Urban Legend

by T.I.

Overview

T.I. went through big ups and big downs after the release of 2003's Trap Muzik. Right after watching two successive singles -- "24s" and "Rubber Band Man" -- become the most successful hits of his career, he was put behind bars for violating probation that resulted from a 1997 arrest on cocaine distribution and the manufacturing and distribution of a controlled substance. He received a three-year prison sentence, only to be granted a work-release program that allowed him to continue making music (he proceeded to record several albums' worth of material). Then there was the MC's surprise performance at a concert for an Atlanta radio station, where he avenged the alleged shots Lil' Flip took at him while he was incarcerated. And that hardly covers all the events that transpired during the 15 months that led to Urban Legend, the follow-up to Trap Muzik. With all that chaos surrounding T.I., it's disappointing to hear him retracing his steps, rewriting old lines, developing with little progress. At the negative end, there's "Countdown," a flimsy rehash of "Rubber Band Man." At the positive end, there's "Bring Em Out" -- a rowdy Swizz Beatz production with blaring synth horns and a sampled Jay-Z (from "What More Can I Say") acting as hype man, in which T.I. rides the beat while bouncing off it at the same time. Some of his most incisive moments are delivered when the mood is somber, as on "Prayin for Help," where he expresses pain and regret without dealing in cliches. Mannie Fresh, the Neptunes, Jazze Pha, and Scott Storch also contribute beats; some are perfectly satisfactory, none are highlight-reel worthy. Perhaps it's asking too much to expect T.I. to show as much growth here as he did on Trap Muzik, but -- as is the case with Jadakiss -- remaining patient for that classic album (and you know he has one in him) is getting tough. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	06/28/2019
Label:	Grand Hustle
UPC:	0050742353698
Rank:	17228

Album Credits

Performance Credits

T.I.   Primary Artist,Vocals
B.G.   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Daz Dillinger   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Lil Wayne   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Pharrell Williams   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Lil' Kim   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals
P$C   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Big Kuntry   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Mannie Fresh   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Trick Daddy   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Jazze Pha   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Lil Jon   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Nelly   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Tony Love   Bass,Guitar
Siete   Guitar
BG   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Swizz Beatz   Audio Production,Producer
Scott Storch   Audio Production,Composer,Producer
KLC   Audio Production,Producer
Lil Jon   Audio Production,Producer
T.I.   Executive Producer
TIP   Executive Producer
P. Williams   Composer
Kenny Gamble   Composer
Kevin Crouse   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Isaac Hayes   Composer
Leslie Brathwaite   Mixing,Engineer,Recording,Mixing Engineer
Chris Theis   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Chad Hugo   Composer
Daz Dillinger   Producer
Josh Butler   Mixing Engineer
Darryl McDaniels   Composer
Joseph Simmons   Composer
Roland Chambers   Composer
Nicholas "Fury" Loftin   Composer,Producer
Zack Odom   Engineer,Recording
Corey Williams   Engineer,Recording
Jason Geter   A&R,Assistant Engineer,Executive Producer
The Neptunes   Producer
Kevin Cates   Producer
Kasseem Dean   Composer
P. Alexander   Composer
P$C   Performer
John Pirretti   Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Malcolm Young   Composer
Lavell Crump   Composer,Producer
Clifford Harris   Composer
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner   Mastering
C. Biggs   Composer
Thom Bell   Composer
Big Kuntry   Performer
Dwayne Carter   Composer
Mannie Fresh   Producer
Josh McDonnell   Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
T.D. Bell   Composer
Peaches   Stylist
Jason Smith   Composer
Fury   Producer
Jazze Pha   Producer
Dexter Wansel   Composer
S. Jordan   Composer
Phil Tan   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Marquinarius Holmes   Composer
Ray Seay   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Chris Carmouche   Engineer,Recording,Mixing Assistant
DJ Toomp   Producer
Mike Caren   A&R,Engineer,Recording
Kori Anders   Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Tom Tapley   Assistant Engineer
K. Cates   Composer
Duro   Mixing Engineer
Jonathan Mannion   Photography
Shawn Carter   Composer
Aldrin Davis   Composer
Khary Menelik   Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Nico Solis   Recording,Track Laying,Track Engineer,Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro   Mixing
Cameron Huff   Engineer,Recording
Bryan Pugh   Mixing Assistant
DJ Troomp   Producer
Sean Merrett   Composer
Hannah Kang   A&R
C. Thomas   Composer
Greg Gigendad Burke   Design,Art Direction
Sanchez "RockHead" Holmes   Engineer,Producer
C. Harris   Composer
Andrew Coleman   Engineer,Recording
Delmar Arnaud   Composer
M. Young   Composer
Larry Smith   Composer
Jeremiah Claudius   Track Laying,Mixing Engineer,Assistant Tracking Engineer
Storty B   Producer
Cyrus Shamir   Engineer,Recording
James Lopez   Marketing
Craig Lawson   Composer
Byron Thomas   Composer
C. Haynes   Composer
Sanchez Holmes   Producer,Recording
Jonathan Smith   Composer
Akeem Lawal   Composer
Kimberly Jones   Composer
Brian Pugh   Mixing Engineer
Nathaniel Josey   Composer
Shorty B   Producer