Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head

T.I.'s scattershot 70-minute eighth album features guest spots from A$AP Rocky, R. Kelly, André 3000, Pink, Lil Wayne, Cee Lo Green, Meek Mill, and others.

Two winters ago, T.I. went away on a parole violation. His parting gift: No Mercy, an overstaffed slog that wasted Kanye…

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Inspired by Marvin Gaye's Trouble Man soundtrack, sampled during the intro, T.I.'s eighth album is almost as pieced together as 2010's No Mercy -- a quality somewhat smoothened by a handful of dramatic street-scene skits.

Between all the court dates and jail time, T.I. has actually found a way to remain fairly prolific. There might be a correlation here though...

Over the course of Trouble Man, T.I. leans to an alarming extent on the abilities of his collaborators.

T.I. - Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head review: T.I.'s ready to make the album of his career, and this could very well be the stepping stone to his magnum opus.