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Paper Trail is the sixth studio album by rapper T.I. scheduled to be released on September 30, 2008.[1][2]

Album information

The album was scheduled to be released on August 12, 2008, then September 2, successively on September 9 but it was finally pushed back to September 30, 2008. T.I. had been working on the new studio album while under house arrest on pending gun charges.[3][4] The album's title, Paper Trail, comes from T.I.'s decision to write down lyrics on paper for this album. According to the rapper's representative, it is the first time that T.I. wrote lyrics on paper since his debut album I'm Serious.[5]

On November 13, 2007, in an official statement T.I. talked about the charges against him and also that he had indeed been working on a new album and the title is Paper Trail.[6]

On August 5, 2008, T.I. confirmed that Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Usher, and John Legend are set to appear on the album.[7] Other confirmed guests are B.o.B., Kanye West, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Swizz Beatz.[8] Meanwhile, confirmed producers of Paper Trail include DJ Toomp, Drumma Boy, Just Blaze and Scott Storch,[1][2] as well as Danja, Jim Jonsin, Kanye West and Swizz Beatz.[8]

Songs

About 50 tracks have been confirmed to be recorded during the production for Paper Trail,[9] including a collaboration with Fall Out Boy on a track called "Out in the Cold".[10]

The first single of Paper Trail, "No Matter What", was posted on StreetCred's website on April 29, 2008, as a promotional recording, then released as a single on May 6 along a music video.[11] This music video then premiered on FNMTV on June 27.[12]

On August 19, 2008, the single "Whatever You Like" was made available for digital download.[11] The song reached the number one spot on the issue of September 6, 2008 on the Hot 100, as well as setting a new record for biggest jump to the top position in a week on the chart, going from number 71 to number 1.[13]

After "Whatever You Like", the iTunes Store published the release dates for the upcoming singles, including the song "Swing Ya Rag" on August 26, "What Up, What's Haapnin'" on September 2 and "Ready for Whatever" on September 23, 2008.[11]

On August 22, 2008, the songs "Like I Do (Featuring The-Dream)", "My Life, Your Entertainment (Featuring Usher)" and "Swagga Like Us" were all leaked to the internet.[14] "Swagga Like Us", a song with T.I., Jay-Z, Lil Wayne and Kanye West, was then released as a single for both Paper Trail and Jay-Z's future studio album The Blueprint 3.[14] "Swagga Like Us" reached number five on Hot 100 chart on September 27, made T.I.'s second highest peak on the present time. [15]

Track listing

Template:Sample box start variation 2 Template:Multi-listen start Template:Multi-listen item Template:Multi-listen item Template:Multi-listen end Template:Sample box end The track listing for the album has been released to various retailers and music sites.[16][17]

# Title Producer(s) Featured guest(s) Time
1. "56 Bars (Intro)" DJ Toomp 3:04
2. "I'm Illy" Danja 4:07
3. "Ready for Whatever" Drumma Boy 5:12
4. "On Top of the World" DJ Toomp B.o.B. & Ludacris 5:00
5. "Live Your Life" Just Blaze Rihanna 5:39
6. "Whatever You Like" Jim Jonsin 4:12
7. "No Matter What" Danja 5:16
8. "My Life, Your Entertainment" Drumma Boy Usher 4:57
9. "Porn Star" C Gutta 3:32
10. "Swing Ya Rag" Swizz Beatz Swizz Beatz 3:20
11. "What Up, What's Haapnin'" Drumma Boy 5:03
12. "Every Chance I Get" DJ Toomp 4:50
13. "Swagga Like Us" Kanye West Jay-Z, Kanye West & Lil Wayne 5:28
14. "Slide Show" Kanye West John Legend 4:43
15. "You Ain't Missin' Nothin" DJ Toomp 5:10
16. "Dead And Gone" Justin Timberlake & Rob Knox Justin Timberlake 5:00

Samples

References

  1. ^ a b Dow, Danica (August 25, 2008). "T.I. Talks "Swagger Like Us": It Was Kanye's 1st Beat Since The Passing Of His Mom". SOHH. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  2. ^ a b Adaso, Henry. "T.I. - 'Paper Trail' - Preview". Retrieved 2008-09-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |Publisher= ignored (|publisher= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Reid, Shaheem (2007-11-12), T.I. Hard At Work On New LP, Paper Trail, While Under House Arrest, MTV, retrieved 2008-03-14 {{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Reid, Shaheem (2008-02-13), T.I. Is Ready To Kick Hip-Hop 'Back In Gear' With Paper Trail, VH1, retrieved 2008-03-14 {{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ T.I. Recording New Album While Under House Arrest. Accessed November 12, 2007.
  6. ^ Video: Official Statement from T.I.. Accessed November 13, 2007.
  7. ^ Jason. (August 5, 2008). T.I. Says Rihanna, Usher And Justin Timberlake Are On Paper Trail. Accessed August 5, 2008.
  8. ^ a b See citations at Confirmed tracks
  9. ^ Shaheem Reid, Sway Calloway (February 13, 2008). T.I. Is Ready To Kick Hip-Hop 'Back In Gear' With Paper Trail VH1. Accessed April 12, 2008.
  10. ^ James Montgomery. (July 14, 2008). Fall Out Boy, T.I. Team Up For Personal Song With 'Nightmare Before Christmas' Sound. MTV News. Accessed July 14, 2008.
  11. ^ a b c iTunes "Countdown to Paper Trail". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2008-08-18. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  12. ^ "No Matter What - T.I. - FNMTV Premiers". FNMTV. 6/27/08. Retrieved 2008-09-11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ Cohen, Jonathan (2008-08-27). "T.I. Sets New Record With Hot 100 No. 1 Jump". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-08-27. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ a b c Reid, Shaheem (Aug 25 2008). "T.I. Talks About 'Swagger Like Us,' Leaked Single Featuring Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Kanye West". MTV. Retrieved 2008-09-16. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ T.I. - Swagga Like Us - Peak positionAchart. Accessed September 18.
  16. ^ http://www.deezer.com/#music/album/216677
  17. ^ http://music.aol.com/album/paper-trail-circuit-city-exclusive/1429179
  18. ^ DJ Z. "T.I. ft. Rihanna - Live Your Life". DJ Booth. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  19. ^ Milian, Mark (September 9, 2008). "Web Scout: Spinning through online entertainment and connected culture". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
  20. ^ Hogan, Marc (Aug 7, 2008). "Video: T.I.: "Whatever You Like"". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
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