From Rozay’s Mixtape, Ashes to Ashes, due on December 24th.
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“I’m going to be straight up honest with you guys, I didn’t think T.I. would land nowhere near at top 5 slot on the Billboard album charts with his newest LP, No Mercy. From day one, the project was plagued with delays. And to throw salt in an open wound Clifford was hit with MORE legal setbacks.
And to be EXTREMELY honest, his footing wasn’t right with the music and how it was presented. But despite alllll of that, Team Grand Hustle still managed to get that album in a good position on Billboard. So in retrospect, with everything Mr. Harris is going through, I would consider this a win. I would consider this a hard earned win seeing how EVERYTHING and EVERYONE was treating him as the underdog (including myself. And personally, I still don’t like the album…but numbers are numbers).
So when TIP returns, I hope he takes a hard LOOK at what he’s been through. I hope he’s weeded out the BULLSHIT that’s been surrounding him for the past 24 months and reshifts and refocuses on what’s most important. Because HAD this been a properly promoted project with all the bells and whistles that come along with an album release, instead of #4 he would’ve been #4. And instead of 160K buying his album, it could’ve been 400k.”
Damn man, I could’ve sworn this video came about before, no? See? It’s all getting monotonous at this point..
T.I ft. Rick Ross – Pledge Allegiance from Motion Family on Vimeo.
In all honesty: I wasn’t really f*ckin’ wit’ T.I. behind this whole going to jail for the 7th million time ordeal. I really felt let down as a true fan; however, this video is dope. T.I.’s “No Mercy” in stores now.
Pre-Order “No Mercy” here. Album in stores 12/07…The KING is Back!…(In Jail)
The video will premiere Tuesday on MTV.
New video. T.I. and Rocko. Yeah, that’s pretty much it. Oh wait, my bad- Tip’s new album “No Mercy” drops December 7th. I knew I was forgetting something.
On T.I.’s official website his people posted a message from him to his fans. This is starting to remind me of when Lil Wayne was locked up, DeJa Vu much?
“This experience is truly a pain I have never felt before and that’s saying a lot for a nigga who’s been down locked up as many times as I have. I see this as a real ass whoopin’. The kind you don’t just go back outside to play afterwards. You take ya ass to bed and don’t come out of your room until it’s time to go to school.
I don’ t know what effect this will have on my life moving forward but I’m certainly sick and mother f*cking tired of going to jail, juve, prison, the pen, correctional facilities or whatever else you want to call it. I’d have been better off doing a 5-10 year bid one time than going in time and time again for days, weeks and months for the last 15 years of my life.
Even though it’s been a long road, I’m still standing, barely but nevertheless still standing. At one time I thought my motivation for continuing was for my fans, my partna Philant, my pops, my grandmama, even for the haters or the people I let down. But nah… I got to do this shit for me!!! I’ll be God damned if I’ve come all this way and made it through so much hell to let it go down like this! F*ck that! If an hour in the dark is worth a second in the sun then pass me my mother f*ckin’ shades cause I’m ready to cash my darkest hours in…ASAP!!!
A lot of folks had fathers or father figures in the house to raise them into manhood. I’m not trying to make any excuses for my situation but my father was a hustler that lived in New York. My uncle was a local big time dope boy turned 10 year federal inmate.
My mother and grandparents did the best they could but I found my manhood in the trap and in prison systems. But I found it. And nan one of mine will ever have to feel the cold tight grip of a handcuff or grace the presence of a jail cell if I can help it.
Over my dead body!
So if you can’t respect that you ain’t rocking with my movement then Fuck you dog! I know a bunch of mother f*ckers who are…..
- Love KING”
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