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''No Mercy'' is the seventh studio album by American hip hop recording artist T.I.. It was released on December 7, 2010, by Grand Hustle Records and Atlantic Records.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum )〕 Recording sessions for the album took place during 2009 to 2010. Production was handled by several high-profile record producers, including Kanye West, Polow da Don, The-Dream, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, The Neptunes, TrackSlayerz, Jake One, T-Minus, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Rico Love, Alex da Kid, DJ Toomp, Jim Jonsin, Danja and Dr. Luke, among others. The album also features guest appearances from several prominent artists such as Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Scarface, Chris Brown, Eminem, The-Dream, Trey Songz, Pharrell, Drake and Christina Aguilera. The album debuted at number 4 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 159,000 copies in its first week in the United States. It attained international charting and produced the lead singles "Got Your Back" and "Get Back Up". Due to violating his parole stemming from a drug arrest, T.I. was forced to alter things, including the album's intended bellicose tone and its title, from "King Uncaged" to its current namesake "No Mercy". Additionally, four purported singles failed to make the final cut. Upon its release, ''No Mercy'' received mixed reviews from most music critics. A vinyl edition of the album was released on February 22, 2011.〔("No Mercy, T.I., Music Vinyl LP - Barnes & Noble" ), "Barnes & Noble", February 22, 2011, accessed August 12, 2011〕 The album was later certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). ==Background== During an interview with MTV, T.I. confirmed that he had started recording for an album that would be released in 2010 following his release from prison. In February 2010, Jason Geter, T.I.'s manager and co-founder of Grand Hustle Records, said that the album is slated for a summer release. ''Rap-Up'' reported that the album is slated to be released around the same time as T.I.'s upcoming film project, Takers. It was later confirmed to be released on August 24, 2010. The release date was pushed up one week to August 17, 2010. The album was placed for pre-order on June 14, 2010. In an interview with ''Rolling Stone'', T.I. stated that the album was the final album in a trilogy that started with ''T.I. vs. T.I.P.'' and included ''Paper Trail''. On March 1, 2010, Atlantic Records created a Twitter account to keep the public informed about T.I. news. Atlantic Records said a major announcement would take place on T.I.'s official site, TrapMuzik.com, on March 8, 2010.〔 This announcement was the release of the first single from the album. On April 1, 2010, T.I. posted the first post-prison interview on his website and he described the album's direction being "more aggressive. It's going hard like classic T.I.". T.I. announced that the album would be titled ''King Uncaged'' on April 15, 2010. T.I. stated he would refrain from "gun talk" on this release. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「No Mercy (T.I. album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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