The self-proclaimed "king" of southern hip-hop, T.I. has built a career off catchy nihilism that banks on both self-determination and dope boy darkness. Frequently incarcerated, the Atlanta native is of small stature, is an ill-tempered emcee and walks with the same sort of swagger as Jay Z, a combination that prompts his critics to dub him hip-hop’s Napoleon. His first offering, 2001's I'm Serious, didn't exactly burn up the charts, but it featured production from the Neptu...  [+]