as another record built on glorious superficialities, concerned with little more than material wealth, drug dealing, and champion stature. Dig beneath that surface, and you'll come to appreciate an MC who uses the art of the metaphor like few others; "The Trap," for instance, comes to mean a number of things. David Banner, Kanye West, and DJ Toomp all chip in with key production work, but the MC is the real draw from beginning to end, from the supremely infectious chorus of "24's" to the complex self-analysis of "T.I. vs. T.I.P." By the time 2003 drew to a close, this album had spawned three chart hits -- "24's" had a particularly long-running presence on the video shows -- and the album itself scraped the Top Five of the Billboard album chart. With another record as good as this, T.I. just might become the King of the South that he continually claims to be. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Trap Muzik (Lyrics) C. Harris, S. Holmes T.I., Mac Boney (4:00)
I Can't Quit (Lyrics) C. Harris T.I. (4:17)
Be Easy (Lyrics) C. Harris T.I. (3:18)
No More Talk (Lyrics) C. Harris, S. Holmes, G. Randall Wright T.I. (3:53)
Doin' My Job (Lyrics) Kanye West, C. Harris T.I. (4:13)
Let's Get Away (Lyrics) T.I. (4:37)
24's (Lyrics) C. Harris T.I. (4:42)
Rubber Band Man C. Harris T.I. (5:47)
Look What I Got (Lyrics) C. Harris T.I. (3:05)
I Still Luv You (Lyrics) G. McFadden, C. Harris, N. "Fury" Loftin T.I. (4:58)
Let Me Tell You Something (Lyrics) Kanye West, C. Harris, R. Troutman T.I. (3:40)
T.I. vs. T.I.P. (Lyrics) C. Harris T.I. (3:52)
Bezzle C. Harris 8Ball & MJG, Bun B, T.I. (4:54)
Kingofdasouth (Lyrics) C. Harris, S. Holmes T.I. (5:00)
Be Better Than Me (Lyrics) C. Harris, S. Holmes T.I. (5:00)
Long Live da Game (Lyrics) C. Harris, S. Holmes T.I. (2:14)

Credits

Charles Pettaway (Bass), Manny Marraquin (Mixing), Jason Geter (Executive Producer), Vance Hornbuckle (Assistant Engineer), Guion Thomas (Assistant Engineer), Charles Pettaway (Guitar), Carlos Thornton (Producer), Kevin Knight (Photography), Crystal Williams (Mixing Assistant), Steve Fisher (Mixing Assistant), Mike Caren (Editing), Craig Love (Guitar), Kanye West (Producer), Benny Tillman (Producer), Daniel Romero (Mixing), Dale "Rambro" Ramsey (Mixing), Mac Boney (Performer), Brian Gardner (Mastering), Leslie Brathwaite (Mixing), Benjamin Niles (Art Direction), Mark "Exit" Goodchild (Engineer), Jason Geter (Management), Steve Fisher (Engineer), Bosko (Talk Box), Dale Ramsey (Mixing), Cory Williams (Engineer), Jazze Pha (Producer), Lavell Crump (Producer), Benjamin Niles (Design), T.I. (Executive Producer), Mike Davis (Assistant Engineer), DJ Toomp (Executive Producer), Jazze Pha (Vocals), James Lopez (Marketing), Steve Fisher (Engineer), Howard White (Assistant Engineer), Cory Williams (Mixing Assistant), Mike "Hitman" Wilson (Engineer), Chris Morris (Artist Coordination), Steve Fisher (Mixing Assistant), Fury (Producer), T.I.P. (Producer), Michael Witwer (Guitar), Christina Dittmar (Art Direction), DJ Toomp (Producer), Mike Caren (A&R)
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Trap Muzik
Studio album by T.I.
Released August 19, 2003
Recorded 2002 - 2003
Genre Rap
Southern Rap
Length 67:30
Label Grand Hustle Records
Atlantic Records
Producer Clifford Harris (Exec.) Benny "Dada" Tillman, Carlos "Los Vegas" Thornton, David Banner, DJ Toomp, Jazze Pha, Kanye West, Nick "Fury" Loftin Sanchez Holmes
Professional reviews
T.I. chronology
I'm Serious
(2001)
Trap Muzik
(2003)
Urban Legend
(2004)
Singles from Trap Muzik
  1. "24's"
    Released: April 15, 2003
  2. "Be Easy"
    Released: October 7, 2003
  3. "Rubberband Man"
    Released: January 13, 2004
  4. "Let's Get Away"
    Released: April 6, 2004

Trap Muzik is the second album from hip hop artist T.I., released on August 19, 2003. in the United States.

Contents

History

After being dropped from Arista Records due to poor album sales from I'm Serious,[1] T.I. formed Grand Hustle Records with his longtime business partner Jason Geter and released Trap Muzik on the label. T.I. gained album buzz after appearing on BoneCrusher's single "Never Scared."

"Trap Muzik" features fewer guest appearances than any other T.I. studio album, with a mere four guest artists: 8Ball & MJG, Bun B & Mac Boney.
The album features production by many southern hip-hop producers, including Jazze Pha, Kanye West, David Banner, Sanchez Holmes & DJ Toomp.

Commercial success

Trap Muzik achieved commercial success due to its singles' major hit around the United States. For instance, 24's was featured on the video game Need for Speed: Underground.[2]
The album debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 selling 103,000 copies on its first week, and was certified gold.[3] Trap Muzik has sold well over 1 million copies since its 2003 release in the United States and was certified as Platinum by RIAA.[4]

Critical response

Trap Muzik received generally favorable reviews from critics. Most critics saw it as a major improvement over his first album, I'm Serious. According to About.com, Trap Muzik is the best T.I. album to date.[5] It reputates Trap Muzik as "his most impressive album so far".[6] Andy Kellman of Allmusic.com said that "Whatever promise T.I. showed on his flawed debut is almost fully realized throughout his excellent 2003 follow-up, Trap Muzik." Kellman also mentioned "Dig beneath that surface, and you'll come to appreciate an MC who uses the art of the metaphor like few others" and "the MC is the real draw from beginning to end", Kellman last adds that "With another record as good as this, T.I. just might become the King of the South that he continually claims to be".[7]

Track listing

# Title Producer(s) Featured guest(s) Time
1 "Trap Muzik" T.I., co-produced by San "Chez" Holmes and DJ Toomp Mac Boney 4:00
2 "I Can't Quit" Benny "Dada" Tillman & Carlos "Los Vegas" Thornton 4:17
3 "Be Easy" DJ Toomp 3:18
4 "No More Talk" San "Chez" Holmes 3:53
5 "Doin' My Job" Kanye West 4:13
6 "Let's Get Away" Jazze Pha 4:37
7 "24's" DJ Toomp 4:42
8 "Rubberband Man" David Banner 5:47
9 "Look What I Got" DJ Toomp 3:05
10 "I Still Luv You" Nick "Fury" Loftin 4:58
11 "Let Me Tell You Something" Kanye West 3:40
12 "T.I. vs. T.I.P." T.I. 3:52
13 "Bezzle" DJ Toomp 8Ball & MJG & Bun B 4:54
14 "Kingofdasouth" San "Chez" Holmes 5:00
15 "Be Better Than Me" San "Chez" Holmes and Madvac 5:00
16 "Long Live Da Game" San "Chez" Holmes 2:14

Samples

Be Easy

No More Talk

  • "Can't Find The Judge" by Gary Wright

Doin' My Job

  • "I'm Just Doin My Job" by Bloodstone

Let's Get Away

  • "Day Dreaming" by Aretha Franklin

I Still Luv You

  • "She Only A Woman" by The O'Jays

Let Me Tell You Something

  • "I Wanna Be Your Man" by Zapp & Roger

Album Charts

Chart (2003) Position
U.S. Billboard 200[citation needed] 4
U.S. Top Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[citation needed] 2
U.S. Top Billboard Rap Albums[citation needed] 1

References

  1. ^ Artist Details: T.I. Accessed December 22, 2007.
  2. ^ NFS Underground track listNFStuning.com. Accessed April 11, 2009.
  3. ^ Hasty, Katie. "T.I. Rules As 'King' Of Album Chart". http://top40-charts.com/artists/biography.php?aid=4118&string=Rubber%20Band%. Retrieved 2007-08-16. 
  4. ^ Barnes, Ken. "June's RIAA awards: The shipments vs. the sales". http://blogs.usatoday.com/listenup/2007/07/junes-riaa-awar.html. Retrieved 2007-08-16. 
  5. ^ T.I. vs T.I.P reviewAbout.com. Accessed April 11, 2009.
  6. ^ Top 10 Rap/Hip-Hop Songs for March 11, 2006About.com. Accessed April 11, 2009.
  7. ^ Trap Muzik ReviewAllmusic.com. Accessed April 11, 2009.

 
 

 

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