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{{Infobox album
| name         = Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[T.I.]]
| cover        = TroubleMan.png
| border       = yes
| released     = December 18, 2012
| recorded     = 2011–12
| genre        = {{hlist|[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]|[[Trap music (hip hop)|trap]]}}
| length       = 71:46
| label        = {{hlist|[[Grand Hustle Records|Grand Hustle]]|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]}}
| producer     = {{flatlist|
*[[T.I.|Clifford "T.I." Harris, Jr.]] ([[Executive producer#Music|exec.]])
*Jason Geter (exec.)
*[[1500 or Nothin']]
*[[DJ Toomp]]
*Earl & E
*[[Jazze Pha]]
*[[Lil' C (record producer)|Lil' C]]
*[[1500 or Nothin'|Mars]]
*[[Pharrell Williams]]
*[[Rico Love]]
*[[Planet VI]]
*[[T-Minus (producer)|T-Minus]]
*[[Nikhil Seetharam]]
*DJ Montay
*Chuck Diesel
*Tommy Brown
*Travis Sayles
*Sanchez Holmes
*Cardiak
*Chinky P
*Sir Clef
*Brian Kidd
*[[The Futuristiks]]
}}
| prev_title   = [[No Mercy (T.I. album)|No Mercy]]
| prev_year    = 2010
| next_title   = [[Paperwork (T.I. album)|Paperwork]]
| next_year    = 2014
| misc         = {{Singles
| name        = Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head
| type        = studio
| single1     = [[Go Get It]]
| single1date = July 17, 2012
| single2     = [[Ball (song)|Ball]]
| single2date = October 16, 2012
| single3     = [[Trap Back Jumpin]]
| single3date = November 13, 2012
| single4     = [[Sorry (T.I. song)|Sorry]]
| single4date = November 27, 2012
| single5     = Hello
| single5date = December 11, 2012
}}
}}
'''''Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head''''' is the eighth [[studio album]] by American rapper [[T.I.]] It was released on December 18, 2012, by [[Grand Hustle Records]] and [[Atlantic Records]]. The [[hip hop production|production]] was provided by some of T.I.'s longtime collaborators; including [[DJ Toomp]], [[Jazze Pha]], [[Pharrell Williams]] and [[Lil' C (record producer)|Lil' C]]. These high-profile record producers such as [[T-Minus (producer)|T-Minus]], Cardiak, [[No I.D.]], [[Rico Love]], [[Planet VI]], Tommy Brown and Chuck Diesel, also contributed to the album. The album features [[guest appearance]]s from [[Pink (singer)|P!nk]], [[Lil Wayne]], [[André 3000]], [[R. Kelly]], [[Akon]], [[Meek Mill]], [[CeeLo Green]], [[ASAP Rocky]], [[Trae tha Truth]], [[Victoria Monet]] and Grand Hustle's own D.O.P.E.
The album's first [[Single (music)|single]], "[[Go Get It]]" (released on July 17, 2012), becoming a moderate hit, peaking at number 77 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The second single, "[[Ball (song)|Ball]]" featuring [[Lil Wayne]], was released on October 16, 2012. The single peaked at number 50 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, logging 20 weeks on the chart. In April 2013, the single was certified gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=t.i.&format=ALBUM&startYear=1958&endYear=2013&sort=Artist&perPage=25|title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum|work=[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]|access-date=2013-04-16|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615193344/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=t.i.&format=ALBUM&startYear=1958&endYear=2013&sort=Artist&perPage=25|archive-date=2013-06-15}}</ref> The album was a commercial success, debuting at number two on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling 179,000 copies in its first week of release. The album also debuted at number one on both the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] and the [[Top Rap Albums]] charts, 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 previous album ''[[No Mercy (T.I. album)|No Mercy]]'' (2010).<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/trouble-man-heavy-is-the-head/ti | title=Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More | publisher=[[Metacritic]]. [[CBS Interactive]] | access-date=December 19, 2012}}</ref> As of September 28, 2013, the album has sold 502,000 copies in the United States.
==Background==
In August 2011, after being released from prison, T.I. began making up for lost time by appearing on [[remix]]es for everyone from Jay-Z and Kanye West ("[[Niggas in Paris]]") to Kesha ("[[Sleazy (Kesha song)|Sleazy]]"); as well as recording 86 tracks for ''Trouble Man''.<ref name=rap-up>{{cite magazine|title=EXCLUSIVE: T.I. TALKS 'TROUBLE MAN' DELAY, LIL WAYNE AND R. KELLY COLLABORATIONS|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/08/23/exclusive-ti-talks-trouble-man-delay-lil-wayne-and-r-kelly-collaborations/|access-date=23 August 2012|magazine=[[Rap-Up]]|date=28 August 2012}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', T.I. previously stated he was debating between two titles for the album, ''[[Kill the King (album)|Kill the King]]'' and ''Trouble Man''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/post-prison-t-i-busy-with-new-album-book-reality-show-20111018|title=Post-Prison T.I. Busy With New Album, Book, Reality Show|date=October 18, 2011|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> T.I. later revealed to ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' the title of the album to be the latter.<ref name=mtvtitle>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1674765/ti-trouble-man-next-album.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123114006/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1674765/ti-trouble-man-next-album.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 23, 2011|title=T.I. Titles Next Album Trouble Man|date=November 21, 2011|publisher=[[MTV News]]}}</ref><ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/465046/ti-exclusively-previews-new-album-trouble-man-talks-next-single|title=T.I. Exclusively Previews New Album 'Trouble Man,' Talks Next Single |date=November 20, 2011|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> The title was partly inspired by [[Marvin Gaye]]’s 1972 [[Trouble Man (Marvin Gaye song)|song of the same name]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2011/11/21/ti-album-title-trouble-man-inspired-by-marvin-gaye/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122184217/http://rapfix.mtv.com/2011/11/21/ti-album-title-trouble-man-inspired-by-marvin-gaye/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 22, 2011|title=T.I.'s Album Title 'Trouble Man' Inspired By Marvin Gaye|date=November 21, 2011|publisher=MTV News}}</ref>
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."<ref name=title>{{cite web | url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/m/index.php?s=news&id=22264 | title=T.I. Explains Meaning Behind "Trouble Man" Album Title | publisher=Cheri Media Group | work=HipHopDX | date=December 18, 2012 | access-date=December 18, 2012 | author=Cooper, Roman}}</ref>
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 (T.I. song)|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."<ref name=title/> 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 (T.I. album)|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.<ref name=rap-up/>
{{blockquote|This is what everyone fails to realize. I want out. I want out, man. What the game is going to and what has evolved into from a personality standpoint, it goes against what I represent. What I embody, this game contradicts that. I want out. I'm in it because I love music and I have obligations, contractually.
It was at one time, this music was about speaking to the people who felt like you feel. Now, the people I'm speaking to, they don't necessarily feel like how I feel. In my day, if you were rapping about something you weren't really living, that was a strike against you. You were held accountable. Nowadays, nobody even expects you to live up to the things you rap about. That goes against what I represent, what I stand for. So if they outsell me, then that's just all the more better for me to fade to the back and cross my legs on my desk.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.defsounds.com/hip-hop-news/t-i-wants-out-of-the-rap-game-because-of-the-direction-it-has-gone/ |title=T.I. wants out of the rap game because of the direction it has gone |work=[[Power 105.1]] |publisher=DefSounds.com |date=18 May 2012 |access-date=17 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523042811/http://www.defsounds.com/hip-hop-news/t-i-wants-out-of-the-rap-game-because-of-the-direction-it-has-gone/ |archive-date=23 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hitfix.com/articles/t-i-sets-trouble-man-release-date-and-wants-out-of-the-rap-game |title=T.I. sets 'Trouble Man' release date... and wants out of the rap game |work=[[Power 105.1]] |publisher=[[HitFix]] |date=18 May 2012 |access-date=17 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://hiphopwired.com/2012/05/18/t-i-says-he-wants-out-of-the-music-game-video/ |title=T.I. Tells The Breakfast Club He "Wants Out" Of The Music Game [VIDEO] |work=[[Power 105.1]] |publisher=Hip Hop Wired |date=18 May 2012 |access-date=17 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ti-says-he-wants-out-of-rap-game/65432/ |title=T.I. Says He Wants "Out" Of Rap Game |work=[[Power 105.1]] |publisher=Prefix Magazine |date=18 May 2012 |access-date=17 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/ti-i-want-out-of-rap-game_1330705 |title=T.I.: 'I Want Out Of Rap Game' |work=[[Power 105.1]] |publisher=[[Contactmusic.com]] |date=22 May 2012 |access-date=17 September 2012}}</ref>}}
In December 2012, during his 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."<ref name=rap-up2>{{cite magazine|title=RAP-UP TV: T.I. Talks 'Trouble Man' Sequel, Pink And André 3000 Collaborations|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/12/03/rap-up-tv-ti-talks-trouble-man-sequel-pink-and-andre-3000-collaborations/|access-date=3 December 2012|magazine=[[Rap-Up]]|date=4 December 2012}}</ref>
==Recording and production==
On October 19, 2012, in an interview, [[West Coast hip hop|West Coast rapper]] [[Kendrick Lamar]] revealed that he recorded a song with T.I. for the album.<ref>{{cite news|last=Horowitz|first=Steven J.|title=Kendrick Lamar Explains Meaning Of "good kid, m.A.A.d city" Title, Reveals T.I. Collaboration|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.21586/title.kendrick-lamar-explains-meaning-of-good-kid-maad-city-title-reveals-ti-collaboration|access-date=19 October 2012|newspaper=HipHopDX|date=19 October 2012}}</ref> The song reportedly also features [[B.o.B]] and [[Sampling (music)|samples]] [[Gotye]]'s hit single "[[Somebody That I Used to Know]]".<ref name=hiphopdx>{{cite web |last=Iandoli | first=Kathy | url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/m/index.php?s=news&id=21626 | title=T.I. Previews 10 Tracks Off "Trouble Man," Calls New Sound A "Hybrid" | publisher=Cheri Media Group | work=HipHopDX | date=October 24, 2012 | access-date=December 9, 2012}}</ref> The song's mass appeal attracted T.I. to the sample: "The record's just jamming. When I heard the twist they put on it, man, it was kind of a no-brainer."<ref name=memories>{{cite magazine |last=Donaldson | first=Erich | url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/10/video-ti-explains-record-with-kendrick-lamar-bob-that-samples-gotye | title=Video: T.I. Explains Record With Kendrick Lamar and B.o.B That Samples Gotye | publisher=Complex Media | magazine=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] | date=October 26, 2012 | access-date=December 18, 2012}}</ref> T.I. also chose the record for its [[Crossover (music)|crossover]] ability, which he has always been successful with in the past: "It sounds like hip-hop with an international twist to it, and I'm known for taking those types of records and bridging that gap between what we do and what they do," he explained, dropping in a couple of examples. "From M.I.A.'s '[[Paper Planes (M.I.A. song)|Paper Planes]]' to '[[Swagga Like Us]],' we took [Crystal Waters'] '[[Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)|Gypsy Woman]]' for '[[Why You Wanna]].'"<ref name=memories/> Over the drum-heavy sample, Lamar and Bobby Ray join T.I. in sharing some nostalgic stories, which he says reminds him of some of a few renowned MCs and their classic projects: "[We're] taking turns on our story about a female that we knew years, years, years ago before we were who we are today. It kinda puts me in the mind of the '[[Da Art of Storytellin' (Pt. 1)|Da Art Of Storytellin]]' [and ''[[The Art of Storytelling]]''] from [[Outkast]] and [[Slick Rick]]. It puts me in the mind of that."<ref name=memories/> The song, which failed to make the album's final track listing probably due to sample clearances, is titled "[[Memories Back Then]]". On December 17, 2012, T.I. stopped by [[Sway Calloway]]'s Sway In The Morning [[radio show]] to promote the album, while there he premiered "Memories Back Then".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Donaldson | first=Erich | url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/12/listen-ti-f-kendrick-lamar-bob-kris-stephens-memories-back-then | title=Listen: T.I. f/ Kendrick Lamar, B.o.B & Kris Stephens "Memories Back Then" | publisher=Complex Media | magazine=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] | date=December 17, 2012 | access-date=December 18, 2012}}</ref>
In December 2012, in an interview with ''Rap-Up'', T.I. shared details about his collaboration with singer-songwriter [[Pink (singer)|Pink]] on the [[T-Minus (producer)|T-Minus]]-produced "Guns and Roses," which he describes as a "bittersweet romantic story." "We found that we had a few things in common," says T.I. of the pop-rocker. "We clicked. She real people, she from the streets. I’m a real cat, I’m from the streets. We found ourselves in rooms where we were like, ‘You know what? These people fake as hell in here. Let’s get out of here.’"<ref name=rap-up2/> In a listening session at NYC's Germano Studios, where T.I. played ten songs from the album for industry tastemakers and label executives, he stated he had big hopes for the song.<ref name=hiphopdx/>
T.I. was also able to work with fellow Atlanta rapper, [[Outkast]]'s [[André 3000]] for the first time after years of trying to collaborate: "We've been trying to put this particular collaboration together since the ''[[King (T.I. album)|King]]'' album. Every album since ''King'' I've called Andre and been like 'Hey, I'm working on an album, let's get together.' And he'd say 'Okay, let's see what we got that makes sense.' And we've met a handful of times. This is the first time that it ... came together. I'm extremely proud, honored, and privileged."<ref>{{cite web |last=Cooper | first=Roman | url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/m/index.php?s=news&id=22146 | title=T.I. Discusses "Trouble Man" Sequel & Collaborating With Andre 3000 | publisher=Cheri Media Group | work=HipHopDX | date=December 8, 2012 | access-date=December 9, 2012}}</ref> And while T.I. admits that André 3000 out shined on "[[Sorry (T.I. song)|Sorry]]," he's not mad: "He did get down on me on my record, I can’t front," laughs Tip. "But to me I’m honored and it’s a pleasure that he would even choose my record to do that on."<ref name=rap-up2/> The song was co-produced by former Grand Hustle intern Sir Clef alongside [[Jazze Pha]], the latter of whom has helmed tracks for T.I. such as "[[I'm Serious|Chooz You]]" and "[[Let's Get Away]]".<ref>{{cite web |last=Ketchum III | first=William E. | url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/m/index.php?s=news&id=22287 | title=Sir Clef Explains Producing "Sorry" For T.I. & Andre 3000, Recalls Working For Grand Hustle | publisher=Cheri Media Group | work=HipHopDX | date=December 20, 2012 | access-date=December 20, 2012}}</ref>
T.I. also worked with his former Grand Hustle signee, Philadelphia-based rapper [[Meek Mill]] on the album. Before [[Rick Ross]] signed him to [[Maybach Music Group]] and he cut off his braids, T.I. took the Philadelphia rapper under his wing and showed him the ropes: "He was around to observe a lot and he took it and he used it to his advantage, which is extremely commendable." They ended up recording "G Season". "‘G Season’ is basically just two cats who are cut from a different cloth, separating themselves from the suckers," T.I. told ''Rap-Up'' TV. This collaboration would come together after they met each other at the club.<ref name=rap-up3>{{cite magazine|title=RAP-UP TV: T.I. Salutes Meek Mill, Collaborates With R. Kelly|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/12/04/rap-up-tv-ti-salutes-meek-mill-collaborates-with-r-kelly/|access-date=5 December 2012|magazine=[[Rap-Up]]|date=4 December 2012}}</ref> T.I. said in an interview that [[Jay-Z]] was originally supposed to be featured on "G Season".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22261/title.ti-says-jay-z-was-supposed-to-be-featured-on-trouble-man-heavy-is-the-head|title=T.I. Says Jay-Z Was Supposed To Be Featured On "Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head"|work=HipHopDX|date=18 December 2012}}</ref>
On "Can You Learn," which was originally going to be the title-track,<ref name=hiphopdx/> T.I. and [[R. Kelly]] talk to the ladies from a different perspective: "This record sounds to me like what you would expect to hear if [[Tupac Shakur|Tupac]] collaborated with [[Nate Dogg]]," said T.I. of the [[DJ Montay]]-produced track, which was inspired by his own leading lady, [[Tameka Cottle|Tameka "Tiny" Cottle]]. "I really feel the connection between the music and the listener, especially if the listener is a lady or a gentleman who has had a lady who stuck by him through all of the ups and downs, the peaks and valleys that life has to offer. She’s proven herself to be a rider."<ref name=rap-up3/>
The production on the album was also handled by T.I.'s longtime friend and frequent collaborator [[DJ Toomp]]. Toomp produced two tracks, "[[Trap Back Jumpin]]" and the aggressive "Who Want Some," which T.I. affectionately referred to as the "[[What You Know (T.I. song)|What You Know]]" of this project.<ref name=hiphopdx/> High-profile record producer [[No I.D.]] also worked with T.I. on the album, producing their first collaboration, "Wildside" featuring [[Harlem]] rapper [[ASAP Rocky]].<ref name=hiphopdx/>
==Release and promotion==
In preparation for the album's release, T.I. released a [[Self-promotion|promotional]] [[mixtape]], titled ''Fuck da City Up'', on January 1, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rapradar.com/2012/01/01/new-mixtape-t-i-fuck-da-city-up/#more-177034|title=New Mixtape: T.I. Fuck Da City Up|work=Rap Radar|date=January 2012 |access-date=January 1, 2012}}</ref> During a sit-down with ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]'', T.I. revealed a few collaborations for the album, including a song with [[André 3000]] and announced [[R. Kelly]] to be featured on the [[wikt:title track|title track]].<ref name=xxl>{{cite news|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|title=T.I. Records With R. Kelly, Cee Lo Green, Lil Wayne and Andre 3000 For Trouble Man Album|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2012/07/t-i-records-with-r-kelly-cee-lo-green-lil-wayne-and-andre-3000-for-trouble-man-album/|access-date=20 July 2012|newspaper=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|date=19 July 2012}}</ref> After initially announcing that the album would be released on September 4, 2012, T.I. announced on August 3, that it would be pushed back to a later date in 2012. He also stated that the reason for the delay was because he was still deciding between 86 different songs for the final album.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ryon|first=Sean|title=T.I. Pushes Back "Trouble Man" Release Date|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.20670/title.ti-pushes-back-trouble-man-release-date|access-date=4 August 2012|newspaper=HipHopDX|date=3 August 2012}}</ref> On October 23, 2012, T.I. previewed twelve tracks from the album at its listening party in [[New York City]], and also revealed their titles. The tracks previewed feature artists such as [[Kendrick Lamar]], [[Cee Lo Green]], [[André 3000]], [[B.o.B]], [[R. Kelly]] and [[ASAP Rocky]].
==Singles==
The album's intended first single, titled "[[Love This Life]]" (which was produced by production team [[1500 or Nothin']]), was released on April 3, 2012.<ref name="Coplan">{{cite magazine| last=Coplan| first=Chris| url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/04/check-out-t-i-love-this-life/| title=Check Out: T.I. – 'Love This Life'| magazine=[[Consequence of Sound]]| date=2012-04-02| access-date = 2012-04-09}}</ref> The song is thematically reminiscent of T.I.'s 2008 [[hit single]] "[[Whatever You Like (T.I. song)|Whatever You Like]]". Markman compared T.I.'s delivery to that on "Whatever You Like", calling it "much darker."<ref name="Markman">{{cite web|date=2012-04-03 |title =T.I. Spoils His Lady On New Single 'Love This Life'|first=Rob |last=Markman|publisher=MTV| url =http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1682337/ti-love-this-life-single.jhtml| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120404084423/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1682337/ti-love-this-life-single.jhtml| url-status =dead| archive-date =April 4, 2012|access-date =2012-04-09}}</ref><ref name="Hogan">{{cite magazine| last=Hogan| first=Marc| url=https://www.spin.com/2012/04/ti-restores-our-faith-giddy-love-life/| title=T.I. Restores Our Faith With Giddy 'Love This Life'| magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]| date=2012-04-03| access-date = 2012-04-09}}</ref> Trent Fitzgerald of PopCrush called it "a great rap ballad that could make the toughest neighborhood thug want to buy candy and flowers for his girlfriend."<ref name="Fitzgerald">{{cite web| last=Fitzgerald| first=Trent| url=http://popcrush.com/t-i-love-this-life/| title=T.I., 'Love This Life' – Song Review| publisher=PopCrush| date=2012-04-03| access-date = 2012-04-09}}</ref> The song peaked at number 81 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and number 39 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. The album's intended second single, titled "Like That" (which was produced by Grand Hustle in-house producers [[Lil' C (record producer)|Lil' C]] and Mars of [[1500 or Nothin']]), was released on May 22, 2012. Both of these songs failed to make the standard track list, but being bonus tracks in the deluxe version.
On June 23, 2012, T.I.'s track, titled "[[Go Get It]]" was previously [[Music leak|leaked]] and T.I. later released the track as the first official single from the album, releasing it on [[iTunes Store]] on July 17, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/go-get-it-single/id544081269|title=iTunes - Music - Go Get It - Single by T.I.|publisher=iTunes Store|access-date=July 20, 2012}}</ref> The song was produced by [[Canada|Canadian]] hip hop and [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] producer [[T-Minus (producer)|T-Minus]], who T.I. has previously collaborated with on the song "Poppin Bottles" featuring [[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]], from his previous album ''[[No Mercy (T.I. album)|No Mercy]]'' (2010). Before the video's release, the rapper uploaded a [[Teaser campaign|teaser video]], followed by a [[Making-of|behind-the-scenes]] video.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hiphop-n-more.com/2012/08/t-i-go-get-it-video-teaser/|title=T.I. – 'Go Get It' (Video Teaser)|author=Navjosh|date=14 August 2012|access-date=1 January 2015}}</ref> The [[music video]], directed by Alex Nazari, was released on August 16, 2012, via his [[YouTube]] account.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/08/16/video-ti-go-get-it/|title=Video: T.I. – 'Go Get It'|work=Rap-Up|access-date=1 January 2015}}</ref>
On June 21, 2012, it was announced by [[record producer]] [[Rico Love]] that the album's second single will be for the track, titled "[[Ball (song)|Ball]]". The song features [[Guest vocals|guest vocal]]s from fellow American rapper [[Lil Wayne]], with the production handled from Rico Love and Earl & E.<ref>[http://www.hiphoplead.com/news/t-i-s-new-single-to-ft-lil-wayne/ T.I.’s New Single To Ft. Lil’ Wayne] - HipHopLead.com</ref> On June 29, 2012, T.I. unveiled the single's original artwork, which was later changed on October 8, 2012, along with the announcement of the single's release date.<ref>[http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2012/06/29/t-i-ball-f-lil-wayne-single-artwork/ T.I. &ndash; Ball f. Lil Wayne (Single Artwork)] | 2dopeboyz</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hiphop-n-more.com/2012/10/t-i-ball-feat-lil-wayne-single-artwork/|title=T.I. – 'Ball' (Feat. Lil Wayne) (Single Artwork)|author=Navjosh|date=8 October 2012|access-date=1 January 2015}}</ref> T.I. previewed the song in the second season of his [[reality television]] series ''[[T.I. and Tiny: The Family Hustle]]'' on episode 5. The episode premiered on September 25, 2012, featuring the preview of it at a listening session in [[Chicago]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/09/25/video-ti-previews-lil-wayne-collaboration-ball/|title=T.I. Previews Lil Wayne Collaboration 'Ball' [Video]|work=Rap-Up|access-date=1 January 2015}}</ref> On September 28, 2012, [[Making-of|behind the scenes]] footage of the music video was released, after the photos of the video shoot were released. The video was shot at [[Hollygrove, New Orleans|Hollygrove]] in [[New Orleans]], featuring [[cameo appearance]]s from Rico Love, [[Trae tha Truth]], [[Mack Maine]], [[Birdman (entertainer)|Birdman]] and T.I.'s sons.<ref>[http://www.killerhiphop.com/behind-the-scenes-t-i-ball-ft-lil-wayne/ Behind The Scenes: T.I. &ndash; Ball (Ft. Lil Wayne)] : KillerHipHop.com</ref><ref>[http://hiphop-n-more.com/2012/09/on-the-sets-t-i-ball-feat-lil-wayne/ On The Sets: T.I. &ndash; ‘Ball’ (Feat. Lil Wayne)]&nbsp;|&nbsp;HipHop-N-More</ref> The single was released on October 15, 2012, and was available to purchase at iTunes Store on October 16, 2012. The music video was released on October 22, 2012.<ref>[http://hiphop-n-more.com/2012/10/on-the-set-2-t-i-ball-feat-lil-wayne/ On The Sets 2: T.I. &ndash; ‘Ball’ (Feat. Lil Wayne)]&nbsp;|&nbsp;HipHop-N-More</ref> The single was certified [[List of music recording certifications|gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) in April 2013.
The album's third single was announced by T.I. on November 9, 2012, when he unveiled the single's artwork via his [[Twitter]] account.<ref name=TrapBackJumpin>{{cite web|title=Twitter / Tip: Officially dropping next ...|url=https://twitter.com/Tip/status/267032695484342273|work=T.I.|publisher=[[Twitter]]|access-date=9 November 2012}}</ref> The song, titled "[[Trap Back Jumpin]]'", previously leaked on September 14, 2012, before he performed it at the [[BET Hip Hop Awards]].<ref name=HipHopDXTrap>{{cite web|title=T.I. Performs "Go Get It," "Trap Back Jumpin'" At 2012 BET Hip-Hop Awards {{!}} Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.21479/title.ti-performs-go-get-it-trap-back-jumpin-at-2012-bet-hip-hop-awards|work=Steven J. Horowitz|date=9 October 2012|publisher=HipHop DX|access-date=9 November 2012}}</ref><ref name=TrapBackJumpinLeak>{{cite web|title=T.I. &ndash; Trap Back Jumpin|url=http://www.xclusiveszone.net/2012/09/t-i-trap-back-jumpin/|publisher=Xclusives Zone|access-date=9 November 2012}}</ref> The single was available for [[Music download|digital download]] on November 13, 2012, as the album's third single.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/trap-back-jumpin-single/id576651538|title=iTunes Store|website=[[iTunes]]|access-date=1 January 2015}}</ref>
On November 19, 2012, T.I. announced the next two singles for the album would be "[[Sorry (T.I. song)|Sorry]]". The song features a [[verse (popular music)|guest verse]] from fellow American rapper [[André 3000]], with the production handled from frequent collaborator [[Jazze Pha]], followed by "Hello" featuring vocals from [[Cee Lo Green]] and production from Pharrell Williams.<ref name=TroubleMan2Singles>{{cite web|title=T.I.'s Next 2 Singles From 'Trouble Man' Revealed|url=http://hiphop-n-more.com/2012/11/t-i-s-next-2-singles-from-trouble-man-revealed/|work=HipHop-N-More|date=18 November 2012|publisher=Navjosh|access-date=19 November 2012}}</ref> "Sorry" was released as a single via iTunes on November 27, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sorry-feat.-andre-3000-single/id57883511|title=iTunes Store|website=[[iTunes]]|access-date=1 January 2015}}</ref> "Sorry" subsequently debuted at #36 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. On January 2, 2013, Andre 3000's [[Outkast]] cohort, [[Big Boi]], took to his [[Twitter]] account to reveal he would be adding a verse to "Sorry", the song in which 3000 apologizes to him for past mistakes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Big Boi To Appear Alongside Andre 3000 On New Version Of Frank Ocean's "Pink Matter" & T.I.'s "Sorry" {{!}} Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/m/index.php?s=news&id=22406|work=Steven J. Horowitz|publisher=HipHop DX|access-date=3 January 2013}}</ref>
On December 20, 2012, in an interview with [[Power 105]]'s The Breakfast Club, T.I. spoke on which song will be the next single off ''Trouble Man''. He said he was deciding between the [[Cee Lo Green]] featured "Hello" or "Can You Learn" with [[R. Kelly]]. He also stated the tracks "Guns and Roses" with American singer-songwriter [[Pink (singer)|Pink]] and "Hallelujah" would have music videos released in the near future, with the former set to be released as a single.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/t-i-defends-his-no-mercy-album-news.3827.html|title=T.I. Defends His ''No Mercy'' Album|date=20 December 2012|publisher=HotNewHipHop|access-date=December 20, 2012}}</ref> "Hello" featuring Cee-Lo Green was released to iTunes on December 11, 2012, as the fifth official single.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hello-feat.-cee-lo-green-single/id582143198 | title=Hello (feat. Cee Lo Green) – Single by T.I. | publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] | work=[[iTunes Store]] | access-date=December 11, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesource.com/articles/256782|title=The Source|access-date=1 January 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213052733/http://www.thesource.com/articles/256782|archive-date=13 December 2012}}</ref> According to T.I., the Cee Lo Green-featured song was selected due to its heavy radio play. In March he also revealed he would soon be filming the music video for "Hello".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2013/03/08/rap-up-tv-ti-talks-trouble-man-sequel-hustle-gang-compilation/|title=Rap-Up TV: T.I. Talks 'Trouble Man' Sequel, Hustle Gang Compilation|work=Rap-Up|access-date=1 January 2015|archive-date=22 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022144022/http://www.rap-up.com/2013/03/08/rap-up-tv-ti-talks-trouble-man-sequel-hustle-gang-compilation/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On March 19, 2013, T.I. performed "Hello" on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2013/03/20/t-i-performs-hello-on-jimmy-kimmel-video/ | title=T.I. Performs "Hello" On Jimmy Kimmel (Video) | publisher=Complex Music | work=2DopeBoyz | date=March 20, 2013 | access-date=March 20, 2013 }}</ref>
===Promotional singles===
"[[We Don't Get Down Like Y'all]]", which features guest vocals from [[Grand Hustle]] recording artist [[B.o.B]], was released to [[iTunes]] as a [[Promotional recording|promotional single]] on August 9, 2011, while T.I. was still incarcerated.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/we-dont-get-down-like-yall/id452583351|title=iTunes - Music - We Don't Get Down Like Y'all (feat. B.o.B) - Single by T.I.|publisher=iTunes Store|access-date=August 9, 2011}}</ref> The album's second promotional single, released on October 4, 2011, from T.I. was "[[I'm Flexin']]", which features its guest vocals and production from Mississippi-based rapper-producer [[Big K.R.I.T.]] It was the first song to be released from T.I. after his 11-month prison sentence, and reached number 66 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/song/66135|title=T.I. and Big K.R.I.T. - I'm Flexin'|publisher=acharts.us}}</ref> The third promotional single to not make the album, "[[Here Ye, Hear Ye]]" featuring [[The Neptunes]]' [[Pharrell Williams]] under the alias Sk8brd, was released to iTunes on October 20, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-ye-hear-ye-feat.-sk8brd/id474538177|title=iTunes - Music - Here Ye, Hear Ye (feat. Sk8brd) - Single by T.I.|publisher=iTunes Store|access-date=October 20, 2011}}</ref> These three songs all failed to appear on the final track listing.
===Other songs===
Upon the release of ''Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head'', three songs from the album charted on various charts. "G Season" featuring [[Meek Mill]] debuted at number 22 on the US ''Billboard'' [[Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles]]. While the song "Wildside" featuring ASAP Rocky debuted at number 5 on the ''Billboard'' Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles.<ref name="bubbling">{{cite magazine | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=T.I.|chart=Bubbling Under Hot 100}} | title=T.I. chart history - Bubbling Under Hot 100 | publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | access-date=April 13, 2013}}</ref> As it announced to be one of the possible future single "Guns and Roses" featuring [[Pink (singer)|P!nk]] debuted at number 8 on the ''Billboard'' Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles. In [[Australia]], the song debuted at number 24 and peaked at number 15 on the Australian [[ARIA Charts|ARIA]] singles chart, due to strong digital downloads. The song has been certified platinum by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) for shipments of 70,000 copies.<ref name="accreditations1">{{cite web|title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Singles|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesSINGLEaccreds2013.htm|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=June 9, 2013}}</ref>
== Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="am">{{cite news|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/trouble-man-heavy-is-the-head-mw0002446036 | title= AllMusic Album Review: T.I. – Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head | first=Andy | last=Kellman | date= December 23, 2012}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Consequence of Sound]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/12/album-review-t-i-trouble-man-heavy-is-the-head/ | title= Album Review: T.I. – Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head | first=Mike | last=Madden | date= December 20, 2012}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|2|4}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-ms-album-review-trouble-man-heavy-by-ti-20121218,0,3769340.story | title= Album Review: T.I. – Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head| first=Mikael | last=Wood | date= December 18, 2012 | work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/trouble-man-heavy-is-the-head-20121221 | title= Trouble Man – Heavy Is the Head – Album Reviews | magazine=Rolling Stone | first=Jon | last=Dolan | date= December 21, 2012}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]''
| rev5Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/t-i-trouble-man-heavy-is-the-head/2953 | title= T.I. – Trouble Man – Heavy Is the Head {{!}} Music Review | work=Slant Magazine | first=Marc | last=Collet | date= December 18, 2012}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev6Score = 7/10<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/ti-trouble-man-heavy-is-the-head-grand-hustle-atlantic | title= T.I., 'Trouble Man – Heavy is the Head,' (Grand Hustle/Atlantic) | work=Spin | first=Jeff | last=weiss | date= December 18, 2012}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[USA Today]]''
| rev7Score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2012/12/17/ti-chief-keef-listen-up/1775929/ | title= Listen Up – T.I., Chief Kee | first=Steve | last=Jones | date= December 17, 2012 | work=USA Today}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[XXL magazine|XXL]]''
| rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}} (XL)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/reviews/2012/12/t-i-trouble-man-heavy-is-the-head-review/ | title= Album Review: T.I. – Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head | first=Christopher | last=Minaya | date= December 19, 2012}}</ref>
}}
''Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head'' received generally positive reviews from [[music criticism|music critics]]. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 64, based on 16 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="Metacritic"/> Despite criticizing T.I.'s "half-hearted stabs at [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] success", Patrick Bowman of [[Idolator (website)|Idolator]] commended ''Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head'' for showing "flashes of brilliance amidst brief instances of lingering stagnation", as well as noting the album to mark an important stage in T.I.'s career.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://idolator.com/7336402/ti-trouble-man-heavy-is-the-head-review | title=T.I.'s 'Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head': Album Review | publisher=[[Buzz Media]] | work=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]] | date=December 18, 2012 | access-date=December 18, 2012 | author=Bowman, Patrick}}</ref> William E. Ketchum III of HipHopDX observed T.I.'s "vitriolic, multisyllabic snarl [to be] still intact" and that he "sounds[...] as comfortable spitting the [[Trap music (hip hop)|trap rap]] that earned him his reputation" on his earlier albums, although he felt that in some instances, T.I. "takes hit-making formulaic approaches to songs that he would have uniquely bodied during his peak points".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.2017/title.ti--trouble-man-heavy-is-the-head | title=T.I. – Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head | publisher=Cheri Media Group | work=HipHopDX | date=December 17, 2012 | access-date=December 18, 2012 | author=E. Ketchum III, William}}</ref> Andy Kellman of [[AllMusic]] rated the album 3 out of 5, saying "This is a step forward from the MC's previous effort, but it's been six years since the he has made an album that must be heard."<ref name="am"/> ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]'' named it one of the top five hip hop albums of 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2014/01/xxl-lists-best-hip-hop-songs-albums-last-40-years-xxl-issue-152/4/|title=XXL Lists The Best Hip-Hop Songs And Albums Of The Last 40 Years – XXL Issue 152 - XXL|date=9 January 2014 }}</ref>
==Commercial performance==
The album debuted at number two on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], with first-week sales of 179,000 copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22342/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-12-23-2012|title=Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 12/23/2012|magazine=HipHopDX|access-date=December 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906075815/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22342/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-12-23-2012|archive-date=September 6, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1481230/tis-trouble-man-debuts-at-no-2-on-billboard-200-taylor-swift-still-rules|title=T.I.'s 'Trouble Man' Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200, Taylor Swift Still Rules |magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=December 27, 2012|access-date=December 27, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22640/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-1-20-2013|title=Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 1/20/2013|magazine=HipHopDX|access-date=January 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125050031/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22640/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-1-20-2013|archive-date=January 25, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of August 27, 2013, it has sold 501,000 copies.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.24539/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-6-30-2013|title=Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 6/30/2013|magazine=HipHopDX|access-date=July 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055421/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.24539/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-6-30-2013|archive-date=September 21, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> On September 2, 2013 ''[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]'' reported that ''Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head'' had sold over 500,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/09/t-s-trouble-man-heavy-head-strikes-gold/|title=T.I.'s 'Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head' Strikes Gold - XXL|date=2 September 2013 }}</ref> The album was certified gold by the [[RIAA]] on November 7, 2013.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Trouble Man|artist=T.I.}}
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = The Introduction
| writer1 = {{hlist|[[T.I.|Clifford Harris, Jr.]]|Tommy Brown|[[Marvin Gaye]]|Lajuan Kinnemore|Travis Sayles|[[DJ Toomp|Aldrin Davis]]}}
| extra1 = [[K-Trak]]
| length1 = 3:53
| title2 = G Season
| note2 = featuring [[Meek Mill]]
| writer2 = {{hlist|Harris, Jr.|[[Meek Mill|Robert Williams]]|Carl McCormick|Kenneth Gamble|Leon Huff|Gene McFadden|Paul Tisdale|John Whitehead}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Cardiak|Chinky P}}
| length2 = 3:57
| title3 = [[Trap Back Jumpin]]
| writer3 = {{hlist|Harris, Jr.|Davis}}
| extra3 = DJ Toomp
| length3 = 5:04
| title4 = Wildside
| note4 = featuring [[ASAP Rocky]]
| writer4 = {{hlist|Harris, Jr.|[[ASAP Rocky|Rakim Mayers]]|[[No I.D.|Dion Wilson]]|Brian Kidd}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|[[No I.D.]]|Kidd}}
| length4 = 5:28
| title5 = [[Ball (song)|Ball]]
| note5 = featuring [[Lil Wayne]]
| writer5 = {{hlist|Harris, Jr.|[[Lil Wayne|Dwayne Carter, Jr.]]|[[Rico Love|Richard Butler, Jr.]]|Earl Hood|Eric Goudy II|Orville Hall|Phillip Price}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|[[Rico Love]]|Earl & E}}
| length5 = 3:25
| title6 = [[Sorry (T.I. song)|Sorry]]
| note6 = featuring [[André 3000]]
| writer6 = {{hlist|Harris, Jr.|[[André Benjamin]]|[[Jazze Pha|Phalon Alexander]]|[[Stacy Barthe]]|Derel "Sir Clef" Haynes|Aldric "Po" Johns}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|[[Jazze Pha]]|Sir Clef|Po Johns}}
| length6 = 5:48
| title7 = Can You Learn
| note7 = featuring [[R. Kelly]]
| writer7 = {{hlist|Harris, Jr.|Fredrick Hall|[[Willie Hutch]]|William "Mr. Jonz" Jones|[[R. Kelly|Robert Kelly]]|Montay Humphrey|Korey Robertson}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|DJ Montay|Jamezz Bonn**|Mr. Jonz**}}
| length7 = 6:12
| title8 = [[Go Get It]]
| note8 =
| writer8 = {{hlist|Harris, Jr.|[[T-Minus (producer)|Tyler Williams]]|[[Nikhil Seetharam]]}}
| extra8 = [[T-Minus (producer)|T-Minus]]
| length8 = 3:37
| title9 = Guns and Roses
| note9 = featuring [[Pink (singer)|P!nk]]
| writer9 = {{hlist|Harris, Jr.|[[Pink (singer)|Alecia Moore]]|T. Williams|Seetharam|Jacob Kasher|[[Kelly Sheehan]]}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|T-Minus|Seetharam*}}
| length9 = 4:28
| title10 = The Way We Ride
| note10 =
| writer10 = {{hlist|Harris, Jr.|[[1500 or Nothin'|Larrance Dopson]]|[[1500 or Nothin'|Lamar Edwards]]|[[The Futuristiks|John Groover]]|[[The Futuristiks|Michael Cox, Jr.]]}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|[[1500 or Nothin']]|[[The Futuristiks]]}}
| length10 = 4:03
| title11 = Cruisin’
| note11 =
| writer11 = {{hlist|Harris, Jr.|[[Lil' C (record producer)|Cordale Quinn]]}}
| extra11 = [[Lil' C (record producer)|Lil' C]]
| length11 = 3:55
| title12 = Addresses
| writer12 = {{hlist|Harris, Jr.|T. Williams}}
| extra12 = T-Minus
| length12 = 3:09
| title13 = Hello
| note13 = featuring [[Cee Lo Green]]
| writer13 = {{hlist|Harris, Jr.|[[Pharrell Williams]]|[[Cee Lo Green|Thomas Callaway]]}}
| extra13 = P. Williams
| length13 = 4:07
| title14 = Who Want Some
| writer14 = {{hlist|Harris, Jr.|Cedric L. Young|Davis|James Payne|James Glaser}}
| extra14 = DJ Toomp
| length14 = 5:55
| title15 = Wonderful Life
| note15 = featuring [[Akon]]
| writer15 = {{hlist|Harris, Jr.|Marquinarius Holmes|[[Elton John]]|Bernie Taupin|[[Akon|Aliaune Thiam]]}}
| extra15 = Sanchez Holmes
| length15 = 5:21
| title16 = Hallelujah
| writer16 = {{hlist|Harris, Jr.|Jevon Hill|[[Killer Mike|Michael Render]]|[[Planet VI|Timothy Thomas]]|[[Planet VI|Theron Thomas]]|[[The Co-Captains]]}}
| extra16 = {{hlist|[[Planet VI]]|[[The Co-Captains]]}}
| length16 = 3:24
| total_length = 71:45
| all_writing =
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Deluxe edition bonus tracks<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/trouble-man-heavy-is-head/id585938358|title = Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head (Deluxe Version) by T.I.|website = [[iTunes]]|date = 18 December 2012}}</ref>
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 79:49
| title17 = [[Love This Life]]
| writer17 = {{hlist|Harris, Jr.|Edwards|Dopson}}
| extra17 = 1500 or Nothin'
| length17 = 3:54
| title18 = Like That
| note =
| writer18 = {{hlist|Harris, Jr.|Quinn|Edwards}}
| extra18 = {{hlist|Lil' C|[[1500 or Nothin'|Mars]]}}
| length18 = 4:09
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = [[Best Buy]] bonus tracks
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title17 = Live on Tonight
| note17 = featuring [[Victoria Monet]]
| writer17 = {{hlist|Harris, Jr.|Brown|Sayles}}
| extra17 = {{hlist|Brown|Sayles}}
| length17 = 3:39
| title18 = Parlay
| note18 = featuring [[D.O.P.E.]]
| writer18 = {{hlist|Harris, Jr.|Charles Spencer}}
| extra18 = Chuck Deisel
| length18 = 4:13
| title19 = Check This, Dig That
| note19 = featuring [[Trae tha Truth]]
| writer19 = {{hlist|Harris, Jr.|Holmes|[[Trae tha Truth|Fraizer Thompson]]}}
| extra19 = Holmes
| length19 = 4:45
}}
'''Notes'''
* (*) Co-producer
* (**) Additional production
* "Hallelujah" features additional vocals performed by Netta Brielle
'''Sample credits'''
* "The Introduction" contains a sample of "Trouble Man" performed by [[Marvin Gaye]].
* "Ball" contains a sample of "Drag Rap" performed by The Showboys.
* "G Season" contains a sample of "Shiftless, Shady, Jealous Kind of People" performed by [[The O'Jays]].
* "Can You Learn" contains a sample of "I Choose You" performed by [[Willie Hutch]].
* "Wonderful Life" contains a sample of "Your Song" performed by [[Elton John]].
* "Hallelujah" contains a sample of "Hallelujah" performed by [[Leonard Cohen]].
==Personnel==
Credits for ''Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head'' adapted from [[AllMusic]].<ref name="booklet">{{cite AV media notes |title=Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head |others=[[T.I.]] |year=2012 |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/trouble-man-heavy-is-the-head-mw0002446036/credits |publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
{{div col}}
*Kory Aaron – assistant
*Akon – featured artist
*André 3000 – featured artist
*ASAP Rocky – featured artist
*Diego Avendaño – assistant
*Stacy Barthe – primary artist
*Jamezz Bonn – additional production
*Leslie Brathwaite – mixing
*Netta Brielle – hook
*Tommy Brown – producer
*Nathan Burgess – assistant
*Greg Gigendad Burke – art direction, design
*[[Cardiak]] – producer
*Elliot Carter – engineer, vocal engineer
*Chinky P – producer
*Clef – producer
*Andrew Coleman – arranger, digital editing, engineer
*Alex Dilliplane – mixing assistant
*[[DJ Montay]] – drum programming, engineer, producer
*[[DJ Toomp]] – keyboards, producer, vocal engineer
*Lamar Edwards – producer
*[[The Futuristiks]] – producer
*Chris Gehringer – mastering
*Jason Geter – executive producer, management
*Casey Giannola – assistant
*Eric Goudy II – keyboards, programming
*[[CeeLo Green|Cee Lo Green]] – featured artist
*Dionnee Harper – marketing
*Trehy Harris – assistant
*Jevon Hill – producer
*Earl Hood – keyboards, programming
*Matt Huber – assistant
*Jaycen Joshua – mixing
*Jazze Pha – producer
*Po Johns – producer
*Matt Jones – photography
*K Tracks – producer
*Keke – production coordination
*[[R. Kelly]] – featured artist
*Brian Kidd – producer
*Mike Larson – arranger, digital editing
*Lil' C – producer
*Lil Wayne – featured artist
*[[Rico Love]] – producer, background vocals
*Fabian Marasciullo – mixing
*Robert Marks – mixing
*Tristan McClain – engineer
*Thurston McCrea – engineer
*PJ McGinnis – assistant
*Meek Mill – featured artist
*Mr. Jonz – additional production
*[[No I.D.]] – producer
*Ken Oriole – engineer
*[[Pharrell Williams|Pharrell]] – producer
*P!nk – featured artist
*José Quintero – assistant
*Gee Roberson – executive producer
*[[Rock City (duo)|Rock City]] – producer
*Sanchez – producer
*Travis Sayles – producer
*Miguel Scott – assistant
*Ray Seay – mixing
*[[Nikhil Seetharam]] – producer
*[[Bill Sienkiewicz]] – illustrations
*Elliot Stroud – engineer
*T.I. – primary artist
*T.I.P. – executive producer
*T-Minus – engineer, producer
*Carolyn Tracey – package production
*John X. Volaitis – assistant
*Miles Walker – mixing
{{div col end}}
==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
=== Weekly charts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2012)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|197|artist=T.I.|album=Trouble Man - Heavy Is the Head|rowheader=true|access-date=October 11, 2018}}
|-
! scope="row"| Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/285057/products/music/980328/1/|script-title=ja:トラブル・マン：ヘヴィ・イズ・ザ・ヘッド |work=[[Oricon]] |language=ja |access-date=2013-05-24}}</ref>
| 93
|-
! scope="row"| UK Albums ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web|last=Zywietz|first=Tobias|title=Chart Log UK: New Entries Update – 5.01.2013 (Week 52/2012)|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/130105cluk.txt|work=zobbel.de|access-date=2013-01-06}}</ref>
| 188
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|2|artist=TI|rowheader=true|access-date=October 11, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=TI|rowheader=true|access-date=October 11, 2018}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRap|1|artist=TI|rowheader=true|access-date=October 11, 2018}}
|}
{{col-2}}
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
!scope="col"|Chart (2013)
!scope="col"|Position
|-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/the-billboard-200?page=4 |title=2013 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums |magazine=Billboard |access-date=December 13, 2013}}</ref>
|50
|-
!scope="row"|US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-r-b-hip-hop-albums?page=1|title=2013 Year-End Charts – Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 13, 2013}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|14
|-
!scope="row"|US Top Rap Albums<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2013/top-rap-albums|title=2013 Year-End Charts – Billboard Rap Albums|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 13, 2013}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|9
|}
{{col-end}}
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head|artist=T.I.|award=Gold|relyear=2012}}
{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}
== Release history ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Label
! scope="col" | Format
|-
! scope="row" | France<ref>{{cite web | url=http://musique.fnac.com/a4323791/T-I-Trouble-man-CD-album | title=Trouble man: T.I. | publisher=[[Fnac]] | access-date=December 19, 2012 | language=fr}}</ref>
| December&nbsp;17,&nbsp;2012
| rowspan="5" | [[Atlantic Records]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Compact Disc|CD]]
|-
! scope="row" | Canada<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hmv.ca/Products/Detail/684914.aspx | title=Trouble Man/ Heavy Is The Head by TI | publisher=[[HMV Group|HMV]] Canada | access-date=December 19, 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121221020506/http://www.hmv.ca/Products/Detail/684914.aspx | archive-date=December 21, 2012 }}</ref>
| rowspan="2" | December&nbsp;18,&nbsp;2012
|-
! scope="row" | United States<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Man-Heavy-Head-T-i/dp/B008F9E306 | title=Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head <nowiki>[Explicit]</nowiki>: T.I. | website=Amazon | access-date=December 19, 2012}}</ref>
| CD, [[Music download|digital download]]
|-
! scope="row" | Australia<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sanity.com.au/products/2218418/Trouble_Man_Heavy_Is_The_Head | title=Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head T.I., Rap, CD | publisher=[[Sanity (music store)|Sanity]] | access-date=December 19, 2012}}</ref>
| December&nbsp;19,&nbsp;2012
| rowspan="5" | CD
|-
! scope="row" | Netherlands<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.freerecordshop.nl/muziek/trouble-man-t-i-0075678763120 | title=Trouble Man | publisher=[[Free Record Shop]] | access-date=December 19, 2012 | language=nl}}</ref>
| December&nbsp;20,&nbsp;2012
|-
! scope="row" | Germany<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.de/Trouble-Man-Heavy-Head-T-I/dp/B008F9E306 | title=Trouble Man–Heavy is the Head | publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.de]] | access-date=December 19, 2012 | language=de}}</ref>
| December&nbsp;21,&nbsp;2012
| rowspan="2" | [[Warner Music Group]]
|-
! scope="row" | United Kingdom<ref>{{cite web | url=http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=12;1;61;-1;5&sku=649978 | title=Ti: Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head (2012): CD | publisher=HMV | access-date=December 19, 2012}}</ref>
| December&nbsp;24,&nbsp;2012
|-
! scope="row" | Sweden<ref>{{cite web | url=http://cdon.se/musik/t.i./trouble_man%3a_heavy_is_the_head-22301734 | title=Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head – T.I. | publisher=CDON Group | access-date=December 19, 2012 | language=sv}}</ref>
| December&nbsp;26,&nbsp;2012
| Atlantic
|-
|}
== See also ==
* [[List of number-one R&B albums of 2013 (U.S.)]]
* [[List of number-one rap albums of 2013 (U.S.)]]
==References==
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