Ready for Whatever

"Ready for Whatever"
Single by T.I.
from the album Paper Trail
Released	September 23, 2008
Format	Digital download
Genre	Hip hop
Length	5:12
Label	Grand Hustle, Atlantic Records
Writer(s)	Clifford Harris Christopher Gholson
Producer(s)	Drumma Boy
T.I. singles chronology
"Swagga Like Us" (2008) "Ready for Whatever" (2008) "Live Your Life" (2008)

"Ready for Whatever" is a song by American rapper T.I., released on September 23, 2008, as the sixth single from his sixth studio album, Paper Trail (2008). The song was produced by Southern hip hop record producer Drumma Boy.

In a 2014 interview for HopHopDX, Drumma Boy revealed that "Ready for Whatever" had to be edited at least 25 different times, at the request of T.I.'s lawyers, because of the song's detailing of his 2007 arrest for gun possession.^[1]

Release

The song was released on September 23, 2008, during the Countdown to Paper Trail on iTunes.^[2]

Track listing

Digital download

1. "Ready for Whatever" [Explicit] – 5:12^[3]

Chart performance

Chart (2008)	Peak position
scope="row"	Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[4]	62
scope="row"	US Billboard Hot 100[5]	57

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
United States	September 23, 2008	Digital download[3]	Grand Hustle Records, Atlantic Records

References

1. Balfour, Jay (October 21, 2014). "T.I.'s "Ready For Whatever" Was Censored By Rapper's Lawyers, Drumma Boy Says". HipHopDX. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
2. iTunes "Countdown to Paper Trail" Check |url= value (help). iTunes Store. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
3. "iTunes – Music – T.I. – Ready for Whatever – Single". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
4. "T.I. – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for T.I.. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
5. "T.I. – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for T.I.. Retrieved October 23, 2014.