T.I. just dropped a 12-minute music video for his new single "Get Sh*t" featuring Jeezy and Atlanta trio Watch the Duck. The rappers recruited actor Wood Harris, best known for The Wire and Remember the Titans, for the entertaining mini movie, Billboard notes. T.I. and Jeezy play gangsters from the 1960s during scenes void of the slick new beat. It's the fourth single from T.I.'s October release, Paperwork.
T.I. plays a character not too unlike Denzel Washington's Frank Lucas in American Gangster, a film that the rapper also appeared in in 2007. He's calm and calculated when it comes to "business" -- just check him out in a behind-the-scenes meeting at the six-minute mark. Jeezy proves to be the hot-headed muscle in the scene, wanting simply to tell off the crooked cop looking for more money. Enter Jeezy's wickedly smooth verse.
Although he's not in the video too much, Harris is always a delight to watch. His few scenes only make you wonder what he could have done in American Gangster if he had scored a role.
The ending leaves a bit of a cliffhanger, so watch out for a continuation of the clip some time in the near future.
T.I. recruited a wealth of talent for his ninth studio album. Skylar Grey, Iggy Azalea and Pharrell Williams all have guest spots while Chris Brown, Usher and Boosie Badazz also contribute. Rolling Stone gave the album three stars.
"Nothing seems off-limits here -- an X-rated slow grind alongside Chris Brown, a post-Trayvon political rant with Public Enemy-ish lyrics, and two unlikely Williams concoctions that sound like robo-Vegas Curtis Mayfield," RS wrote. "The connecting tissue is the masterful T.I. himself, who, on his ninth album, bows to no man: still rhyming internal bars effortlessly."
The rapper will look to move into the comedy arena with his next movie release, Get Hard, which stars Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart. He also has a bit part in the upcoming superhero movie, Ant-Man, which has Paul Rudd in the titular role.
