T.I. feels driven after prison

Penitentiary time  rap’s answer to the sabbatical

By Rodney Carmichael Thursday February 18, 2010 11:33 PM EST

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It seems like rappers come outta jail more focused than a mug, don’t they? While T.I. serves out the remainder of his sentence at a local halfway house, he’s already getting busy in the studio, XXL reports. He recently produced a track titled “Fifth Dimension” for label mate and mentee B.o.B aka Bobby Ray, which should appear on The Adventures of Bobby Ray, due April 27.

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He actually left jail and went straight to the studio, apparently, said B.o.B., in an interview with Rap-Up TV. We did some stuff for his album, my album and really just got in there to get the vibe Since he’s been released he has something to prove now. I feel like he has a deeper fire, his whole approach; he has more motivation.

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Part of me wonders if serving time in the pen has that effect on non-rappers, too; but another part of me prefers not to find out.

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(Photo courtesy Patrick Hoelck)