After two hot underrated albums I'm Serious and Trap Muzik , the world seems ready to here the rapper called T.I.. The Atlanta based rapper has come out of jail, taken licks from fellow ATLien Ludacris and Houston representative Lil' Flip and now he's ready to let people know why he is the "King of the South". Urban Legend , T.I.'s new album is his second album on the Grand Hustle label and it's 17 tracks and a little over a hour but does the title justifiable? Read on and find out as we give T.I. a GeoGlobe review.

The album starts with "Tha King", a song in which he uses a Run DMC line and runs with it telling people why he is the best in the south.

"Motivation" tells those haters that whatever they do only makes T.I. stronger and the cars are just now blasting the second single "U Don't Know Me", a song about keeping distance from people you don't know or like.

"ASAP" uses horns and bouncy beat as T.I. explains why he will get "justice" in short time if anyone plays him.

"Prayin for Help" is one of T.I.'s calls to the heavens and the hood as he talks about what we can do to make changes in the neighborhood and "Why You Made At Me" uses a simple beat pattern as T.I. talks about simple hatin' from his peers.

Jazze Pha produces "Get Loose", a track ready for the summertime and cars everywhere. Nelly joins in on the cut and adds his clientele list to the cut as he talks to the ladies about getting down and dirty.

"What They Do" has one of the most unique and best beats on the album courtesy of KLC of Beats By The Pound fame and T.I. and B.G. get down talking the block game and hustling.

Two very confident people get on the track as Mannie Fresh and T.I. get together on "The Greatest" a slower track that lets the two artists explain why T.I. and Fresh are the running things at the same time. The beat sounds almost royal with flutes sounds throughout the track.  

Lil' Kim makes a appearance in the recording studio between doctor's appointments and lays down "Get Ya Shit Together", a Scott Storch track that allows both MCs to talk about people needed to step their games up on material things and when dealing with the partners.  

"Pharrell and the Neptunes join T.I. again as "Freak Though" is a typical 'Tunes track with Pharrell singing about the ladies and T.I. explaining a situation.

"Countdown" reminds you of T.I.'s classic cut "Rubberband Man" and it should as David Banner produces this track as well. Nothing special here just T.I. talking about coming out and doing damage when he sees a particular person.

"Bring 'Em Out" is the first single and Swizz Beatz uses a old Biggie Smalls line used by Jay-Z and T.I. does a great job reintroducing himself to the world over the frantic beat that will has most people with a pulse bumping and jumping to the music.

"Limelight" features T.I.'s crew P.S.C. and his homie Big Kuntry as they all talk about being the stars and the ladies wanting them now compared to the days of being regular guys.  

"Chillin' With My Bitch", is another Scott Storch track and he talks about just wanting to be with a lady for the day featuring the singing of Jazze Pha. Think of this track as part two to "Let's Get Away" off the Trap Muzik LP.  

"Stand up" is the another big track and in the lineup T.I. is joined by fellow southerners Trick Daddy, Lil' Wayne and Lil' Jon, who also produces the track. The song is about those people who talk but don't say the same thing when it's time to say it. The track is rather calm for a Jon track but it's not bad.

Daz Dillinger brings a West Coast sound to the LP as T.I. sounds like Tupac over the chorus in "My Life". T.I. gets the time to talk about his life and where he is trying to go.

Overall this album is good for your stereo. T.I. doesn't say too much different than any other southern MC but has those moments he lets you know how versatile he is.   Truth be told he is one of the best MCs in the South because he doesn't just use the "whatever is in style music" to get a audience. T.I. shows versatility and has enough good people working with him to be a success.

I'll give the album 4 globes.

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