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T.I.: Seeing Double

By Karu F. Daniels on Jun 20th 2007 7:15PM
Filed under: Entertainment Newswire

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By Karu F. Daniels, AOL Black Voices

T.I.After watching the platinum-plated hip-hop superstar T.I. in his feature film debut, 'A.T.L.,' I knew he had some presence.

But I had no idea that he was so ready for the big leagues.

His major label affiliation with Atlantic Records has paid off, well: the previously released albums 2003's 'Trap Muzik,' 2004's 'Urban Legend' and last year's 'King' have become instant hits, selling millions of copies and even garnering the Atlanta native two prestigious Grammy Awards.

His newest opus, entitled 'TI vs. Tip,' is a concept album in the form of 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde' featuring collaborations with an array of hip-hop heavyweights, including Eminem, Busta Rhymes, Just Blaze and Jay-Z, to name a few.

There's already heavy buzz surrounding the July 3 release.

he savvy marketers they are, Atlantic Records teamed up with T.I. -- who will co-headline this year's Scream Tour with Ciara, and star in 'American Gangster' with Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe and Cuba Gooding, Jr. -- to release a series of short online vignettes that aim to give the audience a glimpse of what this alter-ego project is all about.

It's sheer brilliance to me.

A peak of some of the clips below...

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