“I’m doing the best I can to get out there, man, and put something positive on these young kids, man…”

Nothing says “positivity” like $12K in firearms. Nothing but “positive” things can come from that, right? Nothing “positive” has come from hip-hop since the mid 90s. Hope TI brings his a plug to cork his butt in the slammer.

punk…silencers, I mean really. Guy should be off the streets for good, again, punk thug wannabe

i agree NYC Nate. thats pretty condradictory for him to talk to kids about violence when he purchased weapons.

“positive” is being accountable for your actions, which is what he’s trying to do. Everyone does something wrong. It’s how you deal with those things that make you the person you are.

Also, it’s not contradictory to talk about violence AND purchase weapons. There’s nothing inherently wrong with wanting to protect yourself, or your family, with firearms.

I give T.I. big props. He is man enough to admit what he did was srong and take responsibility for it. He is using his own wrong doings to change the minds of the kids of the future. There are some places people live and grown where what he did is all they know. Don’t judge someone from the ghetto or the streets if you have lived in the subs and house all your life, there are people that struggle. T.I. IS AND FOREVER WILL BE THE KING!!!!!!!!!!!

You’re making it sound like he bought the weapons AFTER he said he wants to be a positive influence. He made a mistake and he’s paying for it. He is truly sorry for what he did, and you should also know that his reasons for carrying firearms was for his own security. His best friend Philant Johnson was shot dead right in front of him, and the bullet was meant for T.I. He wasn’t trying to be “gangsta”, he was just fearful for his safety and made a a lapse in judgment in deciding how he would protect himself. No different than the Bible-thumping, right-wing nuts who fight gun control tooth and nail, using that very excuse of wanting to protect themselves, along with the right to practice their favorite hobby, hunting. But it’s hip hop that is the sole reason for gun violence, right? Never mind that the reason some kids have such easy access to guns is because their parents have them in the house .

Mabey prison will help his rhymes. his songs have gotten soft.

Hey “think on my own”-

I’m sure “protecting himself” wasn’t on his mind when he bought MACHINE GUNS. People don’t spend 12 grand trying to “protect” themselves.

I really doubt that prison will inspire a great next album from him. I expected something big from Paper Trails considering he had learned of his sentencing when working on Paper Trails, but it just ended up being terrible.

T.I. Hater, how do you know what was on his mind?

There are lots of people in the US that own fully automatic weapons legally. You just need a special license. If you have the money, the license isn’t hard to get.

Again, TI’s downfall was that he couldn’t own “any” gun legally because of his felony conviction. He’s now paying the price for that.

But, don’t pretend to know what was on his mind because he was buying fully automatic weapons. Your presumptions mean nothing.

He did wrong, and is now paying the price. Simple.

HAHAHAHAHA!! A pre-prison concert! I bet he’ll “t.i.” in jail

All you hating on t.i. are you serious? His best friend was killed in front of him. The car he was in was shot at 9 times, he watched his best friend die in front of him. You trying to tell me you wouldnt buy some protection if you went through that? He did something stupid, but admitted it, and spent 1,000 hours of community service, and if you didn’t notice, had a show on mtv where he went and helped 5 kids who needed to get directed towards the right path. He fucked up, he knows it, and has already spent a year and a half dealing with the consequences. If you are all telling me house arrerst isn’t bad, you’ve never had to do it. T.I. is a hero in my mind. Most rappers would have never helped kids out, they would just say they’re innocent and let their lawyers win the case for them. Props to t.i. for everything he has done

i think it was a good idea of ti trying to protect him and his family.Big phil is a true friend by trying to protect his own friend(TI).My big philz soul RIP…..Beach Cat 4 life!!!!!

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yalls comments are hilarious hahaha

Who cares?…we need to stop caring about other peoples dumbshite. F*** TV & Gossip.

I’m glad he got credit for time served, its a fucked up situation for him, but at least he got the minimum so he can get out and keep runnin the south!!

T.I is the best rapper we have seen sense tupa and the realist. If uall going to hate on him for something petty like that uall are just some haters. And somebody said his songs got soft but who the hell are u I dnt c u going platnium bitch

LIKE T.I….OK..NO!..BLINK 182 MANN!!!…

I hope he’ll back soon! He’s the best rapper and his songs are true. T.I. is so sweet, too… Real KING OF THA SOUTH!!!

T.I. Man hang in there.I hope you get out soon.I would have done the same thing if I was you.Friends are important and a good friend is hard to find.So I wish you the best in life.Hope your back with your family real soon.Take care of your self man. Latter M.C.M.