{"id":84502,"date":"2026-08-13T20:05:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T20:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/t-i-on-his-final-album-comedy-career-and-jeezy-joint-project\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T20:05:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T20:05:58","slug":"t-i-on-his-final-album-comedy-career-and-jeezy-joint-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/hiphopmagizine\/t-i-on-his-final-album-comedy-career-and-jeezy-joint-project\/","title":{"rendered":"T.I. on His Final Album, Comedy Career and Jeezy Joint Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Hip Hop Magizine News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9431463036\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">So Be It<\/span><br \/>Following a quarter-century-long reign, T.I. has released his final album, <em>Kill the King<\/em>, but that doesn&#8217;t mean he&#8217;ll stop giving fans more reasons to watch the throne.<br \/><em>Interview: C. Vernon Coleman II<\/em><br \/><em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Editor\u2019s Note: This story appears in the\u00a0Summer 2026 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands\u00a0now and available for sale on the XXL website.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xxlmag.com\/tags\/t-i\/\" target=\"_blank\">T.I.<\/a> has murder on his mind. After 25 years as hip-hop\u2019s self-anointed crown-holder for the South, the trap music trailblazer insists he\u2019s done dropping albums after releasing his swan-song 12th LP, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/7n2pr72Wvg7ZPHN3wFLSfd\" target=\"_blank\">Kill the King<\/a><\/em>, this past June, and metaphorically assassinating the ego that he built his career on. And he plans to go out with a bang.<\/p>\n<p>In January of this year, the 45-year-old rap legend reunited with producer Pharrell Williams for the pompous single \u201cLet \u2019Em Know,\u201d signaling the start of a retirement rollout that the King decreed back in 2021. The certified gold single peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, marking Tip\u2019s first top 40 solo hit since 2014. The following month, he seemingly got hip-hop\u2019s top opp, 50 Cent, to back down after their much-publicized verbal-turned-lyrical joust evolved into a family affair when Fif seemed to diss T.I.\u2019s wife Tiny\u2019s appearance, and then Tip\u2019s sons Domani and King threw their own viral punches on wax.<\/p>\n<p>Hit-making and controversy are things T.I. has been all too familiar with since he labeled himself The King of the South on his 2001 debut album, <em>I\u2019m Serious<\/em>. He\u2019s amassed a stalwart career, including four No. 1 songs, eight top 10 solo albums and a potential Verzuz playlist that would give any probable opponent pause. From Grammy awards and starring movie roles to viral beefs, famous fisticuffs and a federal case, T.I. is trap rap\u2019s Dos Equis guy.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, the respected MC is ready to end his monarchy. He\u2019s content, even. <em>Kill the King<\/em>, with production from Pharrell, Dr. Dre, DJ Toomp, Organized Noize and more, plus guest appearances from Usher, The-Dream, Summer Walker, Young Dro and others, is his farewell to the game. A final reminder, as he calls it, to reinforce why he\u2019s donned the tilted fitted crown for years.<\/p>\n<p>After that, T.I. says he\u2019s done with rap, sort of, and will focus on family, film, his budding comedy career and other ventures. Tip seems to have no qualms with never putting out another project.<\/p>\n<p>In late May, <em>XXL<\/em> caught up with T.I. at a studio outside Atlanta where he was rehearsing for his headlining 2026 Birthday Bash performance. He discussed crafting his final album, his upcoming King Succession Tour with Domani and King, what\u2019s next after retirement, his legacy and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>XXL<\/em>: <em>Kill the King<\/em>. Is this officially the final T.I. album?<br \/><\/strong><br \/>T.I.: Mm-hmm. I feel like I\u2019m going to do a deluxe or something to extend this album. It ain\u2019t going to be another album. It\u2019ll be an extension of this album.<br \/><strong><br \/>Does creating a final album come with more pressure than creating previous projects?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It actually comes with more freedom. And to be able to walk away on my own terms. That is a blessing that I\u2019m celebrating. It\u2019s not a sad moment for me. I can\u2019t ask the game for nothing more. I got everything I prayed for and more.<\/p>\n<p>And I don\u2019t want to just be taking up space fighting for the same opportunity, fighting for the same position. I done had my shot. I don\u2019t need the money from it. So, it\u2019s really just an ego play at this point, which is why the album is called <em>Kill the King<\/em>. <em>Kill the King<\/em> is really like a metaphor for killing the ego.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What kind of emotions came with recording this last album?<br \/><\/strong><br \/>It\u2019s very self-gratuitous. I will tell you that. Because the idea is to kill the ego but in order to do that, you got to get the sh*t out your system. It\u2019s really just heavy on this is what the f**k I do. I pride myself on being a sharp MC, a songwriter, a hit-maker, a philosopher, a free-thinker, a truth-speaker.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m going to throw some sh*t out there that make a muthaf**ka think a little bit. And regardless of how much I make you think or don\u2019t make you think, the sh*t going to be jamming.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are there any themes on this album that you felt like you couldn\u2019t do maybe earlier in your career?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m more mindful of the things I say. It\u2019s a lot less\u2014for lack of a better word\u2014crotch-grabbing. I\u2019m more aware of the words I speak, now that I have not just children but grandchildren. I still toe the line. I still walk the ledge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That\u2019s a balance that some rappers try to have as they\u2019re getting older.<br \/><\/strong><br \/>You got to learn. You got to show what you\u2019ve learned. And I don\u2019t think I can do that being as unhinged as I once was. I got to show some levels of discernment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you feel like you said everything there is to say as a rapper?<br \/><\/strong><br \/>I feel like I\u2019ve said everything I care to say. Absolutely.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pharrell was very influential on your first project. So, this is a full circle moment for you both.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As far as the people who have had a significant hand on my development as an artist, Pharrell was the only one that I didn\u2019t have a hit with. I just feel like we have earned and deserve that moment. So, I\u2019m happy that we have the opportunity to share this moment right now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How does Pharrell challenge you differently?<br \/><\/strong><br \/>Pharrell is just a genius, creative mind. I feel like he has mastered the ability of taking some sh*t way far out there, but still grounding it in the culture. He\u2019ll take some sh*t like [Clipse\u2019s] \u201cGrindin\u2019,\u201d that\u2019s seemingly abstract, but give it that authenticity that makes it so identifiable by our culture. He kind of stepped me out of my comfort zone a little bit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On the song \u201cMR Him\u201d that you released earlier this year, you say, \u201cNever chase bread, chase the vision.\u201d Has that always been a mindset that you had or something you matured into?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No, it\u2019s something that I developed over time. I evolved into it. You have to pick up things from trial and error. I\u2019ve chased money before and I caught it. But I find that there\u2019s just an undeniable priceless piece that comes with executing a vision. And whatever the vision pays, that value is immeasurable.<\/p>\n<p><strong> You had a widely publicized back-and-forth with 50 Cent earlier this year. Did you want to address it on the album or were you off that?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Everything that I did address, I went back and changed it. This is not worth my time. As far as news goes, it isn\u2019t newsworthy. And then this moment of mine, I don\u2019t want to share.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you think it brought you all closer as a family?<br \/><\/strong><br \/>I hadn\u2019t thought about that. I think it showed us different things about each other. I think it shows us the capabilities of one another. Not even just in things that was revealed, publicly. I mean, you know, in private discussions. [It showed] how far some ones of us are willing to go that might not have been acknowledged.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You said in previous interviews that that was not done for promotion. But, your sons King and Domani definitely got some promotion off that because they were showing out in that back-and-forth.<br \/><\/strong><br \/>I don\u2019t do sh*t for promotion. That\u2019s not my M.O. That just ain\u2019t me. I would much rather not be bothered. I\u2019d rather go about my business and just live a life of peace and separation if necessary. Rather than being in the mud, unnecessarily, with people that like being in the mud.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Were you proud of the feedback that they were getting? Especially Domani.<br \/><\/strong><br \/>I\u2019ve been known he was dope. I know he has every capability of doing all that he has done and more. You know, Domani has a different side to him. Anything negative that it takes to bring a certain something out of someone, I\u2019d rather not see that. I\u2019d rather see everything that the positive can bring to the surface.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You hit the road on tour with Domani and King in July. Whose idea was that?<br \/><\/strong><br \/>We just all kind of connected. Just hearing people asking for it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you ever imagine you would be performing alongside your kids before a few months ago?<br \/><\/strong><br \/>I never ruled it out. As Domani grew into his opulence and into his authority as an MC, he has done an excellent job of separating himself from anything T.I. So, I never thought that it would even be a consideration for him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>King is a livewire, man. Have you talked to him and given him that \u201cDon\u2019t mess up this bag\u201d conversation?<br \/><\/strong><br \/>Only thing he can f**k up is his own. That\u2019s the thing about him being an adult. He\u2019s responsible for his own sh*t. But more so than not f**king the bag up, I want him to get through his rambunctious years, so we can develop the wisdom and patience that comes with experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>After this album, are you still holding onto the King of the South title? Are you going to pass the baton?<br \/><\/strong><br \/>I\u2019ll step away from it and remain incumbent. What I learned along the journey as I earned and held the title, is that it comes with a lot of responsibility. And whoever feels that they accept and don\u2019t mind that responsibility, if they can earn it and hold it and maintain it, then it\u2019s theirs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>As one of the originators of trap music, do you feel like it\u2019s evolving? Do you think it\u2019s getting formulaic?<br \/><\/strong><br \/>Well, trap music has always been, and will always be, a reflection of the environment. So, if the music seems a certain way, that\u2019s just telling you how the environment is. Trap music is a result of the crack era. That\u2019s evolved. The crack era turned into the opioid epidemic. Then, it turned into fentanyl.<\/p>\n<p>So, whatever the music is turning into, it\u2019s just a reflection of what the environment is turning into. So, you can\u2019t judge the music, without acknowledging the environment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You\u2019ve transitioned into comedy. How\u2019s that going?<br \/><\/strong><br \/>Man, it\u2019s on hold right now. I don\u2019t think I fare well in hopping back and forth, focusing on trying to put myself in the mind state or the mindset to write records for this album and focusing on developing material, hit the stage and get laughs. It\u2019s completely different mindsets, completely different sets of skill. So, I\u2019m gonna focus on doing this. And then when I\u2019m done with this, I quit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which art form do you think is most vulnerable?\u00a0Rapping, comedy or acting?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Comedy. [Music and acting] can be both enhanced by other team members. And it could also be blamed upon other team members. Comedy ain\u2019t nobody but you. If they didn\u2019t laugh, it\u2019s your muthaf**kin\u2019 fault. So yeah, I think it\u2019s definitely the most humbling and the most vulnerable art form. And the most challenging.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is this album like a victory lap, a reflection or the start of something new?<br \/><\/strong><br \/>It\u2019s a reminder. There are people who are listening to hip-hop who probably wasn\u2019t around when [I] was showing the world why I should be considered amongst the elite. So, now let me introduce you to this sh*t and show you what I do. And then, I can leave.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, no T.I. and Jeezy album? People have been waiting for that one.<br \/><\/strong><br \/>If Young wanted to do it, I probably would. I\u2019d be more apt to do collaborative albums more than I would a T.I. album.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is the final album, but you\u2019ll still be rapping.<br \/><\/strong><br \/>Yes, if the song is right. Or there\u2019s a genuine interest to do the record. Yeah, that\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds still possible. I\u2019m going to still make music. I think music is inside of me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you feel like this album shows the most of you as an artist?<br \/><\/strong><br \/>Yeah, I do because it\u2019s going to be reintroducing myself to a lot of people. A lot of people, it\u2019s going to be their first time really hearing an entire project from me. I definitely think it\u2019s going to show them more than they already know.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rap moves so fast, man. You got fans that weren\u2019t even born when you first came out. So, you have to let them know, pun intended.<br \/><\/strong><br \/>I don\u2019t mind that.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center\">Listen to T.I.&#8217;s <em>Kill the King<\/em> Album<\/h3>\n<p><em>T.I.&#8217;s interview in the\u00a0<em>2026 XXL Freshman issue i<em>s <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.xxlmag.com\/collections\/magazines\/products\/xxl-magazine-freshman-class-2026-issue\" target=\"_blank\">available to purchase\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.xxlmag.com\/collections\/magazines\/products\/xxl-magazine-freshman-class-2026-issue\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. 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