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Finding The GOAT Album: Clipse’s Lord Willin’ vs. T.I.’s Paper Trail. Which Is Better?

Finding The GOAT Album: Clipse’s Lord Willin’ vs. T.I.’s Paper Trail. Which Is Better?

One year ago, Ambrosia For Heads launched a debate among its readers seeking to answer one of Hip-Hop’s most hotly-contested questions: who is the greatest MC of all time? “Finding The GOAT MC” lasted between September 2014 and May 2015, engaging millions of readers and ultimately producing its winner, as... Read more
December 17, 2015 Finding the GOAT
TIDAL is Raising the Ante by Bringing Prince, Beyonce & Jay Z Together in an All-Star Concert

TIDAL is Raising the Ante by Bringing Prince, Beyonce & Jay Z Together in an All-Star Concert

Despite persistent rumors that streaming music service TIDAL is struggling in the face of stiff competition from YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify, the Jay Z-owned platform is pulling out all the stops to celebrate its recent milestone of reaching one million paying subscribers. On October 20, 2015, TIDAL will host... Read more
September 30, 2015 News
5 Decades Later, Muhammad Ali Remains The People’s Champ. He is Celebrated in a New Documentary (Video)

5 Decades Later, Muhammad Ali Remains The People’s Champ. He is Celebrated in a New Documentary (Video)

Muhammad Ali was not only considered to be the greatest boxer of all-time. To many, he is the greatest athlete in history. While there are arguably those who have been gifted with more technical expertise and more raw ferocity, it is what Ali did outside of the ring that cemented... Read more
September 23, 2015 Video
A King Bows to No One. T.I. Leaves Columbia to Go Independent (Video)

A King Bows to No One. T.I. Leaves Columbia to Go Independent (Video)

T.I. has released five platinum and two gold albums in his 15-year career. The Atlanta, Georgia native MC and Grand Hustle Records founder is one of Rap's best sellers, with 2008's Paper Trail being one of the few triple-platinum works of recent years. After a brief, one-album stint at Columbia/Sony... Read more
September 18, 2015 News
A Previously Unreleased Fat Joe Track Surfaces, With T.I. On The Hook (Audio)

A Previously Unreleased Fat Joe Track Surfaces, With T.I. On The Hook (Audio)

Fat Joe is a master of reinvention. Whether it's his "Da Fat Gangsta" era of the early 1990s, or his crossover hits like "New York" (alongside Ja Rule and Jadakiss) or "Lean Back" (with Terror Squad), Joe Crack can find his many styles, seemingly on-call. The Bronx, New York veteran... Read more
August 11, 2015 Audio
Big K.R.I.T. & T.I. Make A Retro-Melodic Car Cut With Mitchelle’l (Audio)

Big K.R.I.T. & T.I. Make A Retro-Melodic Car Cut With Mitchelle’l (Audio)

Big K.R.I.T. and T.I. are proven masters of car songs. Both Southern MCs love old schools, boomin' systems, hydraulics, and "bowling ball swirl." Grand Hustle/Hustle Gang singer Mitchelle’l already made a song rooted in that Texas Slab Music sound. "Spillin' Drank" is a gliding record that sounds like what would... Read more
July 19, 2015 Audio
Finding The GOAT (Round 2): T.I. vs. Ludacris…Who You Got?

Finding The GOAT (Round 2): T.I. vs. Ludacris…Who You Got?

We have reached the second round in the ultimate battle for the title of the GOAT (Greatest of All-Time). We are asking you to help us rank who is the greatest MC to pick up a mic. We will take over 35 years of Hip-Hop into consideration, pairing special match-ups... Read more
February 27, 2015 Fresh
T.I. & Jeezy Put the G in a Funky Track by Pharrell (Video)

T.I. & Jeezy Put the G in a Funky Track by Pharrell (Video)

T.I. has released a short film featuring Jeezy and Wood Harris for his extra funky track, G' Sh*t, produced by Pharrell. Much like the title suggests, the track sounds like G-Funk, Pharrell-stye. Tip and Jeezy star as partners in crime whose paths diverge, in the film which is set in... Read more
January 28, 2015 Video
Jeezy & T.I. Say Their Joint Album Is Finally Coming… (Video)

Jeezy & T.I. Say Their Joint Album Is Finally Coming… (Video)

Just as T.I. received his first week sales figures for Paperwork, the now Columbia Records artist, and Grand Hustle co-founder is already looking into the horizon. Tip and Jeezy were both involved in this weekend's Powerhouse, which also featured Jay Z appearing in support of Snowman. Tip has five albums... Read more
November 1, 2014 Fresh, Video
Big K.R.I.T. Claims King Of The South & Says He Bested “Your Favorite Rapper” Too (Audio)

Big K.R.I.T. Claims King Of The South & Says He Bested “Your Favorite Rapper” Too (Audio)

Guaranteed, you've never heard Big K.R.I.T. this confident, this unleashed... Track 7 from Cadillactica (November 11), "King Of The South" is a bold statement. With an in-your-face beat, Krizzle matches with a verse. The song talks the Meridian Mississippi's "country" upbringing, and his current urban lifestyle. He paints himself as... Read more
October 31, 2014 Audio, Fresh
T.I. Releases a Short Gangster Film for King (Video)

T.I. Releases a Short Gangster Film for King (Video)

After yesterday's (October 20) "King" break-off leak from the just-released Paperwork, T.I. follows with the video. The album opener is textbook Tip, with a charged beat, and that unshakeable street Rap from one of the last decade's emerging superstars of Hip-Hop. The visual suggests that T.I. is still in the... Read more
October 21, 2014 Fresh, Video
T.I. Is The ‘King’ Of That Straightforward Trap, Peep The Paperwork Intro (Audio)

T.I. Is The ‘King’ Of That Straightforward Trap, Peep The Paperwork Intro (Audio)

Besides Nas, is any artist as consistently ferocious on the intro than T.I.? Regardless of where each of the P$C MC's albums have ended up in the consciousness or on the charts, the first track usually sets the tone that has the veteran Tip listener thumping their chest, and the... Read more
October 20, 2014 Fresh
T.I. Pens The New National Anthem (Audio)

T.I. Pens The New National Anthem (Audio)

Accentuated by Skylar Grey's quintessentially anthemic vocals on the hook, T.I. delivers his message to America in the form of the track, "New National Anthem." "Home of the brave and free (It’s America) Free just to murder me (land of the handgun) Land of the beautiful (home of the shotgun)... Read more
August 21, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Killer Mike Adds A Scorching Verse To T.I.’s Hit Single (Audio)

Killer Mike Adds A Scorching Verse To T.I.’s Hit Single (Audio)

T.I. and Young Thug previously released "About The Money," the mainstream-aimed video single from Tip's Paperwork album. With Young Thug being the most recently, in a prolific lineage of T.I. proteges, ranging from Young Dro to Yung LA to B.o.B. to Iggy Azalea. However, in addition to Grand Hustle's reputation... Read more
August 6, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Time Travel To ’96 & See Kanye West Rapping At Fat Beats In New York (Video)

Time Travel To ’96 & See Kanye West Rapping At Fat Beats In New York (Video)

From the under belly of Hip-Hop history rises an unreleased video of a youthful, 19 year old Kanye West rapping at the grand opening of Fat Beats Record shop in New York City back in August of 1996. The video comes just a few months before the release of fellow... Read more
July 17, 2014 Fresh, Video
Break Out Your Shiny Suits, Puff Daddy & Ma$e Make New Music Together (Audio)

Break Out Your Shiny Suits, Puff Daddy & Ma$e Make New Music Together (Audio)

After appearing together at 2013's OVO Fest in Toronto as well as the storied Beats By Dre live-playlist party before the Grammy Awards, Puff Daddy and Ma$e appear to be in full force. The Bad Boy Records mogul, and mentor to Ma$e throughout the mid-to-late 1990s linked up with one... Read more
June 19, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Pharrell’s Apollo Concert Is Available In Full Stream & Directed By Spike Lee (Video)

Pharrell’s Apollo Concert Is Available In Full Stream & Directed By Spike Lee (Video)

American Express's #AmexUNSTAGED is an incredibly dope concert series pairing innovative, chart-topping artists with exciting musical halls and cinematic visionaries for a very public, unedited, concert in full. After doing The Roots & John Legend's Amex-backed show some years back, iconic filmmaker Spike Lee hops on to show the light... Read more
June 4, 2014 Fresh, Video
T.I. & Young Thug Play With Colors In The Self-Directed About The Money (Video)

T.I. & Young Thug Play With Colors In The Self-Directed About The Money (Video)

T.I.'s Paper Work single "About The Money" appears intended to show the Grand Hustle rapper's mojo, aside from his bank accounts. Thus, for the video on the Young Thug-assisted song, Tip keeps things simple. The toys are kept at home, as the pair rock on a soundstage, and let the... Read more
June 2, 2014 Fresh, Video
T.I. Might Be About The Money, But He’s Still Got His Skills In Making Great Rap Music (Audio)

T.I. Might Be About The Money, But He’s Still Got His Skills In Making Great Rap Music (Audio)

Few Rap stars have the ability to find the kind of balance that T.I. does. The ATL trap veteran is able to seemingly always appease his core audience, while growing the circle through catchy production, out of genre guest-work, and Euro-Dance samples. Gearing up for Paperwork, Tip continues what he... Read more
May 19, 2014 Audio, Fresh
T.I. & DJ Toomp Are Back To Making Trunk-Rattling Trap (Audio)

T.I. & DJ Toomp Are Back To Making Trunk-Rattling Trap (Audio)

Does anybody make trunks rattle quite like DJ Toomp? A product of the Miami Bass movement of the late '80s and early '90s, Toomp found mainstream success in developing a sound that fit so snugly with T.I.'s cocky lyrics about never backing down. The pair, like Common and No I.D.,... Read more
May 6, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Big Boi, Ludacris & T.I.’s In The A Gets A Trippy Musical Facelift (Audio & Video)

Big Boi, Ludacris & T.I.’s In The A Gets A Trippy Musical Facelift (Audio & Video)

The Big Boi's Vicious Lies And Dangerous Rumors mash-up Mondays continue. This time, they took the aggressive 2012 Atlanta-posse cut "In The A" and meshed it with a tab of Kito & Reija Lee’s trippy "Run For Cover." Strangely, it works (it's called "King Shit", so it should)... with the... Read more
March 3, 2014 Audio, Fresh
Raekwon Shares His Track With T.I. & The Tragically Murdered Doe B (Audio)

Raekwon Shares His Track With T.I. & The Tragically Murdered Doe B (Audio)

It's eerie how artists can be prophetic of each others' talent, when death is involved. Before Big L's tragic murder in Harlem, he had worked with Jay Z. Before Stack Bundles' death years later, he was actively working with Joe Budden and Max B. Just over the holiday week, Montgomery,... Read more
December 30, 2013 Audio, Fresh
Nelly – Rick James ft T.I. (Prod. Pharrell)

Nelly – Rick James ft T.I. (Prod. Pharrell)

Pharrell Williams is having the kind of year that Timbaland had in 2006. Nothing—nothing isn't working for this 20-plus year veteran behind the boards. Pharrell helped make Daft Punk a household name, again (on two different records). He gave Robin Thicke a single so good that my 62-year-old mother is... Read more
September 16, 2013 Audio, Fresh
Juicy J – Ain’t No Comin’ Down Remix ft T.I.

Juicy J – Ain’t No Comin’ Down Remix ft T.I.

I'm personally anxious to see who has the better album: Juicy J's Stay Trippy or 2 Chainz' B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time. Both spitters are very similar, even though Juice has been doing it over a decade longer (on the big stage, anyway). Both of these men have a style and... Read more
August 9, 2013 Audio, Fresh
AFH: Best Hip-Hop of June 2013 (Audio Playlist)

AFH: Best Hip-Hop of June 2013 (Audio Playlist)

As we ease into July 4th weekend, here's a look back at the best hip-hop that dropped in June. You'll hear music from J. Cole, Nas, Curren$y, Mac Miller, Kanye West, Wu-Tang Clan, Rick Ross, Jadakiss, Posdnuos, Kid Tsunami, Drake, LL Cool J, Slum Village, Wale, Lupe Fiasco, Joey Bada$$,... Read more
July 3, 2013 Audio, Featured-homepage, Playlists
Hustle Gang – G.D.O.D (Mixtape)

Hustle Gang – G.D.O.D (Mixtape)

Check out the new compilation mixtape from Hustle Gang. T.I along with the rest of the gang has been running around like crazy promoting this tape. With features from T.I., B.O.B., Trae Tha Truth, Iggy Azalea, Chip, Travi$ Scott, and more, this tape is guaranteed to get a few spins.... Read more
May 7, 2013 Mixes
T.I. – Memories Back Then ft. Kendrick Lamar, B.O.B & Kris Stephens (video)

T.I. – Memories Back Then ft. Kendrick Lamar, B.O.B & Kris Stephens (video)

After running into some clearance issues for the original version of this song, T.I. decides to drop the visuals for his Memories Back Then cut featuring K. Dot, Bob and the beautiful Kris Stephens as he gears up for the release of his Hustle Gang mixtape entitled, Get Dough Or... Read more
April 22, 2013 Fresh, Video
A lot of hot hip-hop has dropped over the last couple of months. Here’s a playlist featuring some of the best joints from May and June (Audio)

A lot of hot hip-hop has dropped over the last couple of months. Here’s a playlist featuring some of the best joints from May and June (Audio)

You'll find music from Nas, Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West, Brother Ali, Dom Kennedy, Phife Dawg, MF DOOM, Big Boi, Big K.R.I.T., MMG, Kanye West, T.I., Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Childish Gambino, Joell Ortiz, Joe Budden, Pac Div, Goodie Mob, Large Professor, Snoop Dogg and much more. If you're down... Read more
June 28, 2012 Audio, Playlists
T.I. – F*ck Da City Up (Mixtape)

T.I. – F*ck Da City Up (Mixtape)

Here's the latest mixtape from T.I. Download Mixtape Free... Read more
January 1, 2012 Audio, Mixes
T.I. in the Studio With Dr. Dre (Video)

T.I. in the Studio With Dr. Dre (Video)

T.I. has been in the studio with Dr. Dre. Check out what he had to say about the experience, as well as a sneak preview of the track they laid down.... Read more
December 29, 2011 Video
T.I. – Hear Ye, Hear Ye ft Pharrell (Video)

T.I. – Hear Ye, Hear Ye ft Pharrell (Video)

Skateboard P laced T.I. with a verse and a tough beat on Hear Ye, Hear Ye. Check out the video. Big Daddy Kane rocked over the same Albert King sample Pharrell used for the horns. Check it out below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIvFp8YLlsw Here's the Albert King original. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=bpzxeF_1BzU... Read more
December 12, 2011 The Bridge, Video
T.I. – Pyro

T.I. – Pyro

Pyro is the latest from T.I. Click here to download.... Read more
November 21, 2011 Audio
Young Jeezy Double Play: I Do ft Jay-Z and Andre 3000 + F.A.M.E. ft T.I. (Video)

Young Jeezy Double Play: I Do ft Jay-Z and Andre 3000 + F.A.M.E. ft T.I. (Video)

Here's a double play from Young Jeezy. Check out his new song I Do featuring Jay-Z and Andre 3000, and the new video for F.A.M.E. featuring TI below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CiXZ23Unec Here's I Do featuring Jay-Z and Andre 3000 (with tags...for now) Click here to download.... Read more
November 18, 2011 Audio, Video
T.I. – I’m Flexin’ ft Big K.R.I.T. (Video)

T.I. – I’m Flexin’ ft Big K.R.I.T. (Video)

Here's the video for T.I.'s I'm Flexin' featuring Big K.R.I.T. Bangin'. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=roY6RseK5cw... Read more
November 5, 2011 Video
T.I. and Slaughterhouse jump on the remix to Yelawolf’s Hard White. Yelawolf also adds a new verse. Check it out below.

T.I. and Slaughterhouse jump on the remix to Yelawolf’s Hard White. Yelawolf also adds a new verse. Check it out below.

Click here to download.... Read more
November 2, 2011 Audio
Nelly – Country Azz N*gga ft T.I. and 2 Chainz

Nelly – Country Azz N*gga ft T.I. and 2 Chainz

Nelly's back with a new song featuring T.I. and 2 Chainz.  Check out Country Azz N*gga. Click here to download.... Read more
October 27, 2011 Audio
T.I. – Here Ye, Here Ye ft Pharrell

T.I. – Here Ye, Here Ye ft Pharrell

Here's some new heat from T.I. featuring Pharrell.  Check out Here Ye, Here Ye.  Also, below is an excerpt from Rolling Stone where T.I. discusses two possible titles for his upcoming album. Click here to download.  Here's what T.I. had to say about his album title: "The first of two... Read more
October 18, 2011 Audio
T.I., Jay-Z and Kanye West – N*ggas in Paris

T.I., Jay-Z and Kanye West – N*ggas in Paris

TI just jumped on the N*ggas from Paris track and BODIED it. Check it out below.... Read more
October 15, 2011 Audio
T.I. has been gettin’ it in since his release. Here’s a new banger from him that was produced by Big K.R.I.T. and features K.R.I.T. on the hook. Check out I’m Flexin’.

T.I. has been gettin’ it in since his release. Here’s a new banger from him that was produced by Big K.R.I.T. and features K.R.I.T. on the hook. Check out I’m Flexin’.

Also, click here if you missed Young Jeezy's new song with T.I. called F.A.M.E.... Read more
September 30, 2011 Audio
T.I. joins Jeezy on a J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League beat. Check out F.A.M.E.

T.I. joins Jeezy on a J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League beat. Check out F.A.M.E.

Click here to download.... Read more
September 29, 2011 Audio
Here’s some heat from the South. Killer Mike, Big Boi and TI get it in on the remix for Ready Set Go.

Here’s some heat from the South. Killer Mike, Big Boi and TI get it in on the remix for Ready Set Go.

... Read more
March 10, 2011 Audio
You’ve heard the reasons why 2010 is the best year ever in hip-hop…now hear the playlist. Happy New Year.

You’ve heard the reasons why 2010 is the best year ever in hip-hop…now hear the playlist. Happy New Year.

... Read more
December 31, 2010 Audio, Playlists, Video
10 reasons why 2010 was the best year ever in hip-hop: #10 Don't call it a comeback…but this was the year for some of the best ever.

10 reasons why 2010 was the best year ever in hip-hop: #10 Don't call it a comeback…but this was the year for some of the best ever.

Now that the year is winding down and new music is slowing to a trickle, it's the perfect opportunity to take a look back at 2010 and what made it such a phenomenal year for hip-hop.  Stay tuned for 9 more reasons until the end of the year.  First up... Read more
December 19, 2010 Audio, Food for Thought
Rick Ross' 9 Piece ft T.I. sounds like the third part of a trilogy that started with MC Hammer and B.M.F. What do you think?

Rick Ross' 9 Piece ft T.I. sounds like the third part of a trilogy that started with MC Hammer and B.M.F. What do you think?

Click here to download.  Here are parts 1 and 2 of the "trilogy": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdNLClvoqro http://www.vimeo.com/13285609... Read more
December 17, 2010 Audio, The Bridge, Video
T.I. is away for a while but before he went in he did a pretty dope Storytellers for Vh1. Check it out. [fbshare]

T.I. is away for a while but before he went in he did a pretty dope Storytellers for Vh1. Check it out. [fbshare]

... Read more
December 11, 2010 Video
T.I. and Rick Ross hold it down for the South on Pledge of Allegiance. Check out the video.

T.I. and Rick Ross hold it down for the South on Pledge of Allegiance. Check out the video.

... Read more
December 7, 2010 Video
Before his recent troubles T.I. did one of his best interviews ever for BET in their Food For Thought series right before things went down (again). If you want to hear something deeper from him than what's been in the tabloids, check this out. It might actually leave you with a different impression of Tip.

Before his recent troubles T.I. did one of his best interviews ever for BET in their Food For Thought series right before things went down (again). If you want to hear something deeper from him than what's been in the tabloids, check this out. It might actually leave you with a different impression of Tip.

This is part of BET's ongoing series which has also featured Jay-Z, 50 Cent and Ice Cube in the past.  It features 3 different conversations between T.I. and Angie Martinez, Harry Allen and Stephen A. Smith that are cut together to flow like one conversation.  In case you missed it,... Read more
December 2, 2010 Video
T.I. drops another banger with the video for I Can't Help It ft Rocko. Will anybody be chanting free T.I.

T.I. drops another banger with the video for I Can't Help It ft Rocko. Will anybody be chanting free T.I.

Will anybody be chanting free T.I.?... Read more
November 30, 2010 Video
T.I.'s Poppin' Bottles is the dopest track I've heard off his new album, so far. Not surprisingly, it features Drake.

T.I.'s Poppin' Bottles is the dopest track I've heard off his new album, so far. Not surprisingly, it features Drake.

Click here to download.  T.I.'s album No Mercy drops on 12/7.... Read more
November 29, 2010 Audio
G.O.O.D. Music joins Grand Hustle as Kanye West and KiD CuDi get on T.I.'s song called Welcome to the World. T.I. sounds like he has something to prove on this one.

G.O.O.D. Music joins Grand Hustle as Kanye West and KiD CuDi get on T.I.'s song called Welcome to the World. T.I. sounds like he has something to prove on this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdOHLGAAE9Q Click here to download.... Read more
November 23, 2010 Audio
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