Album Review

T.I – Dead And Gone feat. Justin Timberlake

• 16th Mar 2009

T.I. returns with Dead And Gone, taken from his forthcoming album Paper Trail. With solid production from Timberland and backing vocals from Mr. Timberlake himself, the track sees T.I. in reflective mood. His effortless flow covers topics ranging from his family and previous struggle’s to survive, presumably influenced by his ongoing troubles with the law. When Timberlake croons “the old me’s dead and gone”, is this a sign T.I. is a changed man? The track is sure to be huge, but it suffers by overusing the chorus hook. The frantic rhymes in the verse feel overshadowed by the JT’s anthemic vocals.