"Dead and Gone" is a song by American rapper T.I., featuring singer Justin … Read Full Bio ↴"Dead and Gone" is a song by American rapper T.I., featuring singer Justin Timberlake. It was released as the fourth official (seventh overall) and final single of T.I.'s sixth album, Paper Trail. The single charted on Billboard Hot 100 even before its official release. They performed this song at the 51st Grammy Awards. This is the second collaboration between T.I. and Justin Timberlake, the first being "My Love", off Justin Timberlake's second album, FutureSex/LoveSounds. The song was nominated twice at the 52nd Grammy Awards, for 'Best Rap/Sung Collaboration' and 'Best Rap Song'.
Before the single was announced, the track debuted on number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100, due to high downloads. Following its official release as a single, on the last week of December it made a re-entry on the chart at number 99 and was able to reach #2, it was not able to succeed Flo Rida's hit single "Right Round" from the top spot for five consecutive weeks, the following week it fell to the number four position and then to number 6. It is T.I.'s fourth consecutive top 5 hit on the Hot 100 from Paper Trail, and seventh of his career as a lead artist. On Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs it has reached #2 so far. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks and the Hot 100 Airplay chart on the week of March 14, 2009. It also, so far, has peaked to #9 on the Billboard Pop 100 Airplay chart and #3 at the Billboard Pop 100 chart. The song made a strong debut at #30 on the UK Singles Chart, and the following week climbed to #17 and peaked at #4. In Canada it first debuted at #59 on the Canadian Hot 100 the same week it did as in the U.S., and after its physical release it made a re-entry at #70 and has now peaked at #3.
The video was directed by Chris Robinson and was filmed in the first week of February in Los Angeles, California. The video surfaced on the internet a few hours before the official release date on February 17. In it, T.I. is filmed driving throughout a desert landscape, interspersed with shots of Justin Timberlake standing alone in the desert or playing a piano. T.I. eventually drives up in a '69 Camaro SS and meets with Timberlake and they continue the song together as the camera circles around them. Shortly before the final rendition of the chorus, there is a break in the music and a brief montage of images, with the words "good", "evil", and "redemption", appears. As the song draws to a close, T.I. is seen returning to his car and driving off, leaving Timberlake standing alone once again in the dark, with his piano set ablaze in the background. The very end of the video shows T.I. getting out of the car and entering the prison with the gates closing behind him. This is a cliffhanger that is revealed in "Remember Me".
The video ranked at #34 on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2009 countdown.
Before the single was announced, the track debuted on number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100, due to high downloads. Following its official release as a single, on the last week of December it made a re-entry on the chart at number 99 and was able to reach #2, it was not able to succeed Flo Rida's hit single "Right Round" from the top spot for five consecutive weeks, the following week it fell to the number four position and then to number 6. It is T.I.'s fourth consecutive top 5 hit on the Hot 100 from Paper Trail, and seventh of his career as a lead artist. On Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs it has reached #2 so far. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks and the Hot 100 Airplay chart on the week of March 14, 2009. It also, so far, has peaked to #9 on the Billboard Pop 100 Airplay chart and #3 at the Billboard Pop 100 chart. The song made a strong debut at #30 on the UK Singles Chart, and the following week climbed to #17 and peaked at #4. In Canada it first debuted at #59 on the Canadian Hot 100 the same week it did as in the U.S., and after its physical release it made a re-entry at #70 and has now peaked at #3.
The video was directed by Chris Robinson and was filmed in the first week of February in Los Angeles, California. The video surfaced on the internet a few hours before the official release date on February 17. In it, T.I. is filmed driving throughout a desert landscape, interspersed with shots of Justin Timberlake standing alone in the desert or playing a piano. T.I. eventually drives up in a '69 Camaro SS and meets with Timberlake and they continue the song together as the camera circles around them. Shortly before the final rendition of the chorus, there is a break in the music and a brief montage of images, with the words "good", "evil", and "redemption", appears. As the song draws to a close, T.I. is seen returning to his car and driving off, leaving Timberlake standing alone once again in the dark, with his piano set ablaze in the background. The very end of the video shows T.I. getting out of the car and entering the prison with the gates closing behind him. This is a cliffhanger that is revealed in "Remember Me".
The video ranked at #34 on BET's Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2009 countdown.
Dead and Gone
T.I. Lyrics
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Ay
Let me kick it to you right quick, man
Not on some gangsta shit man, on some real shit
Anybody done been through the same thing, I'm sure you feel the same way
Big Phil
This for you pimpin'
Ooh (hey) I've been travelin' on this road too long (too long)
Just trying to find my way back home (back home)
The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone
And ooh (hey) I've been travelin' on this road too long (too long)
Just trying to find my way back home (back home)
The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone
Ever had one of them days wish would've stayed home
Run into a group of niggas who gettin' they hate on
You walk by
They get wrong
You reply then shit get blown
Way outta proportion
Way past discussion
Just you against them, pick one then rush 'em
Figure you'll get jumped, hell that's nothing
They don't wanna stop there now they bussin'
Now you gushin', ambulance rushin'
You to the hospital with a bad concussion
Plus ya hit four times
But it hit yo spine
Paralyzed waist down now ya wheel chair bound
Nevermind that now you lucky to be alive
Just think it all started you fussin' with three guys
Now ya pride in the way, but ya pride is the way
You could fuck around, get shot, die any day
Niggas die everyday
All over bullshit, dope money, dice game, ordinary hood shit
Could this be 'cause of hip hop music?
Or did the ones with the good sense not use it?
Usually niggas don't know what to do
When their back against the wall so they just start shootin'
For red or for blue or for blow I guess
From Bankhead up to your projects
No more stress, now I'm straight, now I get it, now I take
Time to think, before I make mistakes just for my family's sake
That part of me left yesterday
The heart of me is strong today
No regrets I'm blessed to say
The old me dead and gone away
Ooh (hey) I've been travelin' on this road too long (too long)
Just trying to find my way back home (back home)
The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone
And ooh (hey) I've been travelin' on this road too long (too long)
Just trying to find my way back home (back home)
The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone
I ain't never been scared, I lived through tragic
Situation could've been dead lookin' back at it
Most of that shit didn't even have to happen
But you don't think about it when you out there trappin'
In apartments, hangin', smokin', and rappin'
Niggas start shit, next thing ya know we cappin'
Get locked up then didn't even get mad
Now think about damn what a life I had
Most of that shit, look back, just laugh
Some shit still look back get sad
Maybe my homeboy still be around
Had I not hit the nigga in the mouth that time
I won that fight
I lost that war
I can still see my nigga walkin' out that door
Who'da thought I'd never see Philant no more?
Got enough dead homies I don't want no more
Cost a nigga his job
Cost me more
I'da took that ass-whooping now for sure
Now think before I risk my life
Take them chances to get my stripe
A nigga put his hands on me alright
Otherwise stand there talk shit all night, so
'Cause I hit you, and you sue me
I shoot you, get locked up, who? Me?
No more stress, now I'm straight, now I get it, now I take
Time to think, before I make mistakes just for my family's sake
That part of me left yesterday
The heart of me is strong today
No regrets I'm blessed to say
The old me dead and gone away
Ooh (hey) I've been travelin' on this road too long (too long)
Just trying to find my way back home (back home)
The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone
And ooh (hey) I've been travelin' on this road too long (too long)
Just trying to find my way back home (back home)
The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone
(Hey, ayy)
I turn my head to the East
I don't see nobody by my side
I turn my head to the West
Still nobody in sight
So I turn my head to the North
Swallow that pill that they call pride
That old me is dead and gone
But that new me will be alright
I turn my head to the East
I don't see nobody by my side
I turn my head to the West
Still nobody in sight
So I turn my head to the North
Swallow that pill that they call pride
That old me is dead and gone
But that new me will be alright, 'cause
Ooh (hey) I've been travelin' on this road too long (too long)
Just trying to find my way back home (back home)
The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone
And ooh (hey) I've been travelin' on this road too long (too long)
Just trying to find my way back home (back home)
The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone, yeah
Let me kick it to you right quick, man
Not on some gangsta shit man, on some real shit
Anybody done been through the same thing, I'm sure you feel the same way
Big Phil
This for you pimpin'
Ooh (hey) I've been travelin' on this road too long (too long)
The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone
And ooh (hey) I've been travelin' on this road too long (too long)
Just trying to find my way back home (back home)
The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone
Ever had one of them days wish would've stayed home
Run into a group of niggas who gettin' they hate on
You walk by
They get wrong
You reply then shit get blown
Way outta proportion
Way past discussion
Just you against them, pick one then rush 'em
Figure you'll get jumped, hell that's nothing
They don't wanna stop there now they bussin'
Now you gushin', ambulance rushin'
You to the hospital with a bad concussion
Plus ya hit four times
But it hit yo spine
Paralyzed waist down now ya wheel chair bound
Nevermind that now you lucky to be alive
Just think it all started you fussin' with three guys
Now ya pride in the way, but ya pride is the way
You could fuck around, get shot, die any day
Niggas die everyday
All over bullshit, dope money, dice game, ordinary hood shit
Could this be 'cause of hip hop music?
Or did the ones with the good sense not use it?
Usually niggas don't know what to do
When their back against the wall so they just start shootin'
For red or for blue or for blow I guess
From Bankhead up to your projects
No more stress, now I'm straight, now I get it, now I take
Time to think, before I make mistakes just for my family's sake
That part of me left yesterday
The heart of me is strong today
No regrets I'm blessed to say
The old me dead and gone away
Ooh (hey) I've been travelin' on this road too long (too long)
Just trying to find my way back home (back home)
The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone
And ooh (hey) I've been travelin' on this road too long (too long)
Just trying to find my way back home (back home)
The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone
I ain't never been scared, I lived through tragic
Situation could've been dead lookin' back at it
Most of that shit didn't even have to happen
But you don't think about it when you out there trappin'
In apartments, hangin', smokin', and rappin'
Niggas start shit, next thing ya know we cappin'
Get locked up then didn't even get mad
Now think about damn what a life I had
Most of that shit, look back, just laugh
Some shit still look back get sad
Maybe my homeboy still be around
Had I not hit the nigga in the mouth that time
I won that fight
I lost that war
I can still see my nigga walkin' out that door
Who'da thought I'd never see Philant no more?
Got enough dead homies I don't want no more
Cost a nigga his job
Cost me more
I'da took that ass-whooping now for sure
Now think before I risk my life
Take them chances to get my stripe
A nigga put his hands on me alright
Otherwise stand there talk shit all night, so
'Cause I hit you, and you sue me
I shoot you, get locked up, who? Me?
No more stress, now I'm straight, now I get it, now I take
Time to think, before I make mistakes just for my family's sake
That part of me left yesterday
The heart of me is strong today
No regrets I'm blessed to say
The old me dead and gone away
Ooh (hey) I've been travelin' on this road too long (too long)
Just trying to find my way back home (back home)
The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone
And ooh (hey) I've been travelin' on this road too long (too long)
Just trying to find my way back home (back home)
The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone
(Hey, ayy)
I turn my head to the East
I don't see nobody by my side
I turn my head to the West
Still nobody in sight
So I turn my head to the North
Swallow that pill that they call pride
That old me is dead and gone
But that new me will be alright
I turn my head to the East
I don't see nobody by my side
I turn my head to the West
Still nobody in sight
So I turn my head to the North
Swallow that pill that they call pride
That old me is dead and gone
But that new me will be alright, 'cause
Ooh (hey) I've been travelin' on this road too long (too long)
Just trying to find my way back home (back home)
The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone
And ooh (hey) I've been travelin' on this road too long (too long)
Just trying to find my way back home (back home)
The old me is dead and gone, dead and gone, yeah
The lyrics to T.I.'s "Dead and Gone" are a powerful reflection on the futility of violence and the struggle to leave one's past behind. The song is about how the rapper has grown and changed since his earlier days on the streets, where violence and gang warfare were a part of everyday life. The song is also an homage to T.I.'s friend Big Phil, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in 2006.
The song begins with T.I. talking about how he is not on some gangsta shit but on some real shit, and how anyone who has experienced the same thing can relate to how he feels. The first verse describes a dangerous encounter where T.I. was attacked by a group of people and ended up in the hospital with a bad concussion and paralysis. The second verse reflects on growing up in a violent environment, but realizing that he needs to change his ways for the sake of his family. The chorus repeats the refrain that the old T.I. is "dead and gone," and the new him is trying to find his way back home.
The final part of the song has T.I. turning his head to the East, West, and North, searching for somebody by his side. He realizes that he needs to let go of his pride and leave behind the old version of himself to move forward. This song is about the transformation from the old T.I. to the new one, and how sometimes leaving the past behind is the only way to move on.
Overall, "Dead and Gone" is a powerful reflection on the futility of violence and the importance of personal transformation. T.I. expertly blends personal experience with larger social commentary to create a song that is both relatable and inspiring.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Clifford Harris, Robin Tadross, Justin Timberlake
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@theharshtruthoutthere
@@thegodhand9572 You still don`t get it - do you? - there`s no countries anymore, they all play the same game - they live (the movie).
The only real war, there is: WAR BETWEEN WHEAT AND TARES, - HUMANS AND THE FALLENS.
The war of Ukraine and Russia - IT IS JUST A DESTRUCTION.
Jeremiah 4:20 | View whole chapter | See verse in context Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment. Psalms 35:8 | View whole chapter | See verse in context Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall. Romans 3:16 | View whole chapter | See verse in context Destruction and misery are in their ways: Jeremiah 50:22 | View whole chapter | See verse in context A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction. Job 26:6 | View whole chapter | See verse in context Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. Psalms 90:3 | View whole chapter | See verse in context Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men. Jeremiah 48:3 | View whole chapter | See verse in context A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction. Job 31:12 | View whole chapter | See verse in context For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase. Job 28:22 | View whole chapter | See verse in context Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears. Job 31:23 | View whole chapter | See verse in context For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure. Proverbs 16:18 | View whole chapter | See verse in context Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
oh dear, if you could only know, see and hear, you`ll be surprised.
Psalms 115:5 | View whole chapter | See verse in context They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: Ezekiel 12:2 | View whole chapter | See verse in context Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.
Jeremiah 5:21 | View whole chapter | See verse in context Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
Even the freemasons have given a clue to mankind, through what way can mankind lift the vail on their eyes and ears - that keeps them to see and to hear.
The clue is in their quotes - seek it out.
And just to let you know: mankind = SPIRIT BEINGS.
HUMANS = SPIRITS, /clothed into the carnal./
GOD = SPIRIT, (no carnal clothing)
SATAN = SPIRIT. (no carnal clothing),
Demons = spirits (no carnal clothing)
Do you see the reason of the vail on our eyes and ears and also the reason why it is wise to lift and throw it away?
You state that satan ain´t real - right? - then why did you fail to notice the biggest and most ridiculous lie - that human can change hes or hers sex/gender? - why did you fail to notice?
NASA is a biggest lair, only lies, and deceives. They have NOTHING real. They film it all in the studio
and underwater, in the pools.
NASA – an old serpent undercover. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEjR9y9wZ-A
Come onboard , and let`s expose these evil lairs once and for all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE438EXQgXQ
Can´t you still not hear? - through his own words, he admits, that he lied to us all.
Yes, all the "crazy stories" you and i have heard, all of these are REALITY.
Thanks to the BIGGEST lies, all humans only have a SHIT LIFE or untimely death.
The only "self made millionaires" amongst the souls of humans, are the SELL OUTS, the cowards.
Pick your side, and learn all the life saving skills, cause, dear soul, we are all in A WAR.
The sad part of it all? - in this war, no carnal weapons are of any use - not 100% useless either, but..... the only real and worthy weapon we all have is: OUR BRAIN AND OUR MINDSET. - can it or can it not handle the whole truth?.
The redemption of HUMANS is only through JESUS CHRIST, who is the truth, The way and The life.
Like the wording goes: THE OLD DEVIL IS ALWAYS IN THE DETAILS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh9Fb94cPz8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb3VtMXXoFo
Good and evil, GOD and lucifer.
Whom side do you choose?
None can choose it after their DEATH, it`s something NOW, while still living on earth, must be made.
Don`t be found surprised on that day, when the RAPTURE have taken place.
Your children (age 12 and younger) shall vanish, some amongst your friend-zones may go, your parents may go.
On thing is 100% sure, all human children shall go, adults only if found worthy.
Luke 21:36 | View whole chapter | See verse in context Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 | View whole chapter | See verse in context Pray without ceasing.
So, who are you? A GOD`S warrior or lucifer`s puppet? - whom are you, soul of a human, whom are you serving? Whom mark will you carrie? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLuWhfMX4TI
https://www.youtube.com/user/MrFerkinator
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz5QM1RMQKb1q2FnQBCewgA/videos
None ask are you a Christian or not:
To be saved and born again (spiritually) - we all have to do.
It is true to say that the war between Ukraine and Russia is not real, because the entire humanity has been at war since the beginning of time. We all live in the luciferic kingdom, this wicked fallen angel is not out of existenx, he is here on EARTH among us. He also has his own children (descendants of Cains).
All of our SOULs are in danger and a victim, from the evil coming from lucifer.
The JUDGMENT that awaits us, after the earthly life, later, souls who were not saved and not born again, you will go from HELL to the LAKE OF FIRE. TO ETERNAL TORMENT. Without the slightest hope of exiting existence.
Only the BLESSED, i.e. saved souls, will inherit God's (spiritual, heavenly) kingdom.
DO your own study and you?ll end up with all the same i did.
Have courage to study the bible on your own. Be not interested in another human opinion, be only interested in the TRUTH.
@Maboiz_A
Anyone here in 2024?
@user-ix7rl9nt9f
me
@dominiquesjodin1960
Yes
@iSMOKEtreez420
Yes
@zacharyryan3712
Bruh, im here like once a week since '07.
Edit:sorry fat fingered it i meant '08
@Jeremiah88
I made it
@rymbaioscar3952
It's march 2024, let's see how many legends listening to this masterpiece
@ramaputro5224
Indonesia 🇮🇩 😁🤟
@AmyRobinson-cc1du
Is a great song
@Ra1dsteel
Russia here!)