Circle July 3, 2007, on your calendar because the King of the South will be releasing his new album T.I. vs. TIP. Despite getting bigger and bigger with each album, T.I. has not disappointed. Hopefully, the trend continues with this new album that has the two sides of his personality going at each other.

Here are some quotables that T.I. had on his upcoming album.

“I’m not just making an album, I’m making fuckin’ opera here,” he chuckled. With such a high concept, he says that he’s making sure to take extra time and critique every song to be sure he doesn’t lose anyone.

“It’d be easy for me to go over people’s heads,” he rationalized. “Sometime people might see me act a certain way one time and another way one another time. They might not believe the same cat you see dressed so sharp and winning awards and speaking eloquently is the same cat you see fist-fighting with hoodlums outside a nightclub. This album will be an explanation of all of this.”

The first single off T.I. vs. TIP “Big Things Poppin” will be out in 5 days. You can preview the track here - WMV / Real