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''Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head'' is the eighth studio album by American hip hop recording artist T.I.. The album was released on December 18, 2012, under Grand Hustle and Atlantic Records. The album's production was provided by some of T.I.'s longtime collaborators, including DJ Toomp, Jazze Pha, Pharrell Williams and Lil' C. High-profile record producers such as T-Minus, Cardiak, No I.D., Rico Love, Planet VI, Tommy Brown and Chuck Diesel, also contributed to the album. The album features guest appearances from P!nk, Lil Wayne, André 3000, R. Kelly, Akon, Meek Mill, Cee Lo Green, ASAP Rocky, Trae tha Truth, Victoria Monet and Grand Hustle's own, D.O.P.E. The album's first single, "Go Get It", was released on July 17, becoming a moderate hit, peaking at number seventy seven on the US Billboard Hot 100. The lead single "Ball", featuring fellow American rapper Lil Wayne, was released on October 16, 2012. The single debuted at number fifty on the Billboard Hot 100. In April 2013, the single was certified gold by The RIAA, with over 500,000 copies shipped in the United States alone.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum )〕 The album debuted at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 179,000 copies in its first week of release; also debuting at number one on both the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and the Top Rap Albums chart respectively. Upon its release, ''Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head'' received "generally favorable reviews" from most music critics, where most music critics saw it as an improvement from his 2010 album ''No Mercy''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More )〕 As of September 28, 2013, the album has sold 502,000 copies in the United States. ==Background== After being released from prison in August 2011, T.I. began making up for lost time, appearing on remixes for everyone from Jay-Z and Kanye West ("Niggas in Paris") to Kesha ("Sleazy") as well as recording 86 tracks for ''Trouble Man''. In an interview with ''Rolling Stone'', T.I. previously stated he was debating between two titles for the album, ''Kill the King'' and ''Trouble Man''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Post-Prison T.I. Busy With New Album, Book, Reality Show )〕 T.I. later revealed to ''Billboard'' the title of the album to be the latter.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=T.I. Titles Next Album Trouble Man )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=T.I. Exclusively Previews New Album 'Trouble Man,' Talks Next Single )〕 The title was partly inspired by Marvin Gaye’s 1972 song of the same name.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=T.I.'s Album Title 'Trouble Man' Inspired By Marvin Gaye )〕 When T.I. was asked about titling his album the same name as that of a Marvin Gaye song he said: "I felt like at that moment in time, Marvin Gaye's life embodied what the word 'Trouble Man' and what the song meant in all senses of the word. And today... I feel like the past six, seven years of my life, and the adversity...in my life that I have endured and overcame, that is synonymous and it embodies what the word 'Trouble Man' means today. Marvin Gaye did it for them back then, and I'm doing it for us right now," added T.I.. "Nothing but love and respect, and nothing but salutations and respect to Marvin Gaye and his whole family." When T.I. spoke on the feel of the album he stated: "It has a more balanced blend of that vintage 'U Don't Know Me,' 'Top Back,' ''Trap Muzik'' sound with some of the more mainstream radio records that you heard from ''Paper Trail''. It's more of a cohesive blend."〔 In an interview with ''Rap-Up'', T.I. revealed his thoughts on the album and claimed: "I think it’s a lot more urban than ''Paper Trail'', and less apologetic than ''No Mercy''. I think it’s more diversified than ''T.I. vs. T.I.P.'' though. It’s got a lotta heart, it’s got a lotta edge. It’s a creative album. It’s probably harder than most of the shit that’s coming out right now.〔 On October 23, T.I. held an NYC listening session, during which he described the inspiration for the album: "I've learned that one thing about my life that is certain is trouble...Be that as it may, I shall embrace that fact and not evade it. We all have faults. Before I let you stand on your high horse and point a finger back down at me, I'm going to give you a big, stiff 'Fuck you.'" On Power 105's ''The Breakfast Club'', T.I. hinted that ''Trouble Man'' could be his last album, explaining that he wanted to quit rapping, believing that it is not how it once was: During a December interview with ''Rap-Up'', T.I. stated he recorded over 120 songs and had to narrow it down to 16 that would make ''Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head''. T.I. claimed that he's going to take unused material from ''Heavy is the Head'' and arrange it into a new album titled ''Trouble Man: He Who Wears the Crown'': "Well, I had so much music man. I recorded like 120-something songs for this project, and I imagined that, you know, if just giving the amount of music that we had left over that we weren't able to put on this project, that we’d do a sequel. So, you know, the sequel to this album will be ''He Who Wears the Crown''. That’s the primary reason for the subtitle. That's the purpose of the sequel, so we’ll have a platform to display and release these songs." 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「Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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