*As T.I. awaits sentencing on federal gun charges, the rapper has announced that the release of his upcoming CD "Paper Trail" has been pushed up from September to Aug. 12.

      "There was a great demand for the product," T.I. told Billboard.com. "Once we put out 'No Matter What,' we got so much positive response that we moved up the date."

       "No Matter What," produced by Danja, was leaked to the Internet last week and is currently available for purchase digitally at the Atlantic Records Media Store at http://store.atlanticrecords.com.  [Listen to track below.]     

       As for an official first single, T.I. says it might be "Top of the World" featuring rapper BOB and Kanye West. "It's a reflective song about our humble beginnings and how far we've come," says T.I.