{"id":644,"date":"2026-04-25T17:07:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T17:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funkynubianrepublic.com\/convo\/2026\/04\/25\/t-i-samples-his-own-classic-on-let-em-know-and-fans-are-catching-it\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T17:07:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T17:07:28","slug":"t-i-samples-his-own-classic-on-let-em-know-and-fans-are-catching-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funkynubianrepublic.com\/convo\/2026\/04\/25\/t-i-samples-his-own-classic-on-let-em-know-and-fans-are-catching-it\/","title":{"rendered":"T.I. Samples His Own Classic on \u201cLet Em Know\u201d and Fans Are Catching It"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/hot1009.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2017\/04\/14924887211364.jpeg?w=500&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"T.I.\" class=\"wp-image-2518779\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>RELATED: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hot1009.com\/category\/sample-saturday\/\">Sample Saturday<\/a><\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hot1009.com\/4450484\/ti-final-album-birthday-bash-moment\/\">T.I. Talks Final Album, Trap Music Origins &amp; Viral Birthday Bash Moment<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tip\/\">T.I.<\/a> Samples His Own Classic on \u201cLet Em Know\u201d and Fans Are Catching It<\/h3>\n<p>T.I. is proving once again that legacy is not just about what you did before, but how you build on it.<\/p>\n<p>On his latest track \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mcg4z1gGbEw&amp;list=RDmcg4z1gGbEw&amp;start_radio=1\">Let Em Know<\/a>,\u201d the Atlanta rapper takes a different approach to sampling by pulling from his own catalog. 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