Tip

T.I. is preparing for his new album, The Dime Trap, which he teased fans about last night by posing for a photo with Jay Z and revealing Hov would be on the album. In anticipation of the album, he sat down with us to discuss how and where he’s getting his inspiration from these days, when it’s hardly believable that he’s (still) really in the trap 24/7. Tip explains it in the following way, “I’m probably a little bit closer than I’m supposed to be to the environment, but not nearly as close as I used to be. So as far as inspiration, it kinda to me feels like…an alcoholic. So if you were an alcoholic for twenty years and you quit and you stay away for 10 or 15, you still remember what it’s like to be drunk. Every day you still remember the taste, the good, the bad, the ups, the downs of it all, so you can still paint a vivid picture. And that’s how I consider my connection to that world.” In terms of trappers in Atlanta, we’re currently being inundated with them. To that effect, we asked the Kang who he actually believes as trap rapper from the South. T.I. names, “Young Jeezy, Dolph, Yo Gotti, Doe B..I think he don’t get enough credit, I guess cause his career never got the chance to take off, but he was one of the coldest. Young Dro, Dro is definitely of the environment.” He goes on to

Tip is the next one to play “This or That.” T.I., fresh off the release of “Da Nic” EP, played a game of “This or That” at the HNHH office. The slow-speaking Atlanta native also seemed to be in a slug-mode as he answered the “This or That” questions, nonetheless he did offer lengthier explanations for each answer than most. In this episode of “This or That,” Tip runs through a few age-old juxtapositions, like “Jordan or Lebron” and “Jay Z or Nas.” He also weighs in on a more recent debate, “Apple or Tidal,” and another one that’s pretty relevant to the generation of Millennials, “Texting or Calling.” Watch it above.

T.I. Tip stopped by the Billboard studio in New York in September 2015 to discuss his surprise EP and upcoming album.

T.I. speaks on the upcoming installments in the “Paperwork” trilogy with HNHH. Since announcing Paperwork, T.I. has been promising a trilogy of albums, each with a different theme. He’s now making good on his word, preparing The Dime Trap, a project that will find him once again assuming the title of T.I.P. Speaking with HNHH, Tip explained the reasoning behind releasing the project under his alternative pseudonym, as well as describing the project’s style as unapologetically trap. He’ll be following that up with the final third, which he says would be “relationship-driven.” He revealed that he mulled over calling the last installment Love & Liability, but he’s still undecided, as he’s focused on what’s immediately next in line — both the the 2nd piece of the puzzle, and the first link in the T.I.P. chain.