T.I. becomes an URBAN LEGEND, New Album Hits Stores Today

LOS ANGELES (Atlantic Records) - In stores today, URBAN LEGEND is the follow-up to T.I.?s breakthrough Grand Hustle/Atlantic premiere album, TRAP MUZIK, which debuted at No 4 on the Billboard 200 in August 2003. The RIAA gold set included the hits '24's,' 'Rubber Band Man' and 'Let's Get Away.'

URBAN LEGEND includes the explosive Swizz Beatz-produced single, 'Bring Em Out,' which is rapidly climbing up the national urban and CHR/Rhythmic charts, where it was No 1 most-added in its first week. The companion video has been added into rotation at MTV, and has been enjoying Sizzlin' play on MTV Jams and major spins at MTV2, where T.I. recently hosted the channel's hip-hop show.
It is the No 3 most-played video at BET and among the top ten most-requested clips daily on the channel's '106 & Park,' where T.I. will perform during this week?s 'Freestyle Friday' show. The video is also an 'Oven Fresh' clip on Fuse.

T.I. is also featured on the current Destiny?s Child smash single, 'Soldier.' The 'King of the South' made a special appearance with the group to perform the song on MTV's 'TRL' earlier this month. He also recently performed on a string of live dates with Jay-Z, who invited T.I. to join him on the road when R. Kelly dropped out of the tour.

The newest face of the Reebok Rbk campaign, T.I. will don the brand's S. Carter footwear collection, currently in stores. Jay-Z, also known as Shawn Carter, and Reebok partnered in 2002 to create the S. Carter collection. T.I. will be featured in an upcoming print ad wearing the S. Carter Basketball Low that will run in the December issues of Complex, Ozone, and The Source magazines, the January/February issue of XXL magazine, the February issue of Slam magazine, issue No 10 of Felon magazine, and issue No 5 of Murder Dog magazine.
In addition, T.I. will be making an in-store appearance at Foot Locker in the Greenbriar Mall in Atlanta, Georgia on December 14th to promote his new S. Carter footwear collection.

With the release of URBAN LEGEND, T.I. graces the cover of the January issue of VIBE magazine (out in early December), with the cover headline, 'Is he the Jay-Z of the South?' URBAN LEGEND finds the Atlanta-based rap sensation joined by a crew of special guests, including the Neptunes, Nelly, Lil' Kim, Trick Daddy, Lil Jon, Lil Wayne, Jazze Pha and others.