No Mercy

Pitchfork 5.5/10 But No Mercy is his third straight album of halfassed introspection.

A.V. Club D+ On No Mercy, he starts off strong, but gets lost along the way. He argues that listeners should show him sympathy since the good outweighs the bad in his life, and that’s true of No Mercy as well… but not by much.

Rolling Stone 3/5 No Mercy is the sound of a rapper addressing his idiocy without sacrificing his swagger.

The Independent 3/5 The stellar guest-list on No Mercy - with contributions from Kanye, Eminem and Pharrell – supports Atlanta rapper T.I.'s reputation as the Southern equivalent of Jay-Z, a hip-hop mogul with fingers in all kinds of showbiz pies.

All Music 2.5/5 Neither redemptive nor triumphant, No Mercy is the MC's least compelling release thus far, but there's a sense that he'll regain focus once his legal matters settle.

Slant 2.5/5 No Mercy is full of moments where suspect lyrical passages coast by under smooth surfaces.

Pop Matters 4/10 The electricity that defined T.I.‘s early career—dexterous lyricism molded effortlessly to trap rap essentials—feels further away than ever before.

The Guardian 2/5 You can only hope he rediscovers his swagger.

Beats Per Minute 65% It all comes down to a line he spits: “When ya rich nobody give a shit,” and what T.I. needs to realize is that clearly people do, otherwise his career would never have lasted. Then, all that remains is for him to decide whether he feels strongly enough to care as much as we do.

The Irish Times 3/5 No Mercy is perfectly likeable and occasionally original. However, like most modern rappers, T.I. is playing catch up with the innovatory explorations charted by Kanye and Jay-Z.

RapReviews.com 4.5/10 Tip may be merciless, but based on “No Mercy” he has no shame either, and the lack of identity evident throughout the uninspired tracklist is completely unbefitting of such a household name.