T.I. Leads One “Hell of A Life”

Though T.I. sought to have both his sentence pushed back by ten days, as well as to be entered into a prison closer to his home of Atlanta, his requests have been ignored. Today, the rapper reported to the Arkansas Federal Correction Facility in Forrest City after being charged and convicted of attempting to buy multiple unregistered weapons in 2007.  

A lawyers’ filing said an attempt to change T.I.’s prison location once he already starts serving time would be an “extremely cumbersome process.” 

This past Sunday, he performed at the Phillips Arena in his home state to a crowd of almost 16,000 fans. At one point during the farewell concert, he brought his children up on stage, and amidst a set that included hits from all six of his albums, T.I. thanked the audience for their support. The rapper promised he was “going to stand up tall, head up high” and asked that they “pray for me while I’m gone.” 

Though he may remain out of the public eye for the next 366 days, a sentence of which T.I. will serve at least 10 months, we can expect to still hear his music. Earlier this month in Atlanta, he shot the video for a new song called “Hell of a Life,” from the forthcoming re-release of his “Paper Trail” CD, which will be dubbed “Paper Chase: Case Closed.”  And, it was recently reported that he was slated to film a video for the song “Don’t Forget,” featuring Mary J. Blige.