After teasing retirement to focus on movies and standup comedy, fans are glad to hear that T.I. at least still has “Kill The King” loaded up.
T.I. has been an icon in hip-hop for decades, and many fans assumed we had already seen him ride off into the sunset with more entertainment ventures like standup comedy and film. However, he does have one last album left that he’s been teasing for a long time: Kill The King. Today (Sunday, January 18), with some help from producer Pharrell Williams, the Atlanta rapper finally unveiled the record with a new single, “Let Em Know.”
A trademark four-count from Sk8brd P opens a triumphant trap-flavoured banger with a lot of flexing from the MC controlling the energy. Before this, T.I. shared a teaser of him getting rid of his dreads ahead of this project’s release. Fans are very excited for this “comeback,” which represents his first album in about six years since 2020’s The L.I.B.R.A.
While we don’t have many more details about this upcoming release, we can probably bet on it being quite the bittersweet, nostalgic, but nonetheless cathartic experience. Not all of the genre’s greats get to end their musical careers on their own terms. So purportedly final albums like these are always special.