Was it T.I. or T.I.P.?

When you’re a gangsta, you have your image to uphold. I understand that. But as I have said before, when you roll with an entourage, it should be somebody’s job in the pack to be the designated GOON (omG, I like totally like just made this up but – GOON: get outta order nigga). When you’re a rapper, you more than likely have two or three. You know the guys I’m talking ‘bout… the dudes who crack the head of anybody that – well, you know… gets outta order.

In exchange for not having a real job, these guys roll with Rapper A everywhere… on tour, award shows, parties, community events… the public restroom. They get the groupie leftovers, a small salary (or large depending on the artist) and they get to eat for free. What a life right??? It’s a great alternative to working at the local Kinko’s or Burger King. So say Rapper A and their crew are walking by and some dude tries to snatch his chain – you know, the one with the damn diamonds on it. At that exact point, the Goon(s) jump into action and beats him senseless. Why? Cuz that’s just what they do. Goons have the understanding that if the situation gets really crunk and officials become involved, they take the fall… and Rapper A walks away unscathed. In exchange, Rapper A is supposed to make sure Goon gets money for commissary while in the pen and Goon’s family is taken care of.

Okay so now that we have that all set up… here’s he video that popped up on YouTube of security having to hold T.I.P. back :-\ after someone in the audience allegedly threw a cup (not bullets or bricks or rocks… but a cup) on the stage:

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Now… (In the voice of Bernie Mack) Why in the f*ck would T.I.P. – because I know T.I. has better sense – jump his five foot, six inch, one hundred twenty pound frame off of a perfectly good stage for that? Point him out to your Goon… let Goon either alert security or personally deal with the situation. Did he forget about the Akon incident with picking a boy up and tossing him off the stage because he threw something?! (btw… can we all have a discussion on why Akon even has a career as a SINGER???... sorry, back on topic)

Do you think this is T.I.P.’s desperate attempt to go back to jail… build some more street cred? Its bad enough that he got into a fight with Ludacris’ manager, Chaka Zulu, preceding the BET Awards (which he later apologized for during his acceptance speech on the show), but now this leading up to the ESPYs?! He seems like that cousin that WE ALL have – the one you can’t take anywhere because he’s always getting into it with just about everybody. Maybe he shouldn’t be invited to award show parties (pre or post).

T.I. is a father. Shouldn’t he be setting a good example for his kids? I know he’s done so in the past with his community involvement in the city of Atlanta and other projects where he’s donated his money and time… but damn it T.I.P.! Are we gonna have to banish you NIGGAland??? Go sit down and chill out!