T.I. stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night in support of his upcoming ninth studio album, Paperwork, due out October 21 via Grand Hustle Records/Columbia Records. He hit the outdoor Hollywood stage to perform his hits "No Mediocre" and "About the Money." He also participated in a new segment called "Texts From Your Mom," where he read actual texts that people have received from their mothers.
Paperwork is available to stream now on iTunes Radio. The 18-track deluxe edition features appearances from Usher, Chris Brown, Jeezy, Boosie, The-Dream, and Rick Ross. It marks the first album in a new trilogy. The rapper told MTV News that the album would be "soulful" and compared it to the likes of Jay Z's The Blueprint and OutKast's Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik and Aquemini.
"This is a trilogy," T.I. told them "We have decided to make this...project, a trilogy. Because it was just too much music and too all over the place or too diverse to just kinda put it in one particular album at one time. Too much food for people to digest...We decided that we would kinda streamline this first album. ...It just has an incredible amount of soul and a perfect hybrid between the ahead-of-the-curve, new-school sound and the classic, nostalgic, soulful sound of yesteryear. "
Check out T.I.'s performances on Kimmel as well as his "Text From Your Mom" bit. Let us know what you think in the comments section below!
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