Rap-Up.com || New Music: T.I. f/ Christina Aguilera

T.I. and Christina Aguilera reflect on the hardships of being a superstar on “Castle Walls,” the new single from Tip’s seventh album No Mercy (Dec. 7). Produced by Alex Da Kid and co-written with his artist Skylar Grey, the somber tune shows the King of the South at his rawest. “The dangers don’t equate to all the time it take away from ya kids,” admits the incarcerated rapper during his introspective verses.

“It’s hip-hop, it’s electro, but I think it’s gonna lend itself to a broad audience,” Alex Da Kid previously told Rap-Up TV. “It has some kind of substance to it in the lyrics. It should work on radio and in the club, hopefully.”

Knock down their walls below.

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54 Comments

mike
November 29th, 2010 at 10:32 am
HOTNESS!!!!!

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RajibDavid
November 29th, 2010 at 10:34 am
Amazing song!!!! Congratulations Xtina!

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Ron
November 29th, 2010 at 10:39 am
Love the song! Ti’s rapping and Xtina’s vocals equal magic!!

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A Realist
November 29th, 2010 at 10:40 am
Hmm not as good as I thought it would be. Maybe its a grower.

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nicole
November 29th, 2010 at 10:41 am
wow love it. christina’s voice is amazing as always.

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let's be real
November 29th, 2010 at 10:49 am
That’s a great beat/ production. His rap is better then his last attempts, and her voice really compliments his. I thought his album might be wack but this gives me new interest in it. I love it.

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Lisa
November 29th, 2010 at 10:51 am
Amazing. My favorite Hip Hop/Pop collaboration of the year.

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Daire
November 29th, 2010 at 11:00 am
Cant Wait for No Mercy!

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Kyndra
November 29th, 2010 at 11:00 am
LOVE LOVE LOVE

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November 29th, 2010 at 11:03 am
Production’s good, Christina is perfect on the track, but yet another prison-related T.I. track about how hard it is to be famous, how we really don’t know what he goes through, etc. I bet he has at least one more of them before his career is through.

How about this, TIP? If it’s so hard to be famous, how about you put down the mic and retire?

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Dean
November 29th, 2010 at 11:05 am
Great song, it’s gonna be a huge hit! Christina and T.I. are fantastic on this track!

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Apop
November 29th, 2010 at 11:07 am
Love the song! Both sound amazing and love the softer side of Xtina on this one. Can’t wait for it on Itunes.

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AnkkA
November 29th, 2010 at 11:12 am
AMAZING!! they look really cute together! too bad they’re not a couple! lol

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Dave
November 29th, 2010 at 11:23 am
It slays, THEY SLAY!

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sagb
November 29th, 2010 at 11:26 am
its a hit when is this getting released?

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totz
November 29th, 2010 at 11:29 am
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

the song is amazing and its also hard

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tikk
November 29th, 2010 at 11:47 am
sounds meh to me, nothing memorable, I’d be shocked if it became a hit since it’s too slow

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tiffany
November 29th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
best rapper

AND MEEEEEEEEEEN chris brown, jasmine sullivan, kid cudi, and now christina aguilera

waouw just beautiful peoooooooooooople

album of the year with the nelly’s one and the kery’s one and the ciara’s one and the nerd’s one

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xxx
November 29th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
@ankka

you’re right! they really do look great together…
and they both have such ugly partners…i know jordan is christina’s ex…but he’s just ugh…and tiny…not even drunk i would take her

and it’s really a great song!

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sihle
November 29th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
Great song, great beats,lyrics and voice from xtina,just dont understand y some ppl criticize T.I for rapping about whats goin on in his life, prison etc. Its only relevant, unlike Wayne who raps only about pussy, pussy, and more pussy,but he is never criticized. Anyway T.I good song!

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jean
November 29th, 2010 at 12:24 pm
epic!

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Josh
November 29th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
Amazing song! It’s a pure hit! Way better than Eminem/Rihanna collab. Christina sounds amazing on this and T.I’s verses are so damn good!

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chet
November 29th, 2010 at 1:01 pm
sick! alex did his thing on the production.

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janet
November 29th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
DOPE! ti and christina both did great on this track!

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jhuntdaprodigy
November 29th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
Tip’s verses aren’t as lyrical as he can be IMO, but they work. If this record can’t become a hit, then ain’t no record on the album gonna be a hit! And No Mercy has pretty much leaked btw! I Can’t Help It, Amazing, That’s All She Wrote, Welcome To The World, Poppin’ Bottles, and now Castle Walls. The album is just alright, not halfway as good as Paper Trail. IDK how he just lost it like that, but Tip ain’t as good anymore it seems

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Chri$
November 29th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
SICK song, SICK album, SICK artist, SICK everything!!!!!!!!!!!

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HUH?
November 29th, 2010 at 3:24 pm
Lol @ Josh lets c if it will be bigger then the Eminem/Rihanna Collabo (i highly doubt that tho)

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ChristinaAguilera
November 29th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
Amazing song with an amazing singer- Christina Aguilera<3 Love Dis Song !!

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Sihle
November 29th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
@huh? This is better than luv the way u lie, it is more introspective and production is quite great, really unique. Real talk

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Sihle
November 29th, 2010 at 3:44 pm
@huh? This is better than luv the way u lie, it is more introspective and production is quite great, really unique. Real talk!

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andy
November 29th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
this is just great! awesome lyrics! one of the best songs ive heard this year! December, 7!! can’t wait for this album to drop…

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QWERTY
November 29th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
Its alright, but someone said its better than Love The Way You Lie? No way…

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xx
November 29th, 2010 at 5:13 pm
pretty good, but the concepts r getting the same. airplanes (B.o.B), love the way u lie (Em), i’m coming home (Diddy), i need a doctor (Dr. Dre), then this one. alex da kid should make another rhyme.
congratz for becoming a such talented producer anyway
just keep gettin better! =)

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K-Rano
November 29th, 2010 at 5:38 pm
Bad TUNE! Alex Da Kid is the 1!

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HaredCarter
November 29th, 2010 at 5:57 pm
AMAAZZZIIINNGGGGGGGGGG!!!!
Everything is sick and dope!.

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Chrystal
November 29th, 2010 at 7:15 pm
I love it. can’t wait for the video. Ready to request this song on the radio.

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Jack
November 29th, 2010 at 7:52 pm
the album totally leaked….its perfection!

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TI_Aguilera_wins
November 29th, 2010 at 9:11 pm
AGUILERA IS THE BEST VOCALIST WORLDWIDE.

T.I is VERY HANDSOME!

The beat of this song is beautiful.

MAGICAL!

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thestylisto
November 29th, 2010 at 9:38 pm
see this is the way i love christina aguilera to look. she look amazing in that picture above. but lately she has been looking a total mess! please give us back this christina a.

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tikk
November 30th, 2010 at 1:47 am
some of you guys must be kidding, Love the way you lie totally shits-on-this!!

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Bee
November 30th, 2010 at 2:02 am
This is incredible, not only Xtina but T.i’s verses are awesome

It would be even greatest if Eminem’s was in there, too.

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snchzz
November 30th, 2010 at 3:42 am
Кристина великолепна!

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November 30th, 2010 at 6:09 am
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Soloman
November 30th, 2010 at 6:13 am
I see ‘Love the Way You Lie’ production on the song.
Love X-Tina’s vocal on this so much.
Still Tip did a good job.
The theme of the song looks cool too.

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Lisa
November 30th, 2010 at 8:42 am
I love that she kept the vocals so toned down for the entire song. She is the best.

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diego
November 30th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
Chrisitna Aguilera is the queen of music! The best vocalist, and the only one who can actually perform live recently

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Brandon
November 30th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
I am loving this song!!!

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From Tokyo
December 1st, 2010 at 7:38 am
Dang, ya’ll got to argue everything. This isn’t Eminem or Rihanna. Just focus on the song and the people singing it. Argue over absolutely EVERYTHING! smdh

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From Tokyo
December 1st, 2010 at 7:40 am
Forgot to say, nice song. Christina’s voice is a treasure. I don’t listen to her regularly but her voice is the best in the game I can think of right now.

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No Mercy FTW
December 1st, 2010 at 8:45 am
Damn, i can’t stop hearing it…

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emem
December 1st, 2010 at 8:59 am
amazing

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hmm
December 1st, 2010 at 11:45 pm
Love the song and Xtina’s vocals are amazing. And the one thing about her is that she is able to sing live unlike some others who rely on technology to augment their vocal abilities and then can’t reproduce the sound when the perform live.

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REALDUDE10
December 3rd, 2010 at 9:15 pm
CHRISTINA IS THE BEST INTERNATIONAL LIVE FEMALE PERFORMER IN THE WORLD. this song is simply amazing. This song must be released. Both T.I. and Christina both have had rough times this year and THIS WOULD BE AN EPIC TREAT FOR BOTH THESE SUPERSTARS! Song has such raw emotions, and truth. It really speaks to all those people who feel trapped.

Honestley, I believe this song will be Record of the Year 2011! SO BIG! SO INTERNATIONALLY APPEALLING! IM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS RECORD. ALEX, IS GONNA BE RICH!

CASTLE WALLS WILL BE THE BIGGEST SONG IN THE WORLD IN 2011! LETS GO T.I. AND CHRISTINA! ONLY THESE FUTURE LEGENDS!

REAL MUSIC TO SAVE THE RADIO FINALLY!

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Lisa
December 8th, 2010 at 4:23 am
Just amazing!

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