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{{Infobox album
| name       = Da' Nic
| type       = EP
| artist     = [[T.I.|TIP]]
| cover      = TIP Da' Nic.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = {{Start date|2015|09|11}}
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| length     = 19:31
| label      = {{flatlist|
* King Inc.
* [[Grand Hustle Records]]
* [[Empire Distribution]]
}}
| producer   = {{flatlist|
* [[T.I.|Clifford "TIP" Harris]] <small>([[Executive producer|exec.]])</small>
* Jazzfeezy
* [[League of Starz]]
* [[London on da Track]]
* [[1500 or Nothin'|Mars]]
* Scena
* Shonuff
* TNB Beatz
}}
| prev_title = [[Paperwork (T.I. album)|Paperwork]]
| prev_year  = 2014
| next_title = [[Us or Else]]
| next_year  = 2016
| misc       = {{Singles
| name        = Da' Nic
| type        = EP
| single1     = Project Steps
| single1date = March 11, 2015
| single2     = Check, Run It
| single2date = September 4, 2015
}}
}}
'''''Da' Nic''''' is the third [[extended play]] (EP) by American rapper [[T.I.|TIP]], released via digital distribution on September 11, 2015, by King Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/da-nic-ep/id1038302466|title=Da' Nic - EP by T.I. |date=11 September 2015 |publisher=Apple Music}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Da-Nic-Explicit-T-I/dp/B0155MYK4Y|title=Da' Nic|publisher=Amazon}}</ref> The EP, which serves as a precursor to TIP's tenth studio album ''[[Dime Trap]]'', features [[guest appearance]]s from [[Young Dro]] and [[Young Thug]]. The EP's [[Hip hop production|production]] was handled by Jazzfeezy, [[League of Starz]], [[London on da Track]], [[1500 or Nothin'|Mars]], Scena, Shonuff & TNB Beatz.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hernandez |first=Victoria |url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.35441/title.t-i-aka-tip-da-nic-release-date-cover-art-tracklist-ep-stream |title=T.I. aka TIP "Da' Nic" Release Date, Cover Art, Tracklist & EP Stream |date=11 September 2015 |publisher=HipHopDX |accessdate=2015-09-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/61161-ti-releases-surprise-ep-da-nic/ |title=T.I. Releases Surprise EP Da Nic |date=11 September 2015 |publisher=Pitchfork |accessdate=2015-09-13}}</ref>
==Background==
After multiple mentions of the date September 11, on his official [[Instagram]] page, TIP unexpectedly released ''Da' Nic'', on the aforementioned date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2015/09/11/ti-da-nic-ep-stream/ |title=T.I. Drops Surprise EP 'Da' Nic' |publisher=Rap-Up |date=2015-09-09 |accessdate=2015-09-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/stream-tis-new-ep-da-nic-news.17536.html |title=Stream T.I.'s New EP "Da' Nic" |publisher= Hotnewhiphop.com |date=2015-09-05 |accessdate=2015-09-13}}</ref> According to a press release, T.I. returning to his original [[moniker]] Tip, coincided with the EP's release.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hernandez |first=Victoria |url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.35448/title.tip-explains-name-change-making-the-dime-trap-album-for-fans |title=TIP Explains Name Change From T.I. & Making "The Dime Trap" Album For Fans |date=11 September 2015 |publisher=HipHopDX |accessdate=2015-09-13}}</ref> The EP's title is inspired by the slang term for a nickel bag of cannabis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theboombox.com/ti-da-nic-ep/ |title=T.I. Releases 'Da' Nic' EP With Young Thug and Young Dro |date=11 September 2015 |publisher=Theboombox.com |accessdate=2015-09-13}}</ref> ''Da' Nic'' marks TIP's first ever [[independent album|independent release]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.audibletreats.com/tip_pr1/ |title=T.I. Releases Surprise EP, Da' Nic |date=11 September 2015 |publisher=Audibletreats.com |accessdate=2015-09-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=<!--ARTICLE IN BLOGLAND--> Tamara Palmer |url=http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/TI-Announces-Surprise-Release-at-Twitter-Headquarters-326520281.html |title=T.I. Announces Surprise Release at Twitter Headquarters |publisher=NBC Bay Area |date=2015-09-08 |accessdate=2015-09-13}}</ref>
After releasing his ninth studio album ''Paperwork'' via [[Columbia Records]], Tip had once again become a free agent, having ended his previous contract with Atlantic Records, after issuing his eighth album ''[[Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head]]'', in 2012. He told [[MTV News]] that ''Da’ Nic'' was birthed from that freedom.<ref name="mtvnews">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2341453/ti-da-nic-dime-trap-independence/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007050443/http://www.mtv.com/news/2341453/ti-da-nic-dime-trap-independence/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 7, 2015|title=T.I.'s Da' Nic EP Was Basically A Celebration Of Independence|publisher=MTV}}</ref> Although the project is a prelude in his trilogy series that begun with ''Paperwork'' (2014) and will continue with his tenth album ''[[Dime Trap]]'' (2018), it came together more quickly than ever before: "The idea to release an EP came September 2 and we released it on September 11. I could only have done that as an independent artist," he explained.<ref name="mtvnews"/>
He also elaborated on his trilogy, breaking it down like this: "Paperwork was the artsy blend of musical tones [incorporating] soulful R&B — a Blueprint–ish approach to an album. ''Da' Nic'' and ''The Dime Trap'' [will be] unadulterated trap music and [the third album] will be my version of ''808s and Heartbreak''." On ''The Dime Trap'', Tip plans to link with "young, hungry, talented producers that are making headway in the game" like Metro Boomin, Mike Will Made It, 808 Mafia and Zaytoven.<ref name="mtvnews"/>
==Singles==
On March 11, 2015, TIP released a [[Single (music)|single]] titled "Project Steps".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/project-steps-single/id975927935 |title=Project Steps - Single by T.I. |publisher=iTunes |date=2015-03-11 |accessdate=2015-09-13}}</ref> The song was produced by TIP's frequent collaborator, [[1500 or Nothin'|Mars]] of production team [[1500 or Nothin']].<ref>{{cite web|author=Steve Raze |url=http://allhiphop.com/2015/03/12/t-i-project-steps-produced-by-mars-of-1500-or-nothin/ |title=T.I. "Project Steps" Produced By Mars of 1500 or Nothin! |publisher=AllHipHop |date=2015-03-12 |accessdate=2015-09-13}}</ref> On June 26, 2015, TIP released the [[music video]] for the single "Project Steps".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2015/06/26/video-ti-project-steps/ |title=Video: T.I. – 'Project Steps' |publisher=Rap-Up |date=2015-06-26 |accessdate=2015-09-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=June 19, 2015 |url=http://www.vh1.com/video/ti/1215862/project-steps.jhtml |title="Project Steps" by T.I. &#124; Music Video |publisher=VH1.com |accessdate=2015-09-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906075253/http://www.vh1.com/video/ti/1215862/project-steps.jhtml |archive-date=2015-09-06 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://instagram.com/p/4awu0nAbrX/  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/troubleman31/1016338989742930647 |archive-date=2021-12-25 |url-access=registration|title=Instagram |publisher=Instagram |accessdate=2015-09-13}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stacksmag.net/2015/07/t-i-talks-ant-man-the-dime-trap-album.html |title=T.I. Talks Ant-Man + Preps 'The Dime Trap' Album |work= STACKS Magazine |date=15 July 2015 |accessdate=2015-09-13}}</ref> On September 4, 2015, TIP released the EP's second single titled "Check, Run It", as a single via digital distribution.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/check-run-it-single/id1037087374 |title= Check, Run It - Single by T.I. |publisher= Itunes |date= 2015-09-04 |accessdate= 2015-09-13}}</ref> The song was produced by [[League of Starz]].<ref>{{cite web |author= |url= http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ti-check-run-it-prod-by-league-of-starz-new-song.1966145.html |title= T.I. - Check, Run It (prod. by League Of Starz) |date= 4 September 2015 |publisher= Hotnewhiphop.com |accessdate= 2015-09-13}}</ref> On September 10, 2015, TIP released a song titled "Peanut Butter Jelly", featuring fellow Atlanta-based rappers, [[Young Dro]] and [[Young Thug]].<ref>{{cite web |last= Balfour |first=Jay |url= http://www.complex.com/music/2015/09/t-i-young-thug-young-dro-new-song-peanut-butter-jelly |title= Listen To T.I.'s "Peanut Butter Jelly" f/ Young Thug & Young Dro |publisher= Complex |accessdate= 2015-09-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author= |url= http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ti-pbj-feat-young-thug-and-young-dro-prod-by-london-on-the-track-new-song.1966232.html |title=T.I. - PBJ Feat. Young Thug & Young Dro (Prod. By London On Da Track) |publisher= Hotnewhiphop.com |date= 2015-09-05 |accessdate= 2015-09-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last= Thurm |first=Eric |url= http://www.papermag.com/2015/09/take_ti_young_thug_and_young_d.php |title= Take T.I., Young Thug, and Young Dro's "Peanut Butter Jelly" on Your Lunch Break |date=11 September 2015 |publisher=Papermag |accessdate= 2015-09-13}}</ref>
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline        =
| extra_column    = Producer(s)
| total_length    =
| title1          = Broadcast Live
| note1           =
| writer1         = {{hlist|[[T.I.|Clifford Harris Jr.]]|Jaswinder Singh}}
| extra1          = {{hlist|Jazzfeezy|Scena|TNB Beatz}}<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/8Q0O5TI82c/ {{Self-published source|date=August 2022}}</ref>
| length1         = 3:53
| title2          = Ain't Gonna See It
| note2           =
| writer2         = {{hlist|Harris Jr.|Shomari  Wilson}}
| extra2          = Shonuff
| length2         = 2:25
| title3          = Check, Run It
| writer3         = {{hlist|Harris Jr.|[[League of Starz|Donte Blacksher]]|[[League of Starz|Regis Bell]]|[[League of Starz|Jason Wilkinson]]}}
| extra3          = [[League of Starz]]
| length3         = 3:57
| title4          = Peanut Butter Jelly
| writer4         = {{hlist|Harris Jr.|[[London on da Track|London Holmes]]|[[Young Dro|D'Juan Hart]]|[[Young Thug|Jeffrey Williams]]}}
| note4           = featuring [[Young Dro]] and [[Young Thug]]
| extra4          = [[London on da Track]]
| length4         = 5:17
| title5          = Project Steps
| note5           =
| writer5         = {{hlist|Harris Jr.|[[1500 or Nothin'|Lamar Edwards]]}}
| extra5          = [[1500 or Nothin'|Mars]] (of [[1500 or Nothin']])
| length5         = 3:59
}}
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2015)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|22|artist=T.I.|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 20, 2015}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|3|artist=T.I.|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 22, 2015}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRap|2|artist=T.I.|rowheader=true|accessdate=September 22, 2015}}
|}
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
== External links ==
* {{Discogs release|type=album|3967903}}
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[[Category:Grand Hustle Records EPs]]
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[[Category:Empire Distribution EPs]]
[[Category:Albums produced by London on da Track]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Mars (record producer)]]