Trap Muzik

Trap Muzik
Studio album by
T.I.
ReleasedAugust 19, 2003 (2003-08-19)
Genre
Length67:30
Label
Producer
T.I. chronology
I'm Serious
(2001) 		Trap Muzik
(2003) 		Urban Legend
(2004)
Singles from Trap Muzik
  1. "24's"
    Released: April 29, 2003
  2. "Be Easy"
    Released: October 7, 2003
  3. "Rubber Band Man"
    Released: December 30, 2003
  4. "Let's Get Away"
    Released: June 29, 2004

Trap Muzik is the second studio album by the American rapper T.I., released on August 19, 2003, by Atlantic and his newly founded record label Grand Hustle. Due to the poor sales on T.I.'s first album, I'm Serious (2001), T.I. asked for a joint venture deal with Arista Records or to be released from his contract; he was subsequently dropped from the label.[1][2] In 2002, T.I. launched Grand Hustle with his longtime business partner Jason Geter and signed a new deal with Atlantic Records.[3][2]

The album spawned the hit singles "24's", "Be Easy", "Rubber Band Man", and "Let's Get Away". The album features guest appearances from 8Ball & MJG, Jazze Pha, Bun B and Mac Boney. With T.I.'s longtime record producer DJ Toomp as an executive producer for this album. Trap Muzik debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 and number two on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling 110,000 copies in the first week.[4] The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[5]

Upon its release, Trap Muzik received generally favorable reviews from most music critics, who generally regarded it as a major improvement from I'm Serious. In 2012, Complex named the album one of the classic albums of the last decade.[6]

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  4. ^ Hasty, Katie. "T.I. Rules As 'King' of Album Chart". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Archived from the original on January 12, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
  5. ^ Barnes, Ken. "June's RIAA awards: The shipments vs. the sales". USA Today. Archived from the original on September 7, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2007.
  6. ^ "T.I., Trap Muzik (2016) — 25 Rap Albums From the Past Decade That Deserve Classic Status". Complex. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.