Paperwork features guest appearances from Chris Brown, The-Dream, Jeezy, Skylar Grey, Nipsey Hussle, Rick Ross, Victoria Monet, Trae tha Truth and Pharrell Williams, the latter of which served as the album's executive producer.

He also revealed that his longtime collaborator and an American musician Pharrell Williams (who has been influential in his move to Columbia), would serve as the album's executive producer.

revealed the concept for the album, stating "people forgot the feeling that you got when [you] watched Boyz n the Hood for the first time.

revealed the album's guest list such as Rick Ross, The-Dream, Lil Boosie, Jeezy, Trae tha Truth, Nipsey Hussle and Problem, among others.

stated "The sound sonically of this one is soulful, musical, kinda like (OutKast's) Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik or Aquemini or (Jay Z's) Blueprint.

[4] He also revealed he was particularly excited about reuniting once again with American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake, with whom he has recorded the hit singles "My Love" and "Dead and Gone".

They still have that Curtis Mayfield, Bobby Womack, a ridin' dirty kind of … but a new way to present it to the world because it has that thing that Pharrell does to music that sets it apart from any and everything else that's being played.

stated he plans on channeling his inner Tupac Shakur, specifically referencing the late emcee's "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" selection.

[3] On July 23, 2014, after a listening session of Paperwork, Devi Dev of Houston's 93.7, tweeted: "Really dug the track Tip has with Jeezy too.

[citation needed] At the listening session with 93.7 The Beat's Devi Dev & DJ Mr. Rogers, it was revealed the direction for Paperwork was outlined as such from T.I.

revealed that guest appearances on the album would include Jeezy, Trae tha Truth, Nipsey Hussle, Big Kuntry King, Problem, Rick Ross, The-Dream and Lil Boosie, among others.

appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where he was interviewed and performed a medley of "No Mediocre" and "About the Money", alongside Young Thug.

[19][20] On August 12, 2014, at an invite-only event held at Simons Nightclub in Downtown Gainesville, LouddMagazine in conjunction with Aviators Design Studio, and many more entities, had the opportunity to get a sneak listen to Paperwork.

[21] LouddMagazine had the chance to have a brief Q&A session with T.I., as he spoke with them about what went into making the project, and how he created a "timeless album that had a great amount of soul.

also revealed a few featured artists at the listening session, from Jeezy and Nipsey Hustle to Chris Brown and an Atlanta-based trapstep trio called Watch The Duck.

released a song, titled "About the Money", which features a guest verse from a fellow Atlanta-based rapper Young Thug, as the album's first single via digital distribution.

's protégé, Australian rapper Iggy Azalea, with the production that was provided by West Coast hip hop record producer DJ Mustard.

On August 20, 2014, one day after speaking out on America in his online treatise about Ferguson, Missouri, in the wake of the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown, T.I.

The song features guest vocals from American singer-songwriter Skylar Grey, includes socially conscious lyrics centered on racism and injustice.

released the music video for "G Shit" as the album's second promotional single, which features guest appearances from Jeezy and Watch the Duck, with the production that was provided by Pharrell Williams.

The video is a short film of sorts, and it was directed by Chris Robinson and features a cast, including Rotimi and Wood Harris.

released the music video for "Private Show" as the album's third single, which features guest vocals from American recording artist Chris Brown, with the production that was provided by Sak Pase, Anthony Garner and Ace Harris.

When you listen to the album, top to bottom, it kinda sounds like the score to a movie and I think 'Paperwork' is the perfect introduction to that.

[38] As reported, on October 7, the track was released, with Rap-Up.com describing the song as: "The Grand Hustle chief reminisce[ing] about learning the ropes from his Uncle Quentin and dealing at age 17, while Pharrell provides the soulful hook and production.

sounds as vital, bright, infectious, and tuneful as Nas in his prime, but don't get it twisted, as this vibrant effort is often so pop that it is more like an Illmatic aimed at taking on the chart dominance of Iggy Azalea and not the gang violence in Queensbridge.

stated, "Despite the two massive summer hits, what holds Paperwork: The Motion Picture back is its very obvious approach to the mainstream rap release formula – it all just feels so calculated.

"[44] Carl Lamarre of XXL stated, "With Paperwork serving as the follow-up and continuation to Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head, T.I.

"[4] Kellan Miller of HipHopDX said, "Paperwork plays out as an uneven effort that isn't so much inherently flawed as it is unentertaining through long stretches.

Even with an increased reliance on an updated version of the double-time cadence he perfected on King, the subject matter covered comes across as trite with little to no emotional resonance.

"[45] The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, behind Slipknot's .5: The Gray Chapter, with first-week sales of 80,000 copies in the United States.