has brought a more cinematic approach to its video, providing viewers with a vision of what the world would look like if White citizens became the target of police violence with the same frequency and inconsequential repercussions as do people of color in real life. “Warzone” arrived on Tidal earlier this month and it, too, takes a no-holds-barred look at life in America as a person of color. In fact, it’s not even the only one to arrive this summer. that serves as an indictment of current domestic affairs. Lyrically, it’s one of his heaviest offerings to date featuring lines like “we sick of the garbage you kickin’ and teachin’/And lynchin’ us, lockin’ us up for no reason/And killin’ us, no consequences, convictions, you serious?”īut that isn’t the only recent song from T.I. languishes on the couch under the weight of today’s political climate. Though “political” may not be one of the foremost adjectives used when describing his style, one would be remiss to ignore his recent song and its video, “We Will Not.” Visually, it’s a collection of photographs depicting images of protest (including one of Sean Price’s late wife, Bernadette, and Duck Down artists at a recent rally) and historic civil rights figures emanating from the television while T.I. Elevate “Come Down” Through A Dazzling Performance (Video)

The Grammy winner’s most successful singles have been largely the party anthems and romantic cuts, but the Atlanta, Georgia rapper has never shied away from making street records reflecting his environment.Īnderson. His sophomore album, 2001’s Trap Musik, set the tone for the rest of the decade, and by 2010 he had the double-platinum Paper Trail under his belt.

has had one of the most successful mainstream career trajectories.

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