T.I. DEBUTS AT NUMBER ONE

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T.I. earned his first Number One album this week when his fourth solo album, King, entered the Billboard 200 albums chart at Number One after selling more than 521,000 copies its first week in stores. The rapper shared his thoughts on the project’s success. He said,

In addition to the musical success, T.I.’s feature film debut, ATL, was Number Three at the box office last weekend. The teen rollerskating movie raked in an estimated $11.6 million. The film was execuitve produced by Dallas Austin and Will Smith and co-stars OutKast’s Big Boi and Evan Ross.

“I mean you know I’m definitely appreciative, you know, of all the support. And I m definitely happy that so many people who bought the record, you know, they like the record, you know what I’m sayin’? It feel like a lot of hard work paying off.”

The latest single from King is “What You Know.” The album features guest appearances by Common, Pharrell, Young Buck, PSC, UGK, and others.