thats goody for his dumb ass.

I am going to miss that smile.

I also heard that the someone from the place where TI was trying to buy guns unregistered, snitched on him also. I think those people work for the police as well.

Now I don’t celebrate any man of any race going to jail for any period of time..so don’t get me wrong..my only problem with this is that women think he’s cute so automatically he is “entrapped” dudes think his phony gangsta image is “real” so he was trapped…grow up..this man lived in a gated community and had a fetish for guns..whether he was going to use them or not is not the argument. If T.I.P was really trapping like he states and not just holding small amounts of drugs which in 1997 were prosecuted under federal rockefeller laws..that is not gangsta..I know plenty of petty hustlers who are not gangsta..he asked for someone to get him guns..nobody offered him the guns..rappers need to get over their fetishes for guns..he’s got babies..there is a time when you get rich enough to remove some elements of your life’s out of existance..get a real security team if you are that paranoid (see 50cent for the prime example of being paranoid but investing in reputable security). I feel for his family but please stop saying this man was entrapped..the black panthers were entrapped…T.I. Entrapped himself!!!

i love ti and all, but all i wanna know is, why would he be involved i some mess like this when he got a family, a new cd, and tons of money and respect. i hope they let him off… keep ya head up boo!!!

Don’t drop the soap!!! He’s gonna come out of there with a lisp and a switch…all you corny fans get a life..this happens everyday!!! to a few thousand minorities..he ain’t special..listen to trick daddy “not in america” and educate yourself!!

Wow! I hope everything works out for the best with T.I. Hopefully he will learn from this experience, humble himself and realize what is really important in his life. Actually, when his boy got killed that was a sign for him to redirect his life. Sad situation,,,

FREE T.I.P!

Sorry to burst bubbles but being cute isn’t going to help this time!

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Well he did it to himself.His fault and nobody elses, pointing the finger isn’t going to get anywhere

II been cryng all day about TI, he’s a Great man………..SIKE, f* his dumb ass.
It’s brothers like him that give us Black Men a bad rep. Negro you got everything
what da hell do you need nine machine guns and silencers for…….??????????

THIS IS SUM BULLSHIT 4 REAL..THEY ALWAYZ TRYIN TO FIND SOMETHING ON THE DAWN CELEBRITIES .. I STIILL SUPPORT TI AND NO MATTER HOW LONG HE TIME IF HE DO ANY TIME IM STILL GONE BUY HIS ALBUMS.

i don’t have any sympathy for him. He deserves to be punished for break the law. It’s a damn shame, that he has all that money and no damn brains.

Wow, this shit really is serious. Good luck to T.I.

OK…I believe in innocent until proven guilty..but come on. TI is keeping it too real ..what is with all the guns? Sorry I am no praying for him..if the guns were his and he really did send his body guard to buy machine guns..then he deserves to rote in jail.You think with all money and fame he would leave that life behind and be positive..no he has something to prove to who? TI..I love your music..but you did wrong brother and need to take responsibility for your actions.

Well i hope all goes well with TI. He and his family are in my prayers.

Message to tha wise, it’s time to wise up my black ppl. Keep your head up TI!

There has to be more to it than him just being stupid. He was purchasing machine guns and silencers. Something really bad had to be going on. I think the same people who shot at him before and ended up killing his best friend might still be after him. There were possible threats being made to his house so I’m sure that has something to do with it. I just wish he would have realized that something was not right when his body guard asked him to meet him @ a Walgreens parking lot. I was really rooting for him. This saddens me…I’m not going to jump conclusions until I have the whole story, though. He was doing so well. So something terrible had to be going on for him to go through the trouble of purchasing all this stuff. People don’t purchase items like this unless they feel threatened…

Amazing peeps bout to cry and can barely comment on here, over a rapper that got caught up and facing the CONSEQUENCES of his choices, and he don’t even know you exist! If peeps put that much emotions into the hood we’d have a better community.

I will reserve my comments for when the WHOLE story comes out because THIS AINT IT! This doesn’t have anything to do with how I feel about T.I. SO many things just don’t add up here.

http://sickhop.com/2007/1...in-a-fight-at-strip-club/
I want to give everyone here this link because it shows one of the probable causes that T.I. needed those machine guns and silencers. A situation occured at a night club called Body Tap where T.I. and his entourage engaged in a physical altercation. Of course, Tiny was there, and she was cheerleading the fight on. (Remember she’s Ride or Die people lol). So of course, the witnesses at the club tend to presume that T.I.’s arrest of the arsenal was because of the altercation and that he might of probably want to use them in case another one occured…

He will suffer the consequences of his dumb actions, simple as that. All the “free T.I” mess is ridiculous also. Those machine guns and silencer’s could have very well been used in the murder of someones close relative or maybe even yours. The idol worshipping is getting out of hand. I’m a fan of his but you can’t deny the fact that he was attempting to purchase weapons and silencers and I know he wasn’t going to have them just sitting around the house . I would love to know why someone needs a silencer for protection and you are being attacked and not trying to cover something up. With the amount of money he’s making he can afford a good team of security(ask 50 cent) . So please stop with the conspiracy nonsense. It’s a shame the star level he’s on and he still wants to do stupid stuff. smh

I deliberately waited to see the reaction of the Black community in relation to TI. He and Denzel just made a “New Godfather Movie” and there had to be a backlash. Here’s why TI is not in trouble. Are you ready? Peep this logic? Does a convicted felon, celebrity, or rap star lose the right to “Self-Defense?” TI hired a security firm to protect and defend his life and property. In the performance of this duty, the firm purchaced weapons to be stored in TI’s home. Clearly, no prior conviction or status can rob anyone of the right to self-defense. These weapons were not used in the commission of a felony. The purchase was illegal due to a government sting. In short, is it the government’s case that all celebrities must hire “Blackwater” to avoid additional scrutiny? How can someone that hired a security firm be held responsible for mistakes of that security firm? TI like anyone else is entitled to security. Clearly, he needs additional security. How much protection can Kung Fu do? The American justice system is out of control because they refused to protect America against 9-11. TI can’t repel planes, but he could hold off a small army. Can he fight off an army of government lawyers? He has a right to self-defense and no court or fear can rob him of that right. TI can beat this case because he hired a private security firm to provide protection for his private property. No crimes were committed.

That’s part of the problem.

If TIP/TI hadn’t given him the money to buy the guns there would have been nothing to “snitch” on. The man is a convicted felon, it’s a crime. If he was worried about retaliation or being a target then he should have hired legitimate security.

And while it does sound fishy and may have been a set-up, TIP/TI did it to himself.

It’s not the fact that he purchased the guns, it’s how it was taking place. T.I. has the right mentality. One day soon our world will be a place so unfamiliar, til the Pope may have to tote. If he had registered a friend or himself as a collector, or even invested in a gun shop. he would have been okay. Im not judging him because in times to come, we will need soldiers like Clifford Harris. We all need to prepare, spiritually as well as physically. My prayers go up for T.I. and the whole industry.

Do anybody even care about the poor babies? When you become a parent you must make sacrifices . You can’t engage in some of the things you did before having children . Tiny should be ashamed of herself also . I hope they weren’t planning to storing those weapons in their home.

Sorry, no sympathy here. You act like a nigga, you’re going to be treated like a nigga…GO TO JAIL!

I love T.I but guess what?- If you break the LAW you go to jail. It’s that simple. I don’t feel sorry for him- he shoulda known better. What kinda example is he setting for his kids? Looks like Daddy might not be home for a while….

We’ll I think it’s funny how some of you are talking with negativity. Has anyone sat back and thought about TI life? He has money and when you have money you know longer live like you and I. Your under the public eye and with that you become a victim. Yes, we all are wondering why he needed machine guns as well as silencers but only TI and his camp knows. We should not judge when we don’t know the reasons why. We should not judge at all, only God has that right. Pray for him and his family, that they make it through this rough time. Hope he learned his lesson, and others learn from his mistakes. This should also be seen as a lesson to other rappers that their not invisable. what you do in the dark must come to light. Put the guns down. Teach your children right from wrong. Be a parent not a friend. Help others when they are down. we see everyday the direction that this world is heading. instead of being the problem, help make a solution. With this being said,”God bless all of us”.

LMAO @81

why are we all now praying for him because he is TI, come on people. I can’t really comment on the facts because those are still unclear but I will say this, if he has anything to do with this whole purchasing of machine guns and silencers then his ass needs to get locked up. I understand the fact that many public figures need protection but if your are purchasing machine guns and silencers that signals intent to murder, not to protect or for self defensive.

People we need to stop trying to defend everyone who is Black male and famous, sometimes people are in the wrong and they need to take responsibility for their actions.

I’m not accepting the story the media is putting out on this. They only are giving us what they want us to know. (Jena 6?, what took so long for that to be in the news?)They want us to believe this one-sided story. Pay attention. I’m not a T.I. “fan”, but I know when our people are being put on display. I truly believe that T.I. isn’t that “dumb” as all these people are so quick to say about him. HE KNOWS HE’s being watched, just as all that have something to do with hip hop. Hip hop is a hot topic right now. This part of our culture is an interference. T.I. defended it on BET. “The government wants T.I.” to stay in jail. An article actually said “the government”, not the local officials. THE GOVERNMENT? Wow. Listen to that. (But Bush can kill how many people?) We need the entire story people. Don’t put all that negative energy out there. Support him. WE HAVE THROWN HIM UNDER THE JAIL without having all the facts. We are as guilty as the white man to assume that what we have heard is all the truth. The facts are a little strange. He had his bodyguard withdraw $12,000??? You CANNOT WITHDRAW THAT MUCH CASH and walk out of a bank. Been his bodyguard since July 2007???? Come on, yall?? Support him. He needs our support, not our negativity!!!!

I blame Tiny for this shit! Damn, she’s older isn’t she? Don’t she have any damn sense? When your man says “Hey baby, I’m going to the Walgreens parking lot to pick up some machine guns” do you then say “Cool, I’ll drive!”
I mean seriously, she must have known something - I doubt the guns came in boxes. So I’m either trying to talk my man out of it, or I’m going to say you ‘gon do this stupid ass shit by yourself because I’m not putting my kid or yours in this mess….
A good woman would have talked you out of the nonsense. But on the real, T.I. has no one but his own dumb ass to blame. I don’t give a damn. This is some of the dumbest ass nigga shit I’ve heard yet. Yes, you can have security carry LEGALLY…even the ATF said it’s not illegal to own machine guns with silencers (which is a scary thought)but you have to go through the proper channels. They will try to pin the guns on the bodyguards…but it won’t fly. Feds caught another big fish and they’re sending a message - dumb ass niggas who do dumb ass shit will get the fuck locked up. It’s sad for all the kids who watched T.I. making some sense on Hip-Hop Vs. America and now look at his ass. I’m totally disappointed in him. He had such potential and now will be wasting his youth away in a damn jail cell, while the dummies around him applaud his “heart” and complain he was “set up.” Pathetic.

SMH at people waiting for “the truth”. The only truth people need to be concerned with is that he shouldn’t have been involved in the first damn place. When will these people learn that once you attain a certain status (especially a black rapper with a wrap sheet) you’re gonna be watched. The Feds don’t play. This isn’t driving without a license where you get a slap on the wrist. They should look no further than their peers (Lil Kim, Irv Gotti, Shyne and possibly Rema Ma) to see they’re gonna throw the book at you. Johnny Cochrane is dead…can’t run to him to get you off like Diddy did and even then expensive lawyers can only do so much.

@ 107
what you fail to realize is that after the bodyguard cooperated with the federal agents, the feds recorded the conversation especially when he was with T.I in the car. The first conversation the bodyguard had with T.I., he didnt speak to him directly, at first it was another bodyguard of T.I.’s that was asking when was he going to be able to service him again, then T.I. got on the phone and spoke briefly about the weapons.The second conversation occured when the bodyguard called T.I. but was only to receive his voicemail so T.I. called back on the desired number so they can speak about the weapons and the location to pick them up. He told the bodyguard to specifically see someone who had withdrawn the $12,000 and the person secretly handed it to him. Plus if you dont believe this part, im sure they will have the surveillance cameras showing T.I. or Tiny withdrawing $12,000 on that particular day if it isnt true. T.I on his part, wanted the weapons to be delivered to his studio, but the bodyguard insisted on them meeting at the Walgreens parking lot. Thats where the final conversation took place where the bodyguard was wired and the feds overheard T.I. asking the specifics about the weapons for example ” NO FLASH, NO BANG” so in that case whether he knew or not if he was being watched, he should have never said so much in the recordings because those were concrete evidence that he wanted to purchase such arsenal.

Give the “you can’t judge him ” crap a rest also . We “judge” every other celeb on this blog everytime we comment on their clothes,album,action,etc,etc,, but now it’s someone a few of you worship we shouldn’t judge him ? Stop it ,just stop already. He was wrong and I will state my thoughts on that . Many of you are just pathetic.

oh no what’s Tiny gonna do now? No more bighead babies and LV cake!

ANYONE EVER NOTICE HOW WHEN THAT WYCLEF JEAN HANGER ON, NO TALENTED AZZ COMES AROUND, THAT MAJOR STARS FALL. HE WAS AROUND TO HELP LAURYN HILL FALL, WHITNEY AND BOBBY AND NOW TI. WHEN I SAW HIM ON TI VIDEO, I KEPT THINKING, GET AWAY FROM THE ANTI-CHRIST TI, GET AWAY, AND NOW THIS!

AS FAR AS I KNOW AMERICA DOESN’T MAKE IT EASY FOR BLACK PEOPLE TO EVEN GET A HANDGUN. WONDER WHERE THE WEAPONS CAME FROM? HAD TO BE FROM SOMEONE WITH A FOREIGN COUNTRY CONNECTION.

thank you tina. that sounds very accurate.

some of you people talk so stupid, WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU EVER HIRE A BODYGUARD YOU CAN’T TRUST???? THAT IS THE NATURE OF THE BUSINESS FOOL!

I don’t get why people feel sorry for him, he knew what he was doing, he knew it was a risk. He abused his position of authority by asking a member of his staff to do his dirty work. No whatever the end result of him purchasing these guns, somebodies mother would have been crying, I’d rather it be TI’s mother going to prison because he’s in prison rather than somebody else’s mother crying because her child has got shot.. you don’t buy silencers for protection, you buy silencers to do a hit.

Its a shame because he was talking a lot of sense recently telling people to pay their taxes and instead of blinging to put their money into investments instead.. I thought he had sense.

As for Tiny, I don’t even know what to say, how at your age are you going to risk being separated from your children with stoopid shit like that???

… It’s a shame that T.I. gotta Go To jail for what TIP did. smh

LET’S GET REALISTIC….ALL THE DAMN EVIDENCE HAS NOT BEEN LAID OUT ON THE TABLE, THEY HAVEN’T EVEN SAID WHAT HIS CHARGES ARE BUT YET ER’BODY WANNA JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS….
THE WHOLE STORY JUST SOUNDS A LIL’ OFF…..I’M SORRY….YALL GOTTA REMEMBER THAT THIS IS THE MEDIA WE ARE DEALIN WITH…THE HEAD HONCHOS FOR TWISTIN AND TURNIN STORIES…..WAIT TILL YOU GET A MAJORITY OF THE FACTS BEFORE YOU JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS BECAUSE SO FAR I HAVE HEARD SO MANY DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THIS STORY…..T.I. WILL BE ALRIGHT, GOD IS WITH HIM…..

TINA I’M RIDIN WITH U A 100%!!!!!!!!!!!!!

well i cant believe it, its awful, i say LET HIM FREE and keep his rat gf in there! x

IT IS NOT A SETUP, PLEASE STOP REFERRING TO IT AS SUCH. YOU HAVE TO BE DOING SHIT THAT YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE DOING TO GET CAUGHT!!! HE SET HIMSELF UP.

TI, boo Im still in love with u, I pray for u everyday, my dude. U just made a stupid ass mistake hell u couda got Tiny to go get the guns registered in her name, but we all make mistakes and we all have to deal with the outcome. KEEP YA HEAD UP MY DUDE……………………………FREE TIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I Love You, T.I. when I say i’m your number 1 fan I am! Man you are always in my prayers and God will come through for you so fuck what everybody got 2 say ONLY GOD CAN JUDGE! I Love You Baby just come home and everything will be ok!

TSK TSK TSK TSK TSK….SHAME ON YOU TI. THIS IS NOBODY FAUGHT BUT YOURS. YOU ARE IN THE SAME BOAT AS RETARDED AZZ MICHEAL VICK. I LOVE YOUR MUSIC AND ALL BUT RIGHT NOW YOU ARE WRONG MY BROTHER.

THE FEDS BEEN WATCH HIM SO HE CANT SAY ANYTHING. HE CANT BLAME ANYTHING ON NOBODY….HE SHOULD HAVE LEARN FROM WHEN THE HIP HOP POLICE CAME OUT A COUPLE YEARS AGO ABOUT WATCHING CELEBRITIES EVERY MOVE. I NEVER LIKED TI MENTALITY…EXPECIALLY WHEN HE WAS ON THAT HIP HOP SHOW…HE WAS LAUGHING AND SAYING DUMB COMMENTS. HE LIKE DAVID BANNER ON THE RECENT HIP HOP ISH THATS BEEN GOING AROUND NOW , HE DONT LISTEN. HE ALWAYS WANT TO TELL SOMEBODY WAS UP IN THE STREETS AND DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. TI YOU GOT TO DO BETTER….STOP LIVING FOR EVERYONE ELSE AND HANDLE YOUR BIZ THE RIGHT WAY.

A convicted felon may NOT be in possession of firearms!! HELLO. WTF is wrong with people defending this idiot?! Dumbass belongs in jail. I don’t get anyone who defends just cause he’s black and famous. Still gotta follow the rules.

I agree with Tina… I ain’t a big fan of T.I but all of y’all are just believing what is being put out…So you heard about the tape, who said that’s all that was said on tape? You never know.

Ya’ll must be stupid or just plain ol’ ignorant..he asks for guns..which he keeps in a finger print access safe…already loaded..convicted felon…recorded acknowledging he wants the guns..when asked about the guns “no flash no bang”..it does not take a genius to figure this out..entrapment my ass..the black panthers were entrapped..T.I. is just one big phony who had a fetish for guns..get the f**k outta here with that bullshit already!!

MAN HE PROBLY WAS SET UP . HE DIDN’T DO NOTHING.THEY JUST WANNA TRY 2 TAKE HIM DOWN CUZ THEY C HOW SUCCESFUL HE IS IN HIS CAREER. SHIT HEADS, SORRY 2 USE THAT WORD BUT THAT PISSES ME OFF >:-{

SOME OF YOU THINK THAT THEY TARGETED HIM BECAUSE HIS CAREER IS SUCCESSFUL??

DON’T YOU KNOW HOW MANY HARD WORKING FOLKS HAVE SUCCESSFUL CAREERS AND DON’T GET CAUGHT UP IN SHIT LIKE THIS?? IF THE AVERAGE JOE GOT CAUGHT UP YALL WOULD’NT GIVE A DAMN.

Set up or not, T.I. should have known better, being that he’s already felon. Being a felon, this brother made it, with music as well as making a movie. It’s his own fault. When will these rappers and stars realize, once you make it out the hood, you can’t continue to be hood and ganster. It’s really sad, looks like T.I. may be doing some time.

Im seriously crying!I feel like this is like my man or my fam.This hurts.I really think its some fishy shit behind this! Ill be praying 4 my baby!I may sound crazy but whew….this scandal is definitely not hittin!Im hurt=-(

WHAT AN IDIOT!!!

I CAN’T STAND THAT PIG FACE WOMAN THAT CRAWLS BEHIND HIM.. ALWAYS LOOKING DESPERATE..

I READ AN INTERVIEW WITH HIM WHEN HE DID ATL. ON ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY. I came into this same blog and discussed how IGNORANT T.I sounded and he kept using the “N” word.

I guess one can read through a loser huh!

He just makes me sick. Always screwing up opportunites and feeding the negative stereotypes.

TI is fucked!!! Hate to say it but hese are “FED” charges.

Love his music but he is caught, red-handed.

Hopefully he has good lawyers and they don’t bury him. It’s a shame, when will these rappers learn to wisen up. Leave that street shit alone and enjoy your money and fame.

“I love TI and have been so close to tears all day. He was set up and for what…being a Great Black Man! ”

This community is in even worst shape than I thought if this imbecile is considered a “great man”. Martin Luther King was a great man. TI is just a little boy who has yet to become a man. No comparison.

“Bill he went to court today but was denied bail for now. I hate to say it but I don’t think TI is going to beat this one. ”

Good!! He needs to be made an example of. Black boys and girls listen up!!

damn my boy t.i betta not get fucked or me and the 5 0 gona have some probz. dont worry T.I i got yo back 4 life. ill be at yo trial w8ing. peice out pimpin

give him a chance he got set up thats FUCKED UP!

Yo…. This is A fed case, The feds dont arrest someone until there positive they have a definite case, Its not like state where they arrest u on spot, They have phone convos tapped, Cameras,snitches, Enuff to bury him …. End of the day. OJ simpson got a better chance getting off on his state cases then Ti does with the feds

What the fuck would his dumb millionaire ass do with a fucking machine gun?!!! Come on be smarter than that! Im a proud black man but i am a strong believer that there is a difference between Black people and niggas! Anybody want to guess what category TI falls under? lol

IF I COULD SEE TIP RIGHT NOW, I WOULD ASK HIM IF HE WAS GOIN TO WAR BECUSE THOSE GUNS SRE ARMY GUNS I WONDER WHT HE INTENDED TO DO WIT THEM? FREE TIP MAN WE NEED U IN DA GAME

FREE TIP

yo homes kept ya head up, i hope you beat the case. even if you gotta stay on house arrest cause its betta than stayin’ in jail.

thats so sad.
i can;t believe that
i love his songs. im a big fan
i love youuu T.I
Marry Me,

T.I
LAST NIGHT WAS SO GOOD
EXPECIALLY WITH THAT STRAP ON YOU BOUGHT ME TO USE
LOVE MUCHHHH