After 10 years and seven albums with Atlantic Records, rap mogul T.I.P. is once again an independent artist. T.I. began his illustrious career as a successful independent artist before signing his first record contract with LaFace Records back in the day. He is now on his own again and feeling fine after a deal with Sony Records fell through.
From MTV News:
The Grand Hustle boss completed his obligation to the major with last year’s Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head and for now, he’s just enjoying the success he’s having with his current single with Lil Wayne before moving on to the next one.
“I got a record out now, me and Wayne,’ Wit Me,’ doing numbers every week, increasing on iTunes, increasing on Billboard top 100, so … I’m just continuing to push. Right now I’m an independent artist,” he told MTV News about the dynamic duo’s rising one-off banger. The song, which comes with a fast cars, hot women and cop-evading video directed by Phillyflyboy comes just as the pair are planning to hit the road together for a summer amphitheater tour?.
“It’s a lot of work, man, it’s a lot of resources to be dedicated to it,” T.I. said of being back in control of his destiny. “But at the end of the day I think it’s worth it. It put me back into mind of where we were after ‘I’m Serious,’ where we had to put our own funds and resources into [2003’s] Trap Muzik … I think that led to a beautiful situation … and I think right now we’re just working to reach another beautiful situation.”
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Photos: T.I.’s Instagram
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@topic – I appreciate how hard both Tip and Tiny work at their craft and also how they pass on the value of hard work to their tribe.
Many kids nowadays have this gross sense of entitlement; they think the world owes them something. Newsflash: You’re wrong; this world don’t owe you nathin!
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I believe Tip was independent AFTER he left LaFace. Thats when he did all the Grand Hustle mixtapes. For the life of me I can’t remember the name of the mixtapes. There where quite a few of em. This means people weren’t offering him the right amount of $$ if he’s goinf back independent
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I think this should light another spark in him. We bout to get some more great Rap muRsic!
Love TI!!!!
@ LadyT the name of the Grand Hustle mixtapes were In The Streets Volume 1,2,3 etc…I used to be a huge T.I. fan especially when I was in HS and college…now not so much.
I like his shirt and his shoes BTW…
Why is he always flashing money?
Tip a tv reality star now…ain’t no1 checking for the music. Sorry! HAPPY 4th, back to work tomorrow for me
ZimboChick says:
Why is he always flashing money?
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Yes he is…..didn’t Sandra make a comment on here before about how some celebs always feel the need to flash their wealth to others? I think it’s tacky….personally