Da' Nic

After multiple mentions of the date September 11, on his official Instagram page, TIP unexpectedly released Da' Nic, on the aforementioned date.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2015/09/11/ti-da-nic-ep-stream/ |title=T.I. Drops Surprise EP 'Da' Nic' |publisher=Rap-Up |date=2015-09-09 |accessdate=2015-09-13}}{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/stream-tis-new-ep-da-nic-news.17536.html |title=Stream T.I.'s New EP "Da' Nic" |publisher= Hotnewhiphop.com |date=2015-09-05 |accessdate=2015-09-13}} According to a press release, T.I. returning to his original moniker Tip, coincided with the EP's release.{{cite web|last=Hernandez |first=Victoria |url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.35448/title.tip-explains-name-change-making-the-dime-trap-album-for-fans |title=TIP Explains Name Change From T.I. & Making "The Dime Trap" Album For Fans |date=11 September 2015 |publisher=HipHopDX |accessdate=2015-09-13}} The EP's title is inspired by the slang term for a nickel bag of cannabis.{{cite web|url=http://theboombox.com/ti-da-nic-ep/ |title=T.I. Releases 'Da' Nic' EP With Young Thug and Young Dro |date=11 September 2015 |publisher=Theboombox.com |accessdate=2015-09-13}} Da' Nic marks TIP's first ever independent release.{{cite web|url=http://www.audibletreats.com/tip_pr1/ |title=T.I. Releases Surprise EP, Da' Nic |date=11 September 2015 |publisher=Audibletreats.com |accessdate=2015-09-13}}{{cite web|author= Tamara Palmer |url=http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/TI-Announces-Surprise-Release-at-Twitter-Headquarters-326520281.html |title=T.I. Announces Surprise Release at Twitter Headquarters |publisher=NBC Bay Area |date=2015-09-08 |accessdate=2015-09-13}}

After releasing his ninth studio album Paperwork via Columbia Records, Tip had once again become a free agent, having ended his previous contract with Atlantic Records, after issuing his eighth album Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head, in 2012. He told MTV News that Da’ Nic was birthed from that freedom.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2341453/ti-da-nic-dime-trap-independence/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007050443/http://www.mtv.com/news/2341453/ti-da-nic-dime-trap-independence/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 7, 2015|title=T.I.'s Da' Nic EP Was Basically A Celebration Of Independence|publisher=MTV}} Although the project is a prelude in his trilogy series that begun with Paperwork (2014) and will continue with his tenth album Dime Trap (2018), it came together more quickly than ever before: "The idea to release an EP came September 2 and we released it on September 11. I could only have done that as an independent artist," he explained.

He also elaborated on his trilogy, breaking it down like this: "Paperwork was the artsy blend of musical tones [incorporating] soulful R&B — a Blueprint–ish approach to an album. Da' Nic and The Dime Trap [will be] unadulterated trap music and [the third album] will be my version of 808s and Heartbreak." On The Dime Trap, Tip plans to link with "young, hungry, talented producers that are making headway in the game" like Metro Boomin, Mike Will Made It, 808 Mafia and Zaytoven.

On March 11, 2015, TIP released a single titled "Project Steps".{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/project-steps-single/975927935 |title=Project Steps - Single by T.I. |publisher=iTunes |date=2015-03-11 |access-date=2015-09-13}} The song was produced by TIP's frequent collaborator, Mars of production team 1500 or Nothin'.{{cite web|author=Steve Raze |url=http://allhiphop.com/2015/03/12/t-i-project-steps-produced-by-mars-of-1500-or-nothin/ |title=T.I. "Project Steps" Produced By Mars of 1500 or Nothin! |publisher=AllHipHop |date=2015-03-12 |accessdate=2015-09-13}} On June 26, 2015, TIP released the music video for the single "Project Steps".{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2015/06/26/video-ti-project-steps/ |title=Video: T.I. – 'Project Steps' |publisher=Rap-Up |date=2015-06-26 |accessdate=2015-09-13}}{{cite web|date=June 19, 2015 |url=http://www.vh1.com/video/ti/1215862/project-steps.jhtml |title="Project Steps" by T.I. | Music Video |publisher=VH1.com |accessdate=2015-09-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906075253/http://www.vh1.com/video/ti/1215862/project-steps.jhtml |archive-date=2015-09-06 }}{{cite web|url=https://instagram.com/p/4awu0nAbrX/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/troubleman31/1016338989742930647 |archive-date=2021-12-25 |url-access=registration|title=Instagram |publisher=Instagram |accessdate=2015-09-13}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|url=http://www.stacksmag.net/2015/07/t-i-talks-ant-man-the-dime-trap-album.html |title=T.I. Talks Ant-Man + Preps 'The Dime Trap' Album |work= STACKS Magazine |date=15 July 2015 |accessdate=2015-09-13}} On September 4, 2015, TIP released the EP's second single titled "Check, Run It", as a single via digital distribution.{{cite web |url= https://music.apple.com/us/album/check-run-it-single/1037087374 |title= Check, Run It - Single by T.I. |publisher= Itunes |date= 2015-09-04 |access-date= 2015-09-13}} The song was produced by League of Starz.{{cite web |author= |url= http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ti-check-run-it-prod-by-league-of-starz-new-song.1966145.html |title= T.I. - Check, Run It (prod. by League Of Starz) |date= 4 September 2015 |publisher= Hotnewhiphop.com |accessdate= 2015-09-13}} On September 10, 2015, TIP released a song titled "Peanut Butter Jelly", featuring fellow Atlanta-based rappers, Young Dro and Young Thug.{{cite web |last= Balfour |first=Jay |url= http://www.complex.com/music/2015/09/t-i-young-thug-young-dro-new-song-peanut-butter-jelly |title= Listen To T.I.'s "Peanut Butter Jelly" f/ Young Thug & Young Dro |publisher= Complex |accessdate= 2015-09-13}}{{cite web |author= |url= http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ti-pbj-feat-young-thug-and-young-dro-prod-by-london-on-the-track-new-song.1966232.html |title=T.I. - PBJ Feat. Young Thug & Young Dro (Prod. By London On Da Track) |publisher= Hotnewhiphop.com |date= 2015-09-05 |accessdate= 2015-09-13}}{{cite web |last= Thurm |first=Eric |url= http://www.papermag.com/2015/09/take_ti_young_thug_and_young_d.php |title= Take T.I., Young Thug, and Young Dro's "Peanut Butter Jelly" on Your Lunch Break |date=11 September 2015 |publisher=Papermag |accessdate= 2015-09-13}}

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| title1 = Broadcast Live

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| writer1 = {{hlist|Clifford Harris Jr.|Jaswinder Singh}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Jazzfeezy|Scena|TNB Beatz}}https://www.instagram.com/p/8Q0O5TI82c/ {{Self-published source|date=August 2022}}

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| title2 = Ain't Gonna See It

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| writer2 = {{hlist|Harris Jr.|Shomari Wilson}}

| extra2 = Shonuff

| length2 = 2:25

| title3 = Check, Run It

| writer3 = {{hlist|Harris Jr.|Donte Blacksher|Regis Bell|Jason Wilkinson}}

| extra3 = League of Starz

| length3 = 3:57

| title4 = Peanut Butter Jelly

| writer4 = {{hlist|Harris Jr.|London Holmes|D'Juan Hart|Jeffrey Williams}}

| note4 = featuring Young Dro and Young Thug

| extra4 = London on da Track

| length4 = 5:17

| title5 = Project Steps

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| writer5 = {{hlist|Harris Jr.|Lamar Edwards}}

| extra5 = Mars (of 1500 or Nothin')

| length5 = 3:59

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