T.I. and his Grand Hustle imprint have signed to Columbia Records.
“I’m honored to be partners with such a successful, passionate and creative conglomerate like Columbia Records, who respects and supports the vision of their artist and partners. Nothing but love, respect and appreciation for Doug Morris, Rob Stringer and the entire staff,” T.I. says via press release. “Also, a special thank you to my big bruh, Sk8board P, for always believing in me and also executive producing my upcoming project.”
T.I. plans to release his ninth studio album, under Columbia Records, early in 2014. Tip has recruited Pharrell Williams to executive produce the LP. Od course Pharrell and T.I. have worked together before. The two were a part of Robin Thicke’s, “Blurred Lines.” Look to also see production work from Timbaland and long time collaborator and friend, DJ Toomp.
Prior to Columbia, Tip had a 10-year record deal with Atlantic Records which expired earlier this year.
I’m assuming this was a pretty lucrative deal for T.I. In May, he told Billboard that he couldn’t sign for anything less than 8 digits. “I ain’t doing no deal if it ain’t eight figures.”
Sounds good to me.
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