- Summary: Written while serving his nearly year-long stint in federal prison, the Atlanta rapper’s seventh studio album features contributions from Kanye West, Drake and others stars.
- Record Label: Atlantic
- Genre(s): Rap
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 16
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Mixed: 10 out of 16
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Negative: 0 out of 16
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Dec 9, 201075The self-proclaimed King of the South addresses his troubles on tracks like Welcome to the World and Castle Walls.
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Jan 26, 201160Tracks like the delinquent reminiscence "How Life Changed" and the mea culpa duet with Chris Brown, "Get Back Up", teeter queasily on the cusp of boast and apology. But you have to admire the gall of a repeat offender brazen enough to feature a quote from Helen Keller in his lyric booklet.
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Apr 22, 201160While T.I.'s measured, discursive rap style is heard at its best on scourging confessional duets with Eminem and, of all people, Christina Aguilera on the genuinely touching Castle Walls, Further promising collaborations with Kanye West, Pharrell and Drake end up having a rather more formulaic ring to them. [Apr 2011, p.97]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 10 out of 14
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Mixed: 3 out of 14
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Negative: 1 out of 14
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Loveless [Reissue] - My Bloody Valentine
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Ram [Deluxe Edition] - Paul & Linda McCartney
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L.A. Woman - The Doors
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On the Impossible Past - The Menzingers
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Biokinetics [Reissue] - Porter Ricks
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Dopesmoker [Reissue] - Sleep
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Bitch Magnet - Bitch Magnet
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Reform Club - Claro Intelecto
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Be Good - Gregory Porter
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Crown and Treaty - Sweet Billy Pilgrim
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1992-2012 - Underworld
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Undun - The Roots
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Accelerando - Vijay Iyer Trio
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R.A.P. Music - Killer Mike
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Voices from the Lake - Voices from the Lake
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The Earn - Yu
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Young Man In America - Anais Mitchell
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Vee Vee [Remastered] - Archers of Loaf
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Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions - Billy Bragg/Wilco
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Locked Down - Dr. John