Taking a page out of Michael Jordan’s book when the hoops legend returned from his first retirement, T.I.’s new song title is composed of just two words that say all anyone needs to know: “I’m Back.”
T.I.’s Twitter account posted a message saying T.I. would have a major announcement to make on Monday, March 8. (His fiancée, Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, confirmed the Twitter account was not a personal account and that it was set up by the rapper’s label, Atlantic Records.)
On Wednesday, his official Web site, TrapMuzik.com, posted the artwork for T.I.’s new single, “I’m Back,” urging visitors to return next week for a special premiere.
“Next couple days gonna be nice to rap game,” rapper DJ Drama tweeted about the new T.I. single. “Fab 2morro, Drake Friday, Tip Monday. Niiice.”
T.I. recently made his first public appearance since he began his stint in federal prison. The rapper joined Cottle last month for her Alzheimer’s research fundraiser “For the Love of Our Fathers” at Atlanta venue Opera. While Tip is in the midst of a 366-day sentence, in late December he was released to a halfway house to serve out the rest of his term, thus allowing him to move about more freely. And the Atlanta MC has been using his time to work on new music.
Singer Trey Songz told MTV News in January that he visited Tip in the studio. The “Say Aah” star described the material as “some amazing stuff.”
