T.I. was under house arrest when he wrote Paper Trail. One night, Just Blaze sent him the beat that would become “Live Your Life” with Rihanna
T.I. was under house arrest when he wrote Paper Trail. One night, Just Blaze sent him the beat that would become “Live Your Life” with Rihanna
When it was time to find someone for the hook, Gee Roberson suggested Rihanna. T.I. didn’t believe she would do it.
But there was only one way to find out.
Rihanna was in Italy filming a commercial when they sent her the track. She made room in her schedule and recorded her vocals at a studio in Milan.
“Live Your Life” debuted at number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100.
One week later, it was number one.
The 80-to-1 explosion was the biggest jump to the top in chart history at the time. It became T.I.’s third number one and Rihanna’s fifth.
One beat. One unlikely yes. One historic number one.
