NEW T.I.- No Matter What

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When T.I. announced late last week that we could be looking out for his new single this week I really had no idea what it might sound like, the end result is better than I could of hoped for. Now don't get me wrong, every time T.I. launches the flagship single off of an album it's a big event, I was one of the people who love "Big Shit Poppin (Do It)", and he comes back hard on this track with a laid back and more measured flow. He sounds defiant, we all knew he wouldn't go to jail for that long, and by the sound of this Paper Trail should be more than enough to hold us off till he gets out. The beat sounds tailor made for T.I., with smooth synths to lead the track in, with synths piling on the beat throughout, a cool little noise that sounds like a squeaky bed during rough sex, and a subtle guitar riff for good measure during the chorus. He seems to be in a contemplative mood, and hes continuing his streak of great verses with his (i'm assuming...it should be) first official single. "I lost my partna and my daughter int he same year, some how i rise above my problems and remain here....wonder how I face problems and still chillin? Easy, let go and let God deal wit it." I have a really good feeling about this one.