Whatever promise T.I. showed on his flawed debut is almost fully realized throughout his excellent 2003 follow-up, Trap Muzik.
On the surface, Trap Muzik can be viewed as another record built on glorious superficialities, concerned with little more than material wealth, drug dealing, and champion stature.
Dig beneath that surface, and you'll come to appreciate an MC who uses the art of the metaphor like few others; "The Trap," for instance, comes to mean a number of things.
David Banner, Kanye West, and DJ Toomp all chip in with key production work, but the MC is the real draw from beginning to end, from the supremely infectious chorus of "24's" to the complex self-analysis of "T.I.
vs.
T.I.P." By the time 2003 drew to a close, this album had spawned three chart hits -- "24's" had a particularly long-running presence on the video shows -- and the album itself scraped the Top Five of the Billboard album chart.
With another record as good as this, T.I. just might become the King of the South that he continually claims to be.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trap MuzikC. Harris, S. Holmes | T.I. | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | I Can't QuitC. Harris | T.I. | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 3 | Be EasyC. Harris | T.I. | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | No More TalkC. Harris, S. Holmes, G. Randall Wright | T.I. | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | Doin' My JobC. Harris, Kanye West | T.I. | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | Let's Get Away | T.I. | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 7 | 24'sC. Harris | T.I. | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 8 | Rubber Band ManC. Harris | T.I. | Play | 05:47 | 13 MB | 37 MB |
| 9 | Look What I GotC. Harris | T.I. | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 10 | I Still Luv YouC. Harris, N. "Fury" Loftin, Gene McFadden | T.I. | Play | 04:58 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 11 | Let Me Tell You SomethingC. Harris, Roger, Kanye West | T.I. | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 12 | T.I. vs. T.I.P.C. Harris | T.I. | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 13 | BezzleC. Harris | T.I., 8Ball and MJG | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 14 | KingofdasouthC. Harris, S. Holmes | T.I. | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 15 | Be Better Than MeC. Harris, S. Holmes | T.I. | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 16 | Long Live da GameC. Harris, S. Holmes | T.I. | Play | 02:14 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 67 mins | 155 MB | |||||
| 67 mins | 449 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8Ball | Featured Artist, Guest Artist |
| 2 | Bosko | Talk Box |
| 3 | Leslie Brathwaite | Mixing |
| 4 | Bun B | Featured Artist, Guest Artist |
| 5 | Mike Caren | A&R, Editing |
| 6 | Lavell Crump | Producer |
| 7 | Mike Davis | Assistant Engineer |
| 8 | Christina Dittmar | Art Direction |
| 9 | DJ Toomp | Executive Producer, Producer |
| 10 | 8Ball and MJG | Primary Artist |
| 11 | Steve Fisher | Engineer, Mixing Assistant |
| 12 | Fury | Producer |
| 13 | Brian Gardner | Mastering |
| 14 | Jason Geter | Executive Producer, Management |
| 15 | Mark "Exit" Goodchild | Engineer |
| 16 | C. Harris | Composer |
| 17 | S. Holmes | Composer |
| 18 | Vance Hornbuckle | Assistant Engineer |
| 19 | Jazze Pha | Producer, Vocals |
| 20 | Kevin Knight | Photography |
| 21 | N. "Fury" Loftin | Composer |
| 22 | James Lopez | Marketing |
| 23 | Craig Love | Guitar |
| 24 | Mac Boney | Featured Artist, Performer |
| 25 | Manny Marraquin | Mixing |
| 26 | Gene McFadden | Composer |
| 27 | MJG | Featured Artist, Guest Artist |
| 28 | Chris Morris | Artist Coordination |
| 29 | Benjamin Niles | Art Direction, Design |
| 30 | Charles Pettaway | Bass, Guitar |
| 31 | Dale Ramsey | Mixing |
| 32 | Dale "Rambro" Ramsey | Mixing |
| 33 | Roger | Composer |
| 34 | Daniel Romero | Mixing |
| 35 | Guion Thomas | Assistant Engineer |
| 36 | Carlos Thornton | Producer |
| 37 | T.I. | Executive Producer, Primary Artist |
| 38 | Benny Tillman | Producer |
| 39 | TIP | Producer |
| 40 | Kanye West | Composer, Producer |
| 41 | Howard White | Assistant Engineer |
| 42 | Cory Williams | Engineer, Mixing Assistant |
| 43 | Crystal Williams | Mixing Assistant |
| 44 | Mike "Hitman" Wilson | Engineer |
| 45 | Michael Witwer | Guitar |
| 46 | G. Randall Wright | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |