Yeah MTV is jumpin' on the opportunity to get a peek at a celebrity Hip Hop thug serve his time Hollywood style. So as TI does his mandatory community service while under house arrest, the cameras will be rollin' to capture it all. Of course the airing of the show will most likely coincide with the release of Paper Trail. Can we say marketing plan?
Now a couple of thoughts come to my mind.
1) TI is gawn' git paid as he endeavors to make back the millions he had to put out, so that he could be under house arrest instead of a jail cell.
2) Unfortunately, in contrast, on the real tip (no pun intended), so many folk who are actually on lock down for lesser criminal offenses are used for free labor or gigs that pay little to nothing, let alone hardly being able to get a living wage once they've completed their sentences. Don't believe me? Ask presidential hopeful John McCain.
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Yeah, TI rep for your "peeps" who have your same celebrity, access, privilege and money. I ain't hatin' on his hustle, just the circumstances and systems that created it. Cmon, if he wasn't under house arrest and decided to go on a public service tour voluntarily(not mandated by law), you think MTV would buy several episodes in advance like they did in this case? NOT!
Better yet and even more personal and arguably more important, would U be interested in watching such a show if TI wasn't under arrest?
Flava reppin' the global Hip Hop movement!
Posted by Nikki Strong
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