September 30th, 2008

T.I.’s, “Paper Trail,” Is On Sale Today(Hip Hop Album Of The Year?)


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Is, “Paper Trail,” th Hip Hop album of the year thus far?

Paper Trail > Carter 3?

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100 Responses to “T.I.’s, “Paper Trail,” Is On Sale Today(Hip Hop Album Of The Year?)”

  1. PiFf Da DoN!! Says:

    1st…bastards and naaaah it aint the album of the year nah cuz blueprint 3, 808 & heartbreak, before i self destruct didnt come out yet eminem to then we judge untill then Nas and Jeezys a tie…1

  2. ymb Says:

    untitled > paper trail > II Trill > LAX = C3

  3. swagger like us Says:

    BP3 and untitled >>>>>>>>>> paper trail. The title alone disqualifies it.

  4. Scrawny Ronny Says:

    THAT ALBUM IS CRACK…THIS NIGGA WHOLE ALBUM WAS INFLUENTIAL…DEAD AND GONE..IS MY THEME MUSIC!!..FOR REAL

  5. toomanydinners Says:

    PLIES>>>>>all that shit

  6. Pounce Says:

    Paper Trail and C3 are neck and neck imo. T.I. got a little more to talk about and we all know what hes been through and what hes facing. The nigga did it to himself so he not a victim by any means but its a little more substance in the album.

    I said the shit is borderline classic. Hes gonna end up doing like 1.5 at least, maybe 2 mill. Album is full of singles and will get radio play everywhere. I’m coppin it today.

  7. Today I Was Arrested By Rick Ross! Says:

    How can you not bring up Untitled? Untitled >>>>>>>>> C3

  8. ras marley Says:

    rising down>>>>>>nigger>>>>>>>>>ti’s career

  9. Lowkey Riez Says:

    Fuck That . Untitled is “NIGGER”

    NIGGER & Paper Trail = Best Albums of 08.

  10. STIZ Says:

    JUST BECAUSE OF LIL WAYNE’S HISTORIC SALES FIGS SOME WILL GIVE IT ALBUM OF THE YEAR THUS FAR. PAPER TRAIL IS NICE AND HAS MORE SUBSTANCE THAN C3 BUT MOVE OVER FOR THE BLUE PRINT 3

  11. BigLou Says:

    Sorry…only buy Nas, Jay, Common albums right now

  12. fye Says:

    recession > everything

  13. Gwadaboy Says:

    TERMANOLOGY AND NAS !!!!!

  14. SAMFROMTHEBAY
    SAMFROMTHEBAY Says:

    Paper Trail should be up there and Untitled.

    Just copped Paper Trail. I ain’t one to buy a lot of albums maybe two or times a year. Overall Paper Trail is pretty good and definitely must get. Dead and Gone with Justin Timberlake is a hot track cause I can relate to it. He got a good mix of songs to fit your mood.

    PAPER TRAIL IN STORES NOW!! SUPPORT THE ARTIST YOU RESPECT AND LIKE!!!

  15. TTM Says:

    the album came out yesterday here in the UK and its deffinetly in the top 5 albums of the year thus far, good range of songs on the album so theres something for everyone there

  16. SPELLING DETECTIVE Says:

    “Is, “Paper Trail,” th Hip Hop album of the year thus far?”

    WHERE IS THE ‘e’ AFTER ‘th’,HMMM???????????

  17. 2shooters Says:

    Could Be..Im Going To Cop Mine Right Now..
    Shit I Haven’t Even Downloaded It..
    Ima Go Support The Kang..
    Next Album I Buy After That Will Be B.I.S.D..

    Sorry Jay-Z, Kanye, Em, Dre And Whoever Else..I Will Be Downloading Ur Shit..

  18. Feto
    Feto Says:

    recession hood album of the year
    bp 3 goin to be album of the year…

  19. Melody Says:

    He said thus far and thus far paper trial is the best album of the yearr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Support HIP HOP Go out and BUY IT!!

  20. flyakite Says:

    9 & 15 got it, aint shit fuckin wit the Recession, Hood Album of the Year = Album of the Year (for me); Paper Trail is extremely overrated he’s got 6 real ass songs out of 16 thats not even 50%, TI should’ve taken it to another level… but he didn’t; almost but didn’t get there.

  21. cfgsha Says:

    If u r goin 2 buy da cd get it from best buy cuz dey have da 1 wit 19 tracks I jus bought da 1 from target wit 16 and a dvd but ima bout 2 order da 1 from best buy rite now

  22. Young Trump Says:

    I’m getting 2 albums today.

    Paper Trail

    and…

    Termanology Politics As Usual

    ST DA SQUAD MURDA MA$$

  23. ymb Says:

    “Hood Album of the Year”? yea, and how many of your broke ass “hood niggas” went out and bought it?

  24. mateo Says:

    p*per trail had carter 3 formula should have been. Lil Weasel isn’t smart enough to carry it out and execute it but he has enough raw talent to keep us interested in a lukewarm climate. TI is a very smart man so he executed that album better but he is not better than wayne. So because the albums are so mediocre from both artist who proclaim to be the “greatest” in whatever space they pretend to be in in words on a song than carter 3=paper trail…TI should sell well though but not wayne lik numbers. AND IM BUYIN TWO PADDED ROOMS..AND CAN SOMEONE TELL ME IF I CAN BUY A CONCRETE ALBUM LIK IN A STORE OF PADDED ROOM BC I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHAT AIMALGALM DIGITAL IS???

  25. Superman - Hip Hop Fan Says:

    Carter 3>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Any album this year.

    She was entertaining as fuck. C3 is album of the year

  26. Officer Ross Says:

    Carter brought us A milli, Lollipop, Mrs. Officer, Got Money, Historical Mr.Carter, Innovative Dr.Carter, Retrospective and masterful Shoot me Down and soulfull Don’t Get it

    Its gonna be hard for anybody but Blueprint3 to top wayne as album of the year. Very hard.

  27. okkkk Says:

    this cant be album of the year didnt skillz million dollar backpack come out this year o wait that real hiphop noone cares…….

  28. C-Note$$$$$$ Says:

    The key word was “thus far” and in my humble opinion I think that this is the best hip-hop album of the year to date, maybe Blueprint 3 or 808s and Heartbreak will be better, but they haven’t dropped yet. Only time will tell, but as of right Paper Trail and Untitled are the best hip-hop albums that I’ve heard this year

  29. LiL WAYNE HATER Says:

    LoL@carter 3 album was album of the year. I see yall boys got poor taste in music oh well. JAY-Z gonna have the best album of the year BP3. Yall lil wayne stans need to chill haha.

  30. JayBaby Says:

    Already copped that TI deal and it is off the chain. As he say he is the king!!..and if ya listen to the album you will see that. Yo can straight listen to every song on that deal without flippin thru. So RAW TI BOO!

  31. E$ Says:

    I’m not feeling it…It’s ok, but It won’t be in the cd changer after oct.

  32. Pounce Says:

    Why compare albums that are out and everyone heard to an album where you heard 2 or 3 songs and aint out yet. I cant wait to hear and possibly cop BP3 but it aint out! Yall niggas remind of hillary supporters for real! Chris Rock said it best, she lost! So same goes for Hov, It aint out! lol

    This topic is about album of the year, if BP3 push back to 2009 then you niggas wasted time typing.

  33. kctee2020 Says:

    BEFORE I SELF DESTRUCT BITCHES

  34. kctee2020 Says:

    All them songs are just full of pop wait for the real gangster shit

  35. 2diworl Says:

    maybe 2018 not 2008

    http://bashmentyard.com

  36. e Says:

    Paper Trail> C3.

  37. Rhe Says:

    I hope tip outdoes Carter overhyped 3.

    And I’m a lil wayne fan. It just wasn’t worth the hype.

    Paper Trail > C3

    Untitled > C3

    C3> ??? Maybe Plies or something

  38. S.W.A.G.G Says:

    Co-sign #22, Lil wayne had some good joints on C3, and off course some horrible ones. But T.I. has the same, some of the songs really are TRASH omg whaha. But C3 was good, he still has lines that everybody quotes. IMO, its like this at the moment.

    C3 OR Papertrail > The Recession > L.A.X > Plies >

  39. Oboy345 Says:

    We’ll see when BP3 drops but its definately better than the Carter III

  40. the real gangster Says:

    ice cube raw footage BITCHES!!best out of all yall lame cd,s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  41. Rhe Says:

    I hope Blueprint 3 dont drop until 09. It’s T.I.’s time man.

    Jay fucked up Tip’s game two years ago by coming and overshadowing King with Kingdome Come.

  42. Gorilla aka Deadly Art Says:

    Let’s be serious for a second…how come Real Talk didn’t mention Nas - Untitled? That is album of the year so far….and npthing I have heard comes close…LAX is pretty dope too…1

  43. yung Says:

    nah album of the year grammy or nah bt it is no matter what he js keeps living his life and making tha paper his verse on swagger like us says it all hu eva drops a album they js cant beat his hah salut king tip

  44. R.RICH Says:

    BEST (RAP)ALBUM I HEARD DIS YEAR!!! betta than da carter 3

  45. veraci0us Says:

    npo way is paper trail a classic album, tru say i had to skip quite a few of the tracks because of boredom… The album is decent tho…

    Im not a fan of ricky ross interms of his bare face lies however musically (not baseing this on sales just musically) TRILLA the best hiphop ablum out THUS FAR!

    In terms of best solo track this year so far il give it to Young Jeezy for CIRCULATE that cannon track is heat

  46. haze Says:

    paper trail and L.A.X the best albums of the year fuk all ya haters

  47. f Says:

    you fuckin crackas NAS untiled is the best album so far

  48. f Says:

    you fuckin crackas NAS untiled is the best album so far

  49. the fan Says:

    naaah!
    carter 3 = recession > paper trail

  50. Two/.5 Says:

    c3 > untitled > lax.. nothing else worth mentioning until bp3 and 808s

  51. king of queens Says:

    everyone is overlooking (once again) AZ with Undeniable.. will this man ever get the credit he deserves as one of the top lyricists of all time

  52. likeabite Says:

    Untitled is better than C3 in terms of substance but C3 was a better commercial album…and T.I.’s album is pretty up there…I like it a lot…waitin on 50 and Jay’s albums though

  53. MAS Says:

    blueprint III > untitled ……fuck the rest

    verse from BLUEPRINT 3 (leaked)

    I can give a fuck what these rappers sayin about me
    that just lets me know they cant go a day without me
    scared of me succeding that the reason you doubt me
    cuz if you aint believein me you wouldent be thinkin about
    sorta how like you never cross my mind
    until you cross the line
    then i gotta come across a rhyme
    to let the world know that you come across of mine

  54. Benjamin$ Says:

    To Me, I’m Glad Lil’Wayne did his numbers but C3 Sucked. ThAT’S JUST REAL TALK, THE ALBUM WAS PRETTY MUCH TRASH.BUT HE’S STILL DOING HIS THING THOUGH. L.A.X. WAS A LITTLE BIT BETTER BUT STILL WASN’T UP TO PAR. BOTH ALBUMS WERE PRETTY MUCH GARBAGE. UNTITLED WAS THE SHIT, I HAVEN’T HEARD ALL OF THE RECESSION YET, AND PLIES IS JUST A JOKE. I HAVE HEARD MOST OF RICK ROSS’S ALBUM AND IT WAS OK.@#45 MY FAVORITE SONG RIGHT NOW IS “KNOWLEDGE iS FREEDOM” BY AZ FT.PAPOOSE. WHAT OTHER ALBUMS CAME OUT THIS YEAR??? I HAVEN’T HEARD NELLY OR LL COOL J YET. DID MAINO’S ALBUM COME OUT? I’M WAITING TO SEE WHAT LUDACRIS IS GOING TO DO. BUT AS FAR AS T.I., I HAVEN’T HEARD IT YET, BUT FROM WHAT I’VE HEARD, I’M SERIOUSLY THINKING ABOUT BUYING IT.

  55. tdollaznj Says:

    the album is way better than the carter…I only play 3 or 4 songs off the carter….that TI u can hear straight through…The intro hard that im illy shit is hard… ready 4 whatever is hott, that shit wit Luda is crazy…ill take your broad i can fuck your bitch is my shit…..My lady be in the car wit me so i gotta play that joint wit rhianna and that joint wit usher….i cant even name all the joints….that weezy shit was wack compared to this…but that swing your louie rag shit is horrible to me…my lady like it though…

  56. b.oliver36 Says:

    It’s a classic. It is one of the best hip hop albums of the year. It goes there with Nas, Ice Cube, and GZA. There was NO filler. He did take it from T.I. vs. T.I.P. to another level to the douchebag who said he didn’t. AZ had a good album too. I also felt Bun B’s album, but a lot of albums just were not as good as this.

  57. Clipz
    Clipz Says:

    ^ How are you going to compare a rumored verse on an album that hasnt even dropped yet to Untitled?

    And didnt Paper Trail just come out? You niggas need to relax.

  58. anons Says:

    t.i. is cheesy to me, recession is on point and killa mike’s shit CRAZY…but kanye is gonna murder all these niggas, as usual, when his shit comes out

  59. Clipz
    Clipz Says:

    and Rising Down > all this bubble gum pop radio bullshit

    II Trill was on point though, and im still waiting for Sir Luscious Left Foot to drop, that Royal Flush single was crazy.

  60. OhF@ckThat!!! Says:

    I ain’t buyin’ this, Blueprint 3 (Blueprint II sucked shit minus like 5 songs so…) OR 808’s but I would be HOTTER THAN FISH GREESE if I had a hot song, asked others to get on it and the EVERY ONE OF THEM NIGGAS put it on their album as if it were their song???? It’s hard enough to get a hit now a days and then they gonna split it like 3 ways??? WTF???

    ESPECIALLY Jay-Z should be ashamed of that shit….since he’s still a hit maker and all according to all of you nut riders!!!! LMAO @ the irony!!!!

  61. HAHAHAHAHA Says:

    AYE NIGEL ESKAY SHOULD CLAIM YOU ON HIS TAXES FOR STEALING HIS SWAG AND WRITIN SHIT LIKE…

    “Paper Trail > Carter 3″

    I KNOW YOU PROBABLY HATE ME FOR EXPOSING YOU…DONT YOU?!?! LOL

  62. Hi Hater! Says:

    C3 ???? shit was weak!!! I fuckz witt A Milli and Got Money, but thats it!!

  63. depression&hiphop Says:

    I was just listening to the Blueprint. That shit came out on 9/11 and it still was sold out everywhere & kept selling when the gas prcies went up. WHO DOES THAT? niggaz ran out the towers straight to Sam Goody. It’s a recession/depression yall… if this shit drop like it did then… it’s a rap..

    Paper Trail 4.5 aint bump in stereo yet… that’ll giv it the classi medal of honor.

  64. B3TA
    B3TA Says:

    And they say Hip Hop is dead, man its alive and kicking. Last couple of major albums have been dope as fuck, wouldn’t y’all say?

    Carter III
    Untitled
    The Recession
    Paper Trail
    Raw Footage
    LAX
    shit even TOS

  65. Mi Mi Says:

    Paper Trail is best album THUS FAR…Saying “of the year” is pushing it A LOT, especially when there is still Ludacris, Kanye and HOV all droppin in the 4 the quarter…Nonetheless, this album is crack from beginning to end…

    Paper Trail>C3>LAX

  66. depression&hiphop Says:

    in other words…

    Blueprint 3 wholenothalevel
    Paper Trail
    50 Em & Dre
    The Recession

  67. clutch Says:

    stop riding nas and hov’s dicks
    yall make me sick

  68. Fly Ass Tj Says:

    How yall all on Jay Z dick and his cd aint even come out yet? Smh. And Paper Trail aint nowhere close to Carter 3, yall need to get over hating on Wayne. That cd is raw as fuck!

  69. illwill29 Says:

    Paper trail is dope….definitely better than that last project but best of the year HELLLLLLL NO!!!

    Rising Down - Roots
    The Show - EMC
    The Preface - Elzhi

    all are way better!!!!…oops my bad. With the exception of the ROOTS yall prolly never heard of the other two…i guess thats what happens when your stuck in the MATRIX and brainwashed by the evil RADIO…!! and Jay, Dre and Ye are yet too come. Wait till all the smoke clears at the end of the year….!!!

  70. illwill29 Says:

    Is it me or does it sound like all the beats are pretty much the SAME..!!! With the exception of the Rhianna/J.legend/ and S.L.U joint…hmmmm

  71. Juss call me Young, my $ grown tho Says:

    Hands down the best album of the year!!! And dats comin from a diehard Wayne fan

  72. Unknown info Says:

    its all about Ludacris Theater of the Mind That will be the ALBUM OF THE YEAR

  73. den Says:

    THIS ALBUM AND ITS DIVERSITY IS BY FAR THE BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR. HANDS DOWN. GET OVER YOUR BIASES, AND BE OBJECTIVE.

  74. bigcali Says:

    yeah it is homie i got the cd today that nigga tip go hard

  75. CityBoyRadio Says:

    Sorry, this is no where near a classic album at all. TI best album was “Im Serious”. Everything after that has just be decent. The content sounds like typical TI shit.. I mean, if you have heard one of his albums you have heard them all.

  76. STAYzFRESH Says:

    T.I. ALWAYS BRING GOOD MUSIC I HAVENT HEARD ALL OF THE CD BUT WAT I HAVE HEARD OF IT ITS A NICE COLD CD MIGHT HAVE HAVE TO PUT IT UP THERE NEXT TO C3

  77. Lou Money Says:

    Carter 3 was ASS yall know it too. Im waiting for Kanye, Jay-Z.

  78. SUPA-MAN DAT HOE ! Says:

    wayne this wayne that this nigga is the britney spears of hiphop lmao.

  79. MoneyMil Says:

    RICK ROSS TRILLA>>>>>>>>>THAN ANY OTHER ALBUM THAT CAME OUT THIS YEAR!!!! I HAENT PICKED UP THE PAPER TRAIL ALBUM AND DON’T PLAN TOO!!! TIP’S LAST ALBUM WAS VERY DISAPPOINTING!!

  80. 2cents Says:

    F this i’m focused on this b.s. debt these billionaire’s done ran up with their businesses that we’re about to have to pay back via taxes!

  81. Micah Says:

    This album is hot, man this the recession, paper trail, trilla, and untitiled hottest thus far, but yeah this 4th quarter is historic, absoulutely crazy, i dont mention the carter 3 for a reason by the way, because it was played for a week for me, not even a hot ass jay-z versee could keep it playing, had to download a fuckin tapemasters inc. mixtape to replace it on the mp3 player

  82. balaramesh Says:

    i love ti but let’s keep it real, he has NOT dropped a great cd since trap music. dude got tons of great singles but no great album.

    to say this cd is even top 10 of the year is completely disrespectful to hip hop. there are at least 3 horrible songs on here. and the songs pretty much sound the same.

  83. Backlash Says:

    Some Of Yall Needa Chill Out Wid That BP3 .Shid Seriously .I Mean it Haven’t Even Dropped Yet .And Yall Already Callin It “Best Album Of The Year” ..So When It Actually Drops And it Doesn’t Meet Your Expectations .Your Going to Be Real Disapointed..Then It’s Going to Be “BP3 Sucked” ..”Jay Fell Off” .”He Lost It” “He Should Retier” ..Same Thing That Happened When Kingdom Come Dropped ..So Chill ..But Anyways I Ain’t Copp Paper Trail Yet But I Think Trilla Probably Is One Of The Best Albums Of The Year, Thus Far ..I Can Listen to It Front To Back.

  84. nice Says:

    LAX

  85. merch Says:

    young jeezy and the game put the best album out so far. probably the game as 1, jeezy 2, t.i. 3, and wayne 4… the game saved the west coast and i from the east coast its real talk

  86. NEGRO PLEASE Says:

    protools > paper trail

  87. R-E-S-P-E-C-T Says:

    I dunno bout the album of tha year….but at the end of tha day…..Paper Trail is waaaaaaaaaaaay better than C3……that shit is garbage……LAX was weak 2!!….only albums phuckin wit Paper Trail so far…..is Nas’ joint!……The Recession could’ve been better…….and the Blueprint 3 and Kanye’s shit has yet 2 drop!

  88. Moreno Says:

    im not a TI fan but i must admit Paper Trail is nice. His best album so far; it aint album of the year tho.C3 is ok and i think jeezy could’ve done better. As far as BP3, BP2 sucked and so did Kingdom Come.American Gangster was naaaaaaaaaaaaaah. With all dis being said Untitled is the best shit ive heard in years.

  89. Turbo Says:

    i was gonna buy this.. but after i dl’ed i ve changed my mind
    i thought it wud be better… but only the songs that were already released r good

  90. 4real Says:

    untitled>>>all of them
    best album so far

  91. Cupid Stunt Says:

    Album of the year.

    It was close between Tha Carter III though.

    01. PAPER TRAIL
    02. THA CARTER III
    03. LAX
    04. THE RECESSION
    05. UNTITLED

  92. anonymous Says:

    Paper Trail is that fire

    more fire:

    the boy Illinois
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s5nN_0zVhs

  93. the real 100% trill Says:

    album of the year? gtfoh please take ti’s dick out yall mouth this album is average at best it sound just like the rest of his shit lol @ hyping this shit up so people can by it gtfoh album of the year????? lmao realtalkny kill ya self

  94. Priest Says:

    I actually got an advanced copy of Paper Trail…I was disappointed. I really only liked about 3 or 4 songs. I was expecting some HEAT…didnt get it. Especially after what the brother had been going through. Same with Jeezy album…he killed it on a mixtape I heard but the album was not all that….

  95. xpressive Says:

    So far i’ll give it to LAX. Save your money and do like everybody else and download some cd’s. Take that money you save and buy some tees from http://www.xpressivedesigns.biz

  96. Priest Says:

    Yeah…i gotta go with LAX..that song Game got with Nas, “Letter to the King” is the best song I’ve heard in yrs

  97. Smart'n Up
    Smart'n Up Says:

    So far this year man its a tough call but its not Carter 3 i tell you that much…Nas came hard, Jeezy came Hard, i havent heard the Game,and TIP came hard…but out of those 3 all of them are so completely different that i cant really pick which one is the best. I would say its outta Nas and TI, but Jeezy shit will prolly play in my whip more. Nas shit is so dope cuz i feel he nailed the concept to a certain degree and delivered on lyrics. TI shit is dope cuz he spread it out and all the songs are good but he just didnt have enough gangsta shit on there to put it on Jeezy level but the songs are all good songs just not G songs, but thats understandable with his situation.

    But “ready for whatever” and “whats up,whats haapnenin” hold that cd down he just should have added one or 2 more and his shit would be classic….but with all that said I still dont know lol…American Gangster is still the best cd to come out since its release neither one of these or anybody elses comes close

  98. mon5ter Says:

    the recession was album of the year. carter 3 was not what i expected. maybe if he put fly in and fly out on the there maybe. but its
    the recession>paper trial>untitled>L.a.x>II till. then the carter 3 is on the side. paper trial is a real cd. somthin for the real niggas. the recession is just like jeezy said thug movation on steriods. da whole album go hard.

  99. bknewstash Says:

    Carter 3 album of the year.

    LiL WAYNE HATER wrote on September 30th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
    LoL@carter 3 album was album of the year. I see yall boys got poor taste in music oh well. JAY-Z gonna have the best album of the year BP3. Yall lil wayne stans need to chill haha.

    u sound like a lame.u biggin up bp3 before it even drops.You are the truest type of “stan”. and ur lame becuz look at ur name.you secretly love weezy.

  100. chester Says:

    paper trail > cater 3 and all other rap albums out this year

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