Where’s T.I.?
October 15th, 2007 by Mosi Reeves in Music news“Where’s T.I.?” That’s what the crowd asked when he and Common won the CD of the Year Award at the 2007 BET Hip-Hop Awards taping last Saturday, Oct. 13, and only Common walked to the stage to pick up his trophy. The award was a “tie” jointly given to Common for Finding Forever, and T.I. for T.I. vs. T.I.P. Then, as the night went on, rumors circulated that his house was raided by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and he had been arrested.
By now, of course, everyone knows what happened to T.I. Yesterday, AJC.com posted a story recounting the arrest:
Authorities said Harris paid his bodyguard $12,000. The man then purchased three 9-mm machine guns and two 9-mm silencers from an undercover agent at a K-mart store lot.
When federal agents arrested the bodyguard, he allegedly told them the guns were for Harris, and that he’d purchased about 25 firearms for his boss in the last year and a half. He agreed to cooperate with authorities.
Harris linked up with his bodyguard Saturday afternoon in a shopping center parking lot in midtown Atlanta. Authorities said the musician arrived in a car with three firearms, including one tucked between the driver’s seat and the center console.
When the bodyguard explained the function of one silencer, Harris allegedly said, “No flash, no bang.” He also asked for “change left over” from the $12,000, according to the criminal complaint. Agents then moved in and arrested Harris without incident.
If the allegations are true, and T.I. is subsequently convicted, he will become the latest rapper to earn an extended prison sentence this year, joining a list that already includes Foxy Brown and Prodigy from Mobb Deep. It’s a tragic development in what has been an incredibly difficult year for hip-hop fans.
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