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Montgomery Blair High School's Online Student Newspaper

Songs

T.I. - Whatever You Like

by Julia Wynn, Online Connections and Food Editor

01/12/2009

Genre: Rap
Artist Website: http://www.trapmuzik.com
Rating:
4 stars

T.I. has done it again: created an irresistibly catchy song with a good dance beat. "Whatever You Like," from his most recent album "Paper Trail," clinched the number one spot on the U.S. Top 40 list for several weeks in a row – and deservingly so. The song's ubiquitous pounding beat mixed with a light musical background creates the perfect backdrop for T.I.'s smooth, sweet-talking lyrics. The song describes how T.I.'s vast financial assets can be used to seduce and then indulge girls. He insults people who can't buy their girlfriends expensive luxuries and makes offensive sexual comments about the girls he spoils. Although the lyrics are disappointingly tasteless, they can be overlooked in light of the song's likeable beat and the appealing sound of T.I.'s voice. His relaxed drawl coaxes every listener into believing they really can have whatever they like. And we hope that he continues giving that to us musically.