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King
by T.I.


8.2

based on 18 reviews
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T.I. Vs T.I.P.

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Atlanta rapper Tip Harris (who also stars in the current theatrical release "ATL") returns with a fourth album, which finds him joined by Young Jeezy, Jamie Foxx, Pharrell, and Common.

LABEL:	Atlantic
RELEASE DATE:	28 March 2006
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Rap

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

PopMatters

T.I. is the whole package: gritty, smooth, smart, dangerous, introspective, and wise.

Austin Chronicle

T.I.'s Southern drawl bends pedestrian phrases into irresistible melodies hotter than the summer streets to come.

RapReviews.com

From the thumping energy of the Just Blaze beats and fiery rap rhetorhic of "I'm Talkin' to You" to the smoothed soulful Khao Cates beats on the "miss you girl" narrative of "Hello," Atlanta's self-proclaimed king wears many different crowns and they all seem to fit him well.

Pitchfork

T.I.'s confidence seems effortless and second-nature, his self-aggrandizement turning relentless and convincing.

Stylus Magazine

Even on the tracks with mediocre melodies and concepts, T.I. plugs away at the beat and never loses control of King.

E! Online

The disc is all over the map, moving from booming dance cuts to gangsta fare, but it satisfies with crunk-tacular gems like "What You Know."

Entertainment Weekly

Though long at 18 tracks, King's still got plenty of heavyweight hits. [31 Mar 2006, p.64]

Spin

[He] still knows how to make palpitating street anthems. [May 2006, p.91]

Blender

His sonorous, self-assured drawl adds an air of unflustered authority to his alpha brags, and he pours it into unexpected patterns. [Jun 2006, p.147]

Urb

King as album title is ambitious and King as album finds T.I. firm-footed in his role as such. [May 2006, p.95]

Vibe

Sure, King's occasional lack of originality and sometimes sluggish wordplay could be cited. But that, of course, would only amount to throwing rocks at the throne. [May 2006, p.136]

All Music Guide

T.I.'s fourth album isn't the leap forward he's been threatening to make, but it does carry the best set of productions he has been given to work with, and it guarantees that he won't be leaving the singles charts any time soon.

The New York Times

Memorable refrains, hard beats, elegant rhymes: this album succeeds mainly by sticking to a simple but effective formula. [3 Apr 2006]

cokemachineglow

When T.I. is on, he’s really, really on, and, at several points, King lives up to its own hyperbole. It’s just that those points correspond precisely to the places where T.I. is actually talking about how great he is.

Prefix Magazine

King lacks an overall cohesiveness or direction.

Billboard

Here, T.I. shows he can still dominate a song given quality production (Just Blaze, DJ Toomp), but the album does little to build on what we have heard before. [1 Apr 2006]

Uncut

A slickly accomplished affair, rarely inspirational. [Jul 2006, p.101]

Rolling Stone

An absence of memorable narratives, punch lines and wordplay makes the songs pass without distinction.

The average user rating for this album is 8.2 (out of 10) based on 34 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Ghetto style gave it a10:
Album is nasty. Intro is sick.

Music Lover gave it an8:
This album was amazing. It wasn't perfect. He could've touched on different subjects. However, in an era of copycats rapping about the same stuff over & over, nobody does it like TI. Him & Lil Wayne have that quality. I can't really explain it, but it ends up producing a great album. Maybe not Grammy-worthy, but it deserved to be nominated.

Veronica L. gave it a10:
i think his album was good and i think T.I. is so fukin sexy

[Anonymous] gave it a0:
Wack Rapper Wack Album Overhyped Beyond Belief. Another Note This Was Wack. Period.

leslie c gave it a10:
I think dis cd is the greatest ones u guys r just jealous cuz ur man or u guys aint hot like him. He knows how 2 sing if u guys dont have nothin good 2 say than dont say anythin!!!!!!:)

lilangel 4ever gave it a10:
I think hes great and who ever is trippin they dont know wat music really is cuz T.I is a good rapper and he is sooo cute If who ever dont like T.I then y u vote hes is the best!!!!

aL.ck be gave it a9:
First thing first, what has T.I. gotta do with AFI?Yes. this album is better than most rap album out there even though the contents of the album are almost the same as those standard rap album. The beats are on fire, songs like what you know, why you wanna etc. T.I. got a soft flow. Yeah... lastly, i think that the dude below called rap sux didnt even listen to the album at all. damn he should get a life instead of bashing othwer people's music.

King by T.I.

King
by T.I.