Trap Muzik through Paper Trail, this is a true statement with Wayne being the only rapper that was competition and surpassed him. And yes, T.I. had the streets. When it came to his music having the streets on lock, that era of T.I. did in fact have the streets. He started losing that credibility when he dropped "Whatever You Like", "Live Your Life" and "Dead & Gone". Those were huge hit records, but he didn't have enough heat for the streets to balance it out. No solo Southern rapper did it to the degree that T.I. did it. Before Paper Trail, T.I. could drop "What You Know About That", "Shoulder Lean" with Dro, hop on a record that goes #1 like JT's "My Love", and then bring it all back with a single like "Top Back".