Tip is about to be on his trap version of Kanye West. Claiming that his latest EP, Da’ Nic, was a celebration of his label independence, he speaks with MTV on the follow-up project The Dime Trap. On this upcoming album Tip aims to snag young producers Metro Boomin, Mike Will Made It, 808 Mafia and Zaytoven.
On label independence:
“Corporate structure is about X’s and O’s and dollars and cent. So if you take something that derives from a sincere feeling and a passionate origin and then you try to put it into this system of protocols and procures, it doesn’t fit. Either you break the machine that you’re trying to put it into, or you damage the form of the art that you’re trying to present.”
On his album trilogy:
“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.”
