No Mercy (Deluxe Edition)

The DELUXE EDITION contains two bonus tracks and special packaging! 'A rundown of the credits yields a veritable who's who of hip hop and pop stars: Kanye West and Kid Cudi open No Mercy with a dark anthem explaining the perils of celebrity; Scarface joins in to reveal the uphill battle that is leaving your past behind; Chris Brown attempts to add a voice of inspiration in the face of defeat. . . and from there Eminem, Drake, the Dream, Pharrell and the Neptunes, Trey Songz, Jake One and Christina Aguilera all chime in as well. No surprise then that all of this energy and support translates into some seriously enthusiastic music that largely paints a picture of celebration and excess on par with the level of celebrity gathered behind it. Drake parties alongside the MC in "Poppin' Bottles," Young Dro joins Trey Songz in "Strip," and while the clothes are off, T.I. encourages the ladies to "lift that ass up" in the saxophone-heavy banger "Everything on Me" . . . As guests come and go and the mood and sound continually shift, there remains one recurring theme that runs throughout No Mercy however: T.I.'s search for self and his conclusions on how he feels society has treated him.' - Chris DeLine / Culture Bully