returns to bash and tarnish the names of rival crews, rappers and more, and at the end, it feels like we're right back where we started.Īs a whole, "Urban Legend" is another grade-A T.I. "Stand Up" and "My Life" send us on our way, as T.I. The main beat of "Chillin With My Bitch" sets a scene for sunrise on the beach with his swirling effects and acoustic guitar. The nocturnal attitude of "Urban Legend" peaks on "Limelight" where several artists gather to express extreme lust T.I. The song is an invitation to both conflict and unity in a mainstream fashion with a pop-friendly beat. "Bring Em Out" is the last hit single on the album and the last banger of the rage-fest that has just elapsed. "Freak Though" stabs at soulful sexual innuendo, and Pharrell's presence on the song gives it a fluent R&B tone. Phresh's comedic antics and T.I.'s justified self-esteem combine to make a notable jam.
Mannie Phresh comes to aid the speakers on "The Greatest" where the celebration escalates. "What They Do" steps back into the light of trap music quickly while the energy is going, and effectively communicates T.I.'s strong relationships with friends and sturdy connections to associates. The more mainstream and party-flavored section of the record comes next, with "Get Loose" featuring Nelly, a bouncy track clearly intended for the dance-floor. explains reasoning behind his past decisions and asks a question identical to the song's title. "Why U Mad At Me" features another psychidelic beat as T.I. confesses his concerns about the youth and future of his beloved hometown on a bass-thundering 90's-oriented beat that's to die for. The tone of night time comes around starting with "Praying For Help," where T.I. In the beginning, "Tha King" and "U Don't Know Me" assert T.I.'s superiority and segregation from competing acts, as he sings on the opening track "I'm the King of the south, there is none flyer!" "Motivation" and "ASAP" grind on very R&B influenced beats that establish a hazy feeling of 'dankness.' These attributes are in full-force on "Urban Legend" from start to finish. are his old-fashioned nature and use of soulful beats. The album plays like a full 24 hour day in the life of this Southern gangster, starting on what feels like the evening of one day, playing into the night for a late party, and eventually settling down at early morning and sunrise. managed to put out "Urban Legend," a conscious and considerate outing that accounts for rivalries, troubles in Atlanta, and dominance, all the while dealing with the newfound fame instigated by "Trap Muzik's" success. Review Summary: A day in the life of this Urban Legend.Īfter the first of many jail sentences under the public eye, T.I.
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