T.I.‘s ardour for comedy is so sturdy that he’s keen to pursue it even when it means his pockets taking a success.

On Monday (November 20), the Atlanta rap legend hosted the premiere of his newest movie, Da ’Partments, in Los Angeles.

HipHopDX caught up with Tip for a short chat on the occasion, throughout which he talked about his grander function as a veteran within the leisure business.

“Chase the cash, not the ladies,” he defined, earlier than pivoting and giving equal emphasis to following one’s goals. “I discovered one thing else — after that, I discovered chase the dream, not the cash.”

When requested if he has ever turned down cash as a result of it doesn’t align along with his objectives, he answered: “I do it each time I select to do comedy as a substitute of go and do music.”

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Earlier this month, T.I. and his spouse Tiny Harris formally opened the doorways to their reasonably priced housing complicated in Atlanta, Georgia that’s been years within the making.

The pair hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for The Intrada Westside, which incorporates 143 residences and 25 particular models for homeless youth.

The positioning they constructed on, which sits throughout Heart Hill Park in northwest Atlanta, was as soon as a grocery retailer the place Tip’s grandmother would store.

“The humanities and leisure business on this metropolis has been in a position to collaborate and be, I assume, worthwhile sufficient to supply the neighborhood so many issues which can be much-needed,” the “No matter You Like” rapper stated whereas speaking to native information outlet WSB-TV.

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T.I. first introduced plans for the housing neighborhood in again 2021, writing: “Checkin’ on my improvement right here in Bankhead. Proper right here was once the outdated Ok-Mart … now we bought reasonably priced housing … 143 models going up, mixed-use neighborhood, you dig? We about 40 p.c executed. We imagined to be executed someday subsequent 12 months.

“Since all people’s from right here, what you executed did for right here? I ain’t finna do an entire bunch jaw-jacking. I’m gonna present mine. However, you already know, that is our first mission as builders. We’re happy with it.”

He added in the direction of the top of his publish: “Don’t take a look at me. Have a look at my work. Have a look at my strikes. Shit, we will kill all of the cap.”