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Atlanta rapper T.I. recently updated fans on the status of New York rapper Troy Ave making his status on Hustle Gang official and revealed what impressed him most about the hip-hop newcomer.
Despite the growing anticipation, Tip promised he would not rush the signing.
“Troy Ave and myself we definitely–we coming together on it,” Tip explained. “Troy has his ideas of how to approach the industry and he’s already been doing a phenomenal job himself. So, it’s about blending what he has as an idea for himself with what I already have as an idea for him…This is a family and we don’t rush into anything. You know what I mean? We going back and forth getting the details together. He definitely one of the coldest right now.” (Bootleg Kev)
Troy recently talked about nearing an agreement with Hustle Gang.
“I’m still independent. It’s funny you ask me that, I just got off the phone with Tip. We were kicking it for like an hour not too long ago. We’re trying to figure things out right now but I’m still 100 percent independent. But it’s got a good ring to it. Don’t it? Troy Ave, Iggy and T-i-p? Right, right, it sounds like a good move. … I was actually thinking about that. I was conflicted. I was like, ‘D*mn,’ my whole campaign I’ve been so New York and from the streets – I’m like, how’s it going to look if I team up or I sign with a southern rapper? T.I. is arguably the king of the South. But I was thinking about it, 50 Cent went and signed with Dr. Dre and Eminem. That put him on. They’re from the West Coast and Detroit.” (WiLD 94.1)
Earlier this summer, T.I. revealed legal paperwork was the only factor stalling the deal.
“Yeah, yeah, it’s in the works,” T.I. said in an interview with Angela Yee. “We have verbals, the lawyers just got to do their thang, but its definitely something that we looking forward to and shout-out to everyone who has been supporting the [‘Like My Style’] remix.” (Power 105.1)
In June, T.I. hopped on Troy Ave’s “Like My Style” remix with Puff Daddy and Ma$e.
Troy Ave rounds up a couple New York icons and the King of the South for his Chase N. Cashe-produced remix to “Your Style” off his latest mixtape BSB Vol. 4. The Brooklyn spitter, who was named one of XXL’s Freshmen, takes it back to New York in the ’90s on his nostalgic remix featuring Puff Daddy, Ma$e, and T.I. “Now all you hear is New York this, New York that / Let’s keep it real mothaf*ckas, I brought New York back,” boasts Troy, who credits himself for the return of G-Unit and Dipset. (Rap-Up)
Check out T.I.’s interview:
