Track by Track Comments off Shade 45 TI King Preview
1. King Back 4:38 ----Produced by Just Blaze as every one knows...T.I. said this is the first song he ever recorded with him....
2. Front Back (Featuring UGK) 3:43 Mannie Fresh.....The original has BunB...Soon as T.I heard Pimp C was home he got him in the studio right away....First official release with Pimp c.......
3. What You Know 4:08 They commented on DJ Toomp being T.I's go to guy...and the collaborations are always masterpieces....TI said Toomm was the first professional producer that T.I ever worked with....
4. I'm Talkin' To You 5:06 Just Blaze again....T.I said its not directed at any one specificially just anyone who's f*cking with him...can mean fans...executives, rappers who ever....
5. Live In The Sky (Featuring Jamie Foxx) 5:46........T.I commented on a dude telling him he has to open up to people....show some vulnerability....some emotion......3 verses about 3 different situtations....1st his relative that owned a barbershop and told him to get out the drug game if he wanted to get ahead in music....as T.I got out the drug game and started to get somewhere that barbershop dude died over some yay....
2nd was a friend that they had a fall out and dude overdosed on heroin at 22...and never got to chance to talk about it.....I forget the third situation...
He was working over Jamie Foxx saying that back in New Years 2002 him, Jamie and Diddy partied and n*ggas was hiding their hoes....and says that some oscar award winning actor was getting head in the washroom....
6. Ride Wit Me 4:05 Everyone heard bout this one...
7. The Breakup 1:57
8. Why You Wanna 3:50 He said he going to shoot a video for this track...blast it in the clubs...has that "why you wanna go and do that love huh" chorus....said hes going to shoot a video oveseas like 50 and Mase....
9. Get It 4:11 Swizz Beats production....said its not a south track, east track, club track, gangsta track...just some hot ****....
10. Top Back 4:42 Mannie fresh production...>T.I said he sees and hears alot of young kids blasting their music full blast truck rattling....He said a good system you can play it at level and keep a conversation....top back..
11. I'm Straight (Featuring BG and Young Jeezy) 6:36 -T.I said BG and Young Jeezy are two of very many few that he brought into his crib and let them know where he lives...He said the song is about if they werent in the rap game they would still be on the block getting that paper doing whatevar it takes....Im straight...
12. Undertaker (Featuring Young Buck and Young Dro) 4:13----He said cats always try to say theres a problem with him and Buck but its not true....They partied recently and the undertaker joint is crazy..
13. Stand Up Guy 3:02..........Said its for the clubs...not Scott Storch....It for the ladies that want to be with a real man...
14. You Know Who 2:54.....ft. Travis Barker of Blink 182....This is the Lil Flip diss...cause after the song he went bananas dissing flip but didnt say his name...Dj Drama and everyone knew ....
15. Goodlife (Featuring Pharrell and Common) 4:28 Pharell on the beat...said he done 2 verses and thought of who could he put on...He seen Common gave him the track and the verse was done the next day....DJ Drama's favorite track....said its a riding song that he will play for years....
T.l said this was actually a track for Urban Legend...but it didnt fit and know it fits with King....
16. Hello (Featuring Governor) 3:35-----Relationship joint....about being with a girl and then breaking up and calling her weeks later to see if the guy shes with is treating her as good as he did....He said no man can treat a women like he can...Good sample....
17. Told You So 4:23----------Good beat....forget who didnt but it was the usually T.I....with the natural hook 'I told you so......."
18. Bankhead (Featuring P$C and Young Dro) 4:26 ----DJ Toomp production....very nice way to end it off with the hometown crew....the beat is sort of fits with the King Theme and the Just Blaze intro track.....Im feeling this one....
BET THIS SHIT AINT OLD!!!