T.I.'s "Whatever You Like" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 Aug. 23 at No. 99. Two weeks later, it made the biggest leap to No. 1 in chart history—from No. 71, thanks in large part to first-week digital sales of 205,000. It's the first solo No. 1 for the Atlanta-based rapper/songwriter/producer/actor and Grand Hustle Records CEO, following "My Love," on which he was a featured artist with Justin Timberlake. With a catchy hook, upbeat template and signature delivery, the track features the universal appeal to captivate R&B and top 40 radio—the latter, in recent times, has become less automatic about adding hip-hop titles that don't say something new. And T.I. does: By complimenting women in the lyric, he helps counter the misogyny that is often pervasive in hip-hop. Producer Jim Jonsin, who also crafted the beat for Lil Wayne's "Lollipop," sticks to his winning formula of drum patterns and synthesizers, sampling "Redemption," the theme from the film "Rocky II." Such success bodes an auspicious debut for "Paper Trail," T.I.'s sixth album, slated for delivery Sept. 30.—SR