T.I.’s Final Album ‘Kill the King’ Debuts in Top 10 on R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart
The rapper's self-described final studio album ends a run that began in 2003.
Black News 
For his final bow, T.I. adds another top 10 album to his ledger as his Kill the King album debuts at No. 10 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart dated July 11 — his 13th top 10 on the tally. The set, released on Grand Hustle/EMPIRE, earned 22,000 equivalent album units in the United States for the tracking week of June 26-July 2, according to Luminate.
Kill the King marks T.I.’s final studio album, according to the rapper, who had been teasing the finale’s title for nearly a decade. The album’s title refers to one of the Atlanta hitmakers’ nicknames, King of the South.
As Kill the King takes its place in T.I.’s collection, here’s a review of the rapper’s top 10 results on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Album Title, Peak Position, Peak Date
- Trap Muzik, No. 2, Sept. 6, 2003
- Urban Legend, No. 1 (one week), Dec. 18, 2004
- 25 to Life, [T.I. Presents the PSC], No. 4, Oct. 8, 2005
- King, No. 1 (four), April 15, 2006
- T.I. vs T.I.P., No. 1 (three), July 21, 2007
- Paper Trail, No. 1 (five), Oct. 18, 2008
- No Mercy, No. 1 (one), Dec. 25, 2010
- Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head, No. 1 (three), Jan. 5, 2013
- Paperwork, No. 1 (two), Nov. 8, 2014
- Da’ Nic (EP), No. 3, Oct. 3, 2015
- Dime Trap, No. 8, Oct. 20, 2018
- The L.I.B.R.A., No. 9, Oct. 31, 2020
- Kill the King, No. 10 (to date), July 11, 2026
Elsewhere, Kill the King starts at No. 7 on the Top Rap Albums chart and at No. 30 on the all-genre Billboard 200.
The album cycle launched with lead single “Let Em Know,” which reached No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his first top 40 appearance since the Iggy Azalea-assisted “No Mediocre” in 2014. The hit single also topped the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart — his eighth No. 1 and first since 2013 — and climbed to No. 4 on Hot Rap Songs. Current single “Mr. Him” has enjoyed radio success, rising to No. 7 on the latest Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.
