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T.I. Explains How ‘Treachery’ in the Industry Made Him Want to Keep His Kids From Music: ‘We Got a Thousand Rappers’

T.I. recalls desperately trying to keep his kids away from the music industry and shares the vision he had for them instead.

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The music industry is not for everyone. There’s a dwindling amount of money to make compared to years past. If you’re not licensing your songs for ad money, you’re running the rat race, trying to perform live shows to pad the pockets.

The best-case scenario shows many artists selling their masters for massive paydays. But is it all really worth it? For T.I., he wouldn’t wish the ‘treachery’ from the music industry on anyone, especially not his loved ones.

In an interview on Arian Simone’s podcast, Fearlessly Living, the Atlanta legend admitted to actively pushing his kids away from the entertainment business. After seeing betrayal happen firsthand, he simply wanted to protect his children from a toxic........

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