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T.I. : Traps Open to The Dime Trap - The King of the South previously announced that he was recording material for his tenth album, Trap's Open, but has now taken the project in a different direction. Speaking with Movie Web while doing press for his latest film, Ant-Man, which opened last Friday, T.I. revealed, “My tenth album, The Dime Trap, I’m working on it. I just released the first teaser from it yesterday and it’s going to be an extension or a continuation of the vibe from Trap Muzik. I feel like, when you’ve done hits like ‘Whatever You Like’ and ‘Dead and Gone,’ when you do those mainstream kind of ‘Blurred Lines’-ish kind of records, you don’t go and try to top ‘Blurred Lines.’ You just come to a whole new element, bring it back down and build the process back over again. I’m breaking it all down, back to the element of where my mu...

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Young Thug: Carter 6 to Barter 6 - Young Thug was really trying to get under Lil Wayne's skin when he announced that he was naming his last project Carter 6 after jumping in the middle of Weezy and Birdman's dispute. However, lawyers got involved and Thugga was forced to switch it up. He let the world know that it wasn't his call though, saying, "Can’t name the mixtape Carter 6 ’cause these f**k-a** n****s tryna sue, just like some h**s. Big ol’ blood, so I’m going Barter 6. On the f**king way.”(Photo: Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

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Kanye West: So Help Me God to SWISH - Yeezus was leaning on the Lord once again for his upcoming seventh album, So Help Me God, but decided to baptize the project with a new title, SWISH, in May. However, the creative geniuswarned, "I might change it again but that’s the name now."(Photo: SIPA/WENN.com)

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Ginuwine: Same Ol' G to Bachelor Again But Wiser - Ginuwine and Timbo let the world know earlier this year that they were back in the lab creating new music together, and that they were going with a new title for the project. Originally christened Same Ol' G, Timbaland shared on IG in May, "TeamTimbo family Fo life!!!!!the new album title is bachelor again but wiser!!!!!!"(Photo: Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for Centric)

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The-Dream: Fruition to Crown Jewel - The-Dream's upcoming sixth album, Crown Jewel, was originally scheduled to be titled Fruition before the "Radio Killer" decided to switch things up. He didn't abandon "Friution" altogether though, as the track will be featured on his new project. (Photo: Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images)

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The Game: Blood Money La Familia to Blood Moon: Year of the Wolf - Game had a change of heart about the title of his compilation album. He originally announced that it would be titled Blood Money La Familia, but revealed to Power 106 that he would be renaming the album Year of the Wolf because "people [are] pretty much terrified of wolves.""I just feel like this year, I got a lot to get off my chest. And with this album, man, I'm going in on a lot of people. A lot of issues. A lot of stuff. I got very angry artists that I'm signing … This is Los Angeles, ladies and gentlemen, and it's a lot of f---kery going on out here. And I'm tired of people walking around, hitting the red carpets and feeling like, you know, feeling like they Madonna when you Ma-thot-a."(Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

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Future: Future Hendrix to Honest - This ATL native decided to go a new route for his album title. Future Hendrix was changed to Honest. The rapper says the change was because the album is an embodiment of what he is bringing to music, honesty. (Photo: Earl Gibson III/Getty Images For BET)

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Ciara: One Woman Army to Ciara - Through the process of recording her fifth studio album, Ciara got a burst of "new energy." Reinvigorated, Ci Ci decided to swap out a title that spoke to her individualism for something more personal. (Photo: Mark Davis/Getty Images for BET)

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Kelly Rowland:Year of the Woman toTalk a Good Game. - With singles like "Kisses Down Low" and "Dirty Laundry," we must admit this change really was appropriate. Kelly Rowland opened up like never before on her fourth solo album. Her bold revelations helped propel her album to a Top 5 debut on the Billboard 200 chart. (Photo: Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images)

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Nas: N----r  to Untitled - Nas tried to go there on his eighth solo album, but the powers that be wouldn't let him be. At the end of the day, the album went untitled, but it didn't go unnoticed. (Photo: Noel Vasquez/Getty Images)

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Kid Cudi: Cudder to Cudder and The Revolution of Evolution to Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager - Kid Cudi changed the title and the focus of his sophomore album when he ditched plans to do a compilation LP, Cudder to instead cut a sequel to his Man On The Moon debut. (Photo: Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for VEVO)

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The-Dream: LoveIV to IV Play - Maybe the songs were so sexy that this collection required a more tantalizing name. The-Dream provided no details on this, so you have to check out the playlist yourself; just don't look under LoveIV. (Photo: John Ricard / BET)

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Jadakiss. Kiss My A-- toThe Last Kiss - No need for much explanation here. Retailers were not pleased with the title Jadakiss had in mind for his third studio album. The title wasn't a low brow attempt at being edgy, however, it was a way of closing out a trilogy (the previous two albums were titled Kiss the Game Goodbye and The Kiss of Death). (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

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Game: F.I.V.E.: Fear Is Victory’s Evolution to Jesus Piece - After being baptized, Game wanted his music to have a new identity. We aren't talking genre change, but a change nonetheless. The rapper said Jesus Piece allowed him and others to love God and be themselves.(Photo: Robert Wallace/ WENN.com)

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Big Boi: Daddy Fat Sax: Soul Funk Crusader to Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors - OutKast member Big Boi stays bringing the creativity to album titles and songs alike. Six months before the release of his second solo album, he took to Twitter to let his fans know, “Breaking News!!!!! Title of My Album is Called Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors"... "Stay Tuned." We're glad we did. (Photo: John Ricard / BET)

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T.I.: King Uncaged to No Mercy - The original title was influenced by his incarceration at the time, but the King of the South ultimately went for something more ferocious to describe this 2010 track listing. The title hints at many things that warrant "no mercy" for the rapper. The album went gold and the tracks are classic. (Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)