With T.I. preparing to report to prison for a year and a day as part of his plea agreement stemming from felony gun charges, Detroit News columnist Adam Graham chose to take this time to reveal the hidden meanings in some of the  PAPER TRAIL lyrics:

Song: “S.L.U. (Swagga Like Us)”

Lyric:”From the surface, it may seem like I got reason to be nervous, but observe my work and see that my adversity was worth it.”

Translation: I am not sweating jail. It helped me make the best album of my life, and it earned me a ton of mainstream media exposure. And guess what: My agent is already working on an exclusive exit interview with the “Today” show! I hope I can get that lady who interviewed the Octomom, she’s a pro. Holla!

Song: “Dead and Gone”

Lyric:”No more stress, now I’m straight, now I get it, now I take time to think before I make mistakes, just for my family’s sake/ that part of me left yesterday, the heart in me is strong today. No regrets, I’m blessed to say, the old me dead and gone away.”

Translation: See, I’ve already learned my lesson, so… can we knock a few months off my term? Pretty please, with sugar on top?

Song: “Whatever You Like”

Lyric:”I want your body, I need your body, as long as you’ve got me, you won’t need nobody/ Stacks on deck, Patron on ice, we can pop bottles all night, and baby you can have whatever you like.”

Translation: Real talk: Female contact is going to be extremely limited when I’m in the joint. If conjugal visits are the best I have to look forward to, I want to build up the old memory bank as much as possible before I leave and it’s all showers with Bubba, you feel me?

Song: “No Matter What”

Lyric:”I hope the picture painted clear, if your heart’s filled with faith then you can’t fear/ wonder how I face years, and I’m still chillin? Easy: Let go and let God deal with it.”

Translation: When I get out of jail, Kwame Kilpatrick and I are totes starting our own church.

Coulda done without that last one. Tip’s got enough sense not to partner up that criminal.