TI announces withdrawal from gig – NBC Chicago

Originally appeared on E! On-line

T.I will do whatever he wants.

And for the “Live Your Life” rapper, that means he’s ending his tour. TI announced that his final performance would be at 96.1 The Beat’s Jingle Ball concert in Atlanta on December 19 and that he would retire afterward.

“I thank you all for offering me my last work gig because I no longer need the money and will not be performing,” TI shared during an interview on the radio station on October 10th. “I don’t want to do it anymore.”

The 44-year-old added: “I don’t want people to pay me to jump around and sweat for their entertainment anymore.”

As a host Ferrari Simmons asked if he still planned to “do anything about it.” PSC“ – also known as Pimp Squad Clicka rap group that TI originally helped found in 2001 Great Kuntry King, Young Dro, MacBoney, C-bar And AK – the “Whatever You Like” rapper assured Ferrari that he had some ideas in mind.

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“Of course,” he joked. “I’m going to get on the phone and tell them I’m not going to be performing.”

Luckily, young Dro – who met with his long-time collaborator for the interview – agreed to take over TI’s performing duties, joking: “I’ll take over any of Tip’s shows that he doesn’t go to. I do them all.”

TI’s withdrawal from the gig business comes less than a month later him and his wife Tiny received $71 million in a lawsuit against toy giant MGA Entertainment.

TI and Tiny (real names Clifford Joseph Harris And Tameka Dianne Cottle Harris) had accused the toy company of violating the intellectual property rights of the couple’s music group OMG Girlz with her LOL surprise! OMG dolls.

According to the jury’s decision, Tiny is the mother of children Clifford18, Significant16, and heiress8, with the rapper – shared how overjoyed she was about the decision.

“I mean, wow. They did more than I thought,” said the 49-year-old Rolling Stone. “I would have been happy with anything. You have more than blessed us. We really wanted to thank the judges, but we didn’t get the chance.”

TI added: “I think justice has been served. I think it is a testament to the tenacity and resilience of my wife, my daughter and my nieces. We’re just glad we were able to emerge victorious and fight for creators and our intellectual property.” Big companies seem to think it’s just public domain, free for anyone to grab and use.”