His fame also helps that he could rap over beats of renowned producers (Kanye, Neptunes, Scott Storch, Swizz Beats ...). For his fourth album "King" he was fishing to Just Blaze, who has thrown together with him "King Back" and "I'm Talkin 'To You" two evil grenades. Especially "King Back" what the 'Exorcist' theme takes up with Blaze's irresistible wind use in a hook at the beginning blown away the bulb. With "Front Back" Mannie Fresh makes his last name all honor, also the legendary Houston duo UGK is united on the track, which already makes it the a sensation. The single "What You Know" turns out to match the album title as majestic, Props to DJ Toomp, who produced already burner as "U Dont Know Me" for TI. Reclined tracks like the magical "Live In The Sky" with about talent Jamie Foxx or the Q-Tip citing "Why You Wanna" show a lyrical savvy MC, how do you get him more rarely heard in the south. "Get It" by Swizz Beats is not as cluttered as "Bring Em Out", but trimmed as punchy on dance floor use. The Uptempotrack "Stand Up Guy" can also wiggle the big ass and TI raps 60% of the competition under the table, while at the bawdy radio Line of "Undertaker" by G Unit's Young Buck and Chatting after one or another Grey Goose over the eight eingerappten "I'm Straight" dipping with Young Jeezy and BG the Hustler and gangsters in Lowrider. Also wonderfully usable on sunny days in the car is the dangling between ATL and LA synth bomb "Ride With Me". A highlight is also the piano and accompanied by claps "Good Life" with Neptun'scher support to beat and hook and 16er of Common (!) And who would have thought? The Hoodrat from Atlanta blends surprisingly well with the straight Rapstyle Backpack God from Chicago. If that's not Traumkollabo times.
In fact, TI has created with "King" a moderate classic that not so many hits includes such "Urban Legend", as a whole, but works wonderfully and the likeable guy hopefully introduces entirely as an independent artist in the game and he was not always in the Dirty South drawer is inserted. Because "King" is not a Dirty South Platte, but a universal, timeless and technically well-made hip hop album in which Batty Crunkheads can access as bold as rucksack carrying Talib Kweli fanatics.
