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He did deal drugs, but has now left that lifestyle behind. Also, to the bitch who sold T.I. out to the Feds, we have two words

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Sure T.I.’s been in trouble with the law, but never for murder

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T.I.’s the King, kind of like being The Godfather

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“Ten toes down” means he has his feet planted firmly on the ground. And he’s not wearing any sandals – we agree, how can you look thug in sandals it’s impossible!

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T.I. would rather be himself in jail than this guy

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As in bricks (kilos) of cocaine (sand)

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Pharrell often wears clothes from his own brand, Billionaire Boy’s Club – BBC. And we’ve spent a lot of time figuring out which is the best v-neck tee so it’s comforting to know that fashion icon Pharrell agrees it’s Gap – phew!

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This is a track from T.I.’s 2006 album “T.I. vs. Tip”. It represents how the frustration and pain caused by the death of his friend and the pressures of fame are turning him into more of a gangster. This is shown by the use of an alter ego, Tip. Tip is angrier, and considers T.I. weak. When rapping as Tip, his ATL accent gets stronger and his rhymes get simpler: He is harking back to his days slangin' dope out of Bankhead, when he was usually called Tip.

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Bring ‘Em Out is from T.I.’s 2004 album “Urban Legend”. It is a diss song, directed to his haters in general, and references several times his recent jail sentence, the first of 3. This track samples JAY-Z’s 2003 track “What More Can I Say.”

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His paper money, when piled up, is at least 7'2". Assuming that 100-dollar bills are the same thickness as 1-dollar bills, 233 makes an inch. Therefore T.I. has $23,300 x 86" = $2,003,800 in cash.

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