worked on several other projects as well, including Da' Nic (2015), Bankroll Mafia (2016), Us or Else: Letter to the System (2016) and We Want Smoke (2017).

The album features guest appearances from Yo Gotti, Teyana Taylor, Jeezy, Meek Mill, Young Thug, YFN Lucci, Anderson .Paak, Victoria Monét, Watch the Duck, Sam Hook and London Jae.

The production was handled by high-profile record producers such as Swizz Beatz, Scott Storch, Bangladesh, Cardiak and David Banner, among others.

In an interview with HitsDailyDouble.com, he addressed his situation: "Having just exited my deal at Columbia, I was a rogue artist, busting creativity, just waiting to put music in the marketplace, so while I'm sorting out my next situation, I'm blessed enough to be able to control my destiny and put music out as quickly as I want to, and was able to release a Tip album, which I had wanted to do for a long time.

explained the reasoning behind releasing the project under his alternative pseudonym, saying although it's the second installment to his trilogy, it will be his first TIP album.

announced he signed a distribution deal with fellow American rapper Jay-Z's Roc Nation for Dime Trap.

told The Associated Press in an interview that he expects to release an album revolving around "trap music" this year.

posted a photo of him in a recording studio with West Coast hip hop music producers, Dr. Dre and DJ Pooh.

also shared that he didn't know which direction he planned on taking the Roc Nation release yet: "I have to pick... Let's say 12 to 16 records out of that.

revealed "Jefe" was originally intended for Meek Mill's album Wins & Losses (2017), however it ultimately found placement on Dime Trap.

released the music video for the single "Project Steps" and announced his tenth album's new title would be The Dime Trap.

released another single, titled "Dope", which was produced by Dr. Dre and features vocals from Marsha Ambrosius.

[62] He premiered the song, alongside its music video, which features cameo appearances from André 3000, Killer Mike, Big Sean, Travis Scott, DJ Drama and Nelly, by way of Tidal.

The EP "will be aimed at supporting the #BlackLivesMatter movement, and will speak explicitly about the twisted road race relations took in America to arrive at its current precarious state.

previewed snippets of songs he recorded for the album, including one tentatively titled "Welcome Back to da Trap", produced by Zaytoven.

answered with: We Want Smoke is out, and then Translee is coming out on November 27, and Booke is October 27th, and you can wait until December 18 for mine.

released a trailer in promotion for the album which features American comedian Dave Chappelle "moderating as the voice in his head".

[74][75] On September 27, 2018, a song titled "The Weekend" was released as the instant gratification track to those who per-ordered the album.

In the clip, the President of the United States Donald Trump is seen leaving the White House grounds in his helicopter.

is then shown in the Oval Office, followed by a look-alike of First Lady Melania Trump accompanying him and she proceeds to do a strip tease.

shared the video via social media with a caption that takes aim at one of his musical contemporaries: "Dear 45, I ain't Kanye."

[79][80] The woman who portrayed Melania Trump in the video, Melanie Marden, revealed she's received death threats as she addressed the backlash from T.I.

released a long-form video for the songs "You" and "Be There", which featured himself and Teyana Taylor as a duo who take violent revenge against sexual predators and a corrupt police officer.

is credited as a writer alongside Taylor's The Aunties Inc. Dime Trap was released to critical acclaim.

Kearse praised the album's production, writing: "A murderers' row of both new and seasoned producers match his breezy rapping with zesty beats.

For "Jefe," Mr. Bangladesh blends mariachi horns and marching-band percussion into a spirited thump, landing between Nola bounce and Latin trap.

Shawty Redd and Pyro da God's "Big Ol Drip" beat is a slow, bluesy burner with bold drops and ragtime riffs.

Scott Storch's sparse arrangement on "Wraith" steadily expands and contracts, creating strange little pockets of dead air that T.I.

has always been a chameleon who can do personal tracks, pop singles and hard-nosed street raps just as easily, but with a newfound maturity and vulnerability, this might is his best effort after a string of uneven post-Paper Trail albums.

"[89] Dime Trap debuted at number 13 on the US Billboard 200 with 32,000 album-equivalent units, which included 11,000 pure album sales.