T.I.’s Retirement Plans

29-year-old Atlanta-based rapperT.I. has announced his retirement plans in an interview for CNN. Even if the rapper asserts to be grateful to Jay-Zand his legacy, T.I. declares that he does not see his life so involved in the rap game when he is 40 years old.  T.I. has recently been released from jail, where he served a seventh-month-long sentence for illegal possession of firearms, although he was convicted for a year and a day. The ATL-rapper has been working on his new album, the seventh, titled King Uncaged, which is set to be released in August.

In the interview, Tip talks about his future plans. He states that he is not worried about his image being changed, but he now wants to take care only of his life and family

“If I had the option to [be] Jay-Z [or] Will Smith, I think I’d go with Will. I’m a Jay-Z fan. I have a lot of admiration and respect for Jay and his legacy. But I feel like Will, he gets to spend more time with his family.”

T.I. also says that in the future he will still produce and write songs, but he will set his own label and give young rappers the possibility to shine in the Hip-Hop world. As for him, he will dedicate more time to raising his children and his career as an actor.