T.I. stopped by Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club in support of his new album Paperwork, which dropped yesterday. He talked about his trip to Africa (no, he wasn't worried about Ebola), the evolution of his music, his protectiveness over his family, his upcoming albums, his role in the movie AntMan, the career of his son Domani (D-Money), his thoughts on the death of Doe B, his involvement in the Iggy Azalea/Snoop Dogg beef, the possibility of a tour, and more. Here's what he had to say:
On why he chose not to make any trap records on the new album:
"It's called evolution. At some point you have to grow. Even if you make em, you gotta go somewhere. On my ninth album, if I approach it like trying to recreate my second album, I could've been done at my second album. At the point where I run out of stuff to say, and I'm continuing to regurgitate things ...when you have learned everything there is to know about an artist or a person, then there's no reason to come back. What are you coming back for if you've already learned it all?"
On why his son Domani (a.k.a. D-Money) isn't featured on his album:
"Domani wanna be on every album. I tell him straight up and down, man, 'You gotta earn your keep. You gotta, you know, pay your dues. You ain't really like earned the right to be on a T.I. album yet. What have you done besides be my son?' I think if I am too nice, then I think it would be to his detriment. Giving false accolades is the quickest way to have a mediocre child."
On Iggy Azalea being too sensitive to haters:
"She's passionate about everything she does. I think that's a part of what makes people love her and allows her to put so much effort and energy into her art and how it comes across authentic and kind of .. you know, she cares. If an artist doesn't care, it shows. But that's lil sis man. Her future is definitely brighter than her past."
On his role in ending the Snoop Dogg/Iggy Beef:
"I think one thing I know, that maybe she didn't, is that Snoop don't mean no harm. I just wish that I would've been able to speak to him before she replied. ...I didn't boss up on nobody. Not Snoop, you know what I mean. That's the homie. I respect him, admire him, salute him. I ain't got nothing but love. Our kids play together. We got history, personally and professionally. There is not a set of circumstances that would allow me to call Snoop like [yells], 'What's up with this?' Nah. I was just like, 'Hey, big homie. What up, man? I'm in the crossfire. I'm kind of out here.' I didn't even get to say that much. Immediately big dog was like, 'Hey I know what you callin' for, what it's about. Based on our relationship alone, it's over with. Say no more. It's over with. It's dead. I'm sorry it won't happen again.' He did the post himself. I had no idea. I didn't say, 'Hey you need to do this.' That was all on big dog."
On the death of Doe B:
"We ain't never gonna get another Doe B. That was our Biggie. That was the South's Notorious B.I.G."
T.I. also confirmed that he's already completed another album called The Return, that he's working with director Chris Robinson on three mini-films, and that a remix to "About the Money" will be dropping soon, among other topics.
Watch the full interview below, and let us know what you think in the comments section!
