On the platinum edition of his album Just As I Am, released earlier this week, you'll find a remix of his 2014 hit "Bottoms Up" done by T.I.. Gilbert however didn't intend for the move to be controversial, or any sort of "hey, look at me!" intention.

"I didn't do it to piss anybody off or stir the water or give [ammunition to] the people that are on a power trip about the 'country and rap is crap' stuff," the country artist told Billboard.