T.I. sure is convincing when explaining his run-ins with the law. Like that time at the end of Paper Trail’s “Ready For Whatever” when he cops to weapons charges then brashly exclaims, “You know I’m smarter than you, man,” only to return to lockup again the following year on drug charges. “First trip to prison a lesson / Second was just a nuisance,” raps a recently uncaged King on his latest mixtape, “Fuck Da City Up” (the track: “I’ll Show You” 
featuring Pusha T). “Peckerwoods beefing with me / They want my neck in a noose / Cause they see the nigga’s influence / Luxurious and affluent.” There’s such conviction, such ferocity in those three bars that it’s nearly impossible not to sympathize even if he’s kinda painting himself as the victim of a conspiracy. When T.I.’s in his lyrical zone, he’s one of Hip Hop’s most captivating emcees. Throughout “Fuck Da City Up,” he sounds supremely motivated.
“In A Nutshell’s” fly-rhymes exhibition impresses with a dexterous flow and assonance onslaughts like, “The machine’s out front / In the valet, not the alley / And my Ballys crackin’ bitches from the Valley out in Cali,” over Will’s high-hats and blippy electronic intonations. Both he and B.o.B treat “Piss’n On Your Ego’s” organ-rattling bass line like their own lyrical toilet. Or as The King of The South spews with style, “Defecating on your pride / Make you commit suicide.” You can almost see the dollar bills peaking through the G-strings on the strip club-ready, “P.I.M.P.S.,” featuring Pimp C and Too $hort. You can almost imagine one-time in the distance snapping photos of the drug deal going down like Herc and Carver from The Wire on “Harry Potter.” Dr. Dre, Young Jeezy, Nelly, Pusha T, DJ Drama, Mannie Fresh, Just Blaze, Toomp, Meek Mill make “Fuck Da City Up” feel like an event, and lyrically T.I. is nearly hater-proof.
But at 19-tracks, “FDCU” is long. And since it’s largely a three-topic offering – whips, ballin’, pimpin’, repeat – it feels even longer. Redundant, even. There’s very few narratives, very little diversity. Somehow there’s 16 different producers and still very little sonic creativity. Every beat seems to strike the same chord, and after an hour and twelve minutes, inevitably end up reveling in redundancy. It’s not enough to derail the entire project, but still too much to avoid frequently reaching for the “Skip” button.
Fortunately, this mixtape serves as a buzz-builder for T.I.’s official return to music later this year with Trouble Man. Several joints sound like possible throw aways from previous LPs. “This Time Of Night” featuring Nelly and “Popped Off” featuring Dr. Dre and DJ Drama certainly leave that impression. That’s not a bad thing; it’s just a not so fresh thing. But following his family-man reality TV show and recent book tour, with “Fuck Da City Up,” the T.I. redemption tour rolls-on unimpeded. Broadly speaking, the King delivers. “No DiGiorno.”
DX Consensus: “EP-worthy”
STILL NO BIG 10 REVIEW SMH.
Pretty big letdown to me.
KING BACK ~~
yea you the letdown , t.i.p delivered on this mixtape , u must be listening to waka , gucci , saying the the shit then if this a letdown…..
Great mixtape! I keep on playing “Popped Off”.
There is a lot of variaty in there too. 4/5
THE KING’S BACK!
T.I. has always had my respect. This nigga is single handedly carrying the A on his back right now.
certainly better than Fuck A Mixtape, and it serves as good hype for his upcoming album.
im riding to this
Why did it take so long for the review and why didn’t they rate it
RichForEver better than this tape. #GFID
4/5
Fuckin’ dope!
bad
T.I. or The Informant is a snitch who talked to the feds!
t.i. the informant
Classic T.I.
Thought it was pretty weak, with about 3 bangers….thought Rich Forever, No Competition 3, Unexpeced Victory are all much better by far…and I’m a fan of Tip
imma TI fan but have no sympathy for him being stupid. by the way Tip you’re married to a troll stop rappin bout bitches. other than that, he still got it, great mixtape
Dre you lame ass drum kit beats are getting old…. No wonder you cant produce DEtox
——–TUPAC’S ALLEGED MURDERER——-
The first male artist from the west coast that Russell ever signed Def Jam was Mel-low from Compton, CA. Mel-low’s first Def Jam single BLAZE IT UP feat Redman would become the first Def Jam video ever to get banned from being played on both BET and MTV.
Did you know that the BLAZE IT UP video also has a short clip of Orlando Anderson aka “Baby Lane” of the South Side Crips in Compton, CA? Orlando Anderson has been linked as the murderer of Tupac. You can see Orlando in the BLAZE IT UP video at min 1:48 – 1:51. In the video Orlando is squatting down in the middle of the dice game wearing a stripe shirt, holding a fist full of money while singing the hook. The night of Tupac’s murder, Orlando is the person that can be seen on security video getting beat up in the casino by Suge Knight, Tupac and several other guys.
Here’s a link to BLAZE IT UP and a few more Mel-low music videos.
***BLAZE IT UP***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkBPl2MlEGM
MONEY, HOUSE, and CLOTHES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDkdi26aFqM
B.G. THANG
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av8aE2W2n-4
Know your Hip Hop history!!! Be ready and prepared for a new Hip Hip game show coming to TV later this year!
Just the greatness!
YEAH NIGGA YEAH NIGGA YEAH, DAYUMMMMMMMMMMMM THIS ALBUM IS STANKY MAN, STANKY!
TRASH WHY DID I LISTEN 0/5 IF I COULD GO THAT LOW
The mix tape is so hot and stunning. I like that song, men keep it up
Fire!!!
that good…………..
My uncle is back m***** f***
kinda weak
sickshit!
cant wait for trouble man