In many ways, 2003's Trap Muzik was T.I.'s official unveiling the irresistible single "Rubber Band Man" served as a raison d'etre of sorts for the star. His first offering, 2001's I'm Serious, didn't exactly burn up the charts, but it featured production from the Neptunes and displayed a tenderness that subsequent releases would downplay. The frequently incarcerated Atlanta native is small in stature, ill-tempered and walks with the swagger of Jay-Z, a combination that prompts his critics to dub him hip-hop's Napoleon. has built a career based on catchy nihilism that banks on both self-determination and dope-boy darkness. ![]() ![]() The self-proclaimed king of Southern hip-hop, T.I.
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