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T.I.’s New Single ‘Castle Walls’ Hits The Net

Song’s lyrics describe downside of fame, with vocals by Christina Aguilera. By Jayson Rodriguez T.I. Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images T.I. has achieved an extraordinary amount of success in his career, including Billboard chart toppers and hit movies . He’s also suffered several setbacks, like his current predicament of being an inmate in federal prison. The mix of highs and lows is nothing new to the talented but troubled MC. In a new track that surfaced online on Monday (November 29) called “Castle Walls” and featuring Christina Aguilera , the rapper reveals that despite his achievements, there’s an undercurrent of darkness shadowing his life. “See with the Phantoms and Ferraris in the driveway/ But you see it came in exchange of a sane man’s sanity,” he raps over the Alex da Kid-produced number. “Your vision jaded by the Grammys on the mantle piece/ Just switch your camera lenses, you will see the agony.” Aguilera provides a moving chorus to the track as she sings, “If I should tumble, if I should fall/ Would anyone hear me, screaming behind these castle walls.” Earlier this month, Alex da Kid (Eminem, B.o.B) told MTV News the track would be T.I.’s next single . “I love it,” he said of the number. “I think it’s amazing. It’s my sound, just kind of an evolution of that. I think it’ll cater to a lot of different people.” The track will be featured on T.I.’s forthcoming album No Mercy , set to arrive December 7. The album was previously slated to be titled King Uncaged, but the Atlanta MC changed the name after he was arrested in Los Angeles last month on drug charges and sentenced to 11 months in prison. Related Photos T.I.’s Career Highs And Lows Related Artists T.I. Christina Aguilera

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T.I.’s New Single ‘Castle Walls’ Hits The Net

T.I., Christina Aguilera Collabo Is ‘Amazing,’ Alex Da Kid Says

‘Castle Walls’ will serve as the next single off the rapper’s No Mercy , due out December 7. By James Dinh, with reporting by Tim Kash T.I. Photo: Moses Robinson/ WireImage Producer Alex Da Kid might be relatively new to the industry, but the British hitmaker has already proven that he can strike gold when bringing together artists of different musical genres. With production credits on summertime scorchers like “Airplanes” (B.o.B and Hayley Williams) and “Love the Way You Lie” (Eminem and Rihanna), the 27-year-old music mind reveals he’s now trying his hand with another duo: T.I. and Christina Aguilera. While on the American Music Awards red carpet, Kid spoke to MTV News about “Castle Walls,” the track he produced for the recently incarcerated rapper’s forthcoming album, which features the pop star. Not only did the producer reveal that the song is set to be the next single off Tip’s No Mercy , but he also gushed about how the song will grab a variety of listeners. “It’s going to be T.I.’s next single,” he told MTV News about the collabo. “I love it. I think it’s amazing. It’s my sound, just kind of an evolution of that. I think it’ll cater to a lot of different people.” A reported snippet of the track minus T.I. surfaced on the Internet a few weeks ago and finds Aguilera gently singing over a steady, mellow beat about the downfalls of loneliness: “Everyone thinks that I have it all/ But it’s so empty living behind these castle walls (These castle walls)/ If I should tumble if I should fall/ Would anyone hear me screaming behind these castle walls?/ There’s no one here at all, behind these castle walls.” “Castle Walls” isn’t the only star-studded effort on the MC’s new album. No Mercy will also feature appearances from Eminem, Kanye West, Chris Brown and The-Dream. The ATL rapper’s collaboration with Em, “All She Wrote,” leaked online last Tuesday. Are you excited for T.I. and Xtina’s collaboration? Share your thoughts! Related Artists T.I. Christina Aguilera

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T.I., Christina Aguilera Collabo Is ‘Amazing,’ Alex Da Kid Says