Paper Trail - T.I.
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74 out of 100

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8.8 out of 10

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  • Summary: The sixth album for the rapper features guest artists such as Ludicris, Rihanna, Usher, Jay-Z, kayne West, Lil Wayne, Justin Timberlake, and John Legend.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. MSN Consumer Guide (Robert Christgau)
    91
    If you can't get with this expediently excessive piece of rich-get-richer, commercial rap albums are beyond your ken.
  2. Vibe
    80
    His struggles did make for a strong album.
  3. Billboard
    80
    He's embodied literature's most popular archetype--the survivor--by transforming his woes into a reflective, enjoyable album.
  4. Rolling Stone
    60
    T.I. is still a bit too keen to remake his signature hit 'What You Know,' but songs like the clever 'I'm Illy' and the Just Blaze-produced stomper 'Live Your Life' find T.I. reconciling himself to his lot in life: he's a well-oiled hit machine who's more fun than deep.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
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  1. jmagicvamp
    10
    While not excessively deep, this album is a collection of clever rhymes and excellent high profile guests such as Justin Timberlake, Usher, Ludacris, and Rihanna. While much of the album focuses on "The King of the South", when he actually gets deeper, it's really something extraordinary.… Collapse
  2. TheWalrus2000
    6
    T.I. makes some good and some bad in this extrememly confusing album by T.I. His slow paced scruffy raps get irratating but once he's at it he's good.

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