T.I. reveals Christmas concert will be his last performance

T.I. will be capping off the year with his final bow.
The Grammy-winning rapper revealed he is retiring from live performance during an interview with Atlanta radio station 96.1 The Beat on Thursday. T.I. is slated to appear at the station’s Jingle Ball concert on Dec. 19.
“I appreciate y’all for offering me my last working gig because I do not need the money anymore, and I will not be performing,” T.I. said. “I don’t want to do it anymore.”
Although T.I.’s announcement shocked The Beat hosts Sean Ferrari Simmons and BT, the “Live Your Life” emcee explained, “I don’t want people to pay me to hop around and sweat for their entertainment anymore.”
T.I. was joined by rapper and fellow Pimp Squad Click member Young Dro for the interview. When asked if he would continue performing with the rap collective, which he co-founded in 2001, T.I. quipped, “Of course. I’m going to answer the phone to tell them that I will not be performing.”
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The Atlanta-born rapper (real name: Clifford Joseph Harris Jr.) debuted with the 2001 album “I’m Serious.” T.I. has released 11 studio albums, including the quadruple-platinum “Paper Trail.”
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His last album, 2020’s “The L.I.B.R.A.,” peaked at No. 9 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and spawned the Top 40 hip-hop hit “Pardon” with Lil Baby.
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Contributing: Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY