Kill the King (album)

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Kill the King is the upcoming twelfth studio album by American rapper T.I. It is set to be released via Grand Hustle Records and Empire Distribution. T.I. had announced this album would be his final solo album.^[1][2]

Background[]

On May 20, 2021, T.I. released a lyric video for his song, “What It's Come To.” At the end of the visuals, it is revealed that T.I.’s working on his “final album,” unveiling Kill the King as the album's title.^[3] In a message, T.I. said that the follow-up to his 2020 effort The L.I.B.R.A. is “coming soon.”^[3] T.I. had been hinting at retirement as far back as 2017, when he appeared on The Breakfast Club radio show, and spoke about his plans to leave the music industry:

"I'm ready to get the hell outta here, though. I got, like, two, I got, this next album and two, I got three more albums in my head, conceptualized. Once I get them out, I'm done. [ Jeezy album? ] We're still doing it. … [The next albums?] The next one is more like trap music. It’s Trap Muzik 2017. And the one after that, it’s gonna be more like a, uh, love as it pertains to a dope boy. And the one after that, that’s my final album. It’s called Kill the King. The last album is Kill the King. Simply because ever since my first album, I've put the title of 'King of the South' on me and to make yourself the king is to make you a target. And in chess, the object is to kill the king. So Kill the King is the title of my last album. Will they kill him or will he ride into the sunset happily ever after?"^[3]

The following year, in 2018 T.I. went on to release his tenth studio album, Dime Trap. In 2020 he issued The L.I.B.R.A., meaning Kill the King would be right on track to be his third, and final, project since 2017.^[4] The song “What It's Come To” which was released as a single in promotion for the album, addresses allegations against him and his wife Tiny, who appears in the video for the song, alongside T.I.^[5]

Release and promotion[]

The song “What It's Come To” was released on May 21, 2021, as a single via digital distribution in promotion for the album. The song was produced by Villa Nova and Keepitphilthy.^[6] The song’s music video, which was released on June 8, was directed by T.I. himself under his VisionMob banner.^[7]

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