‘Don’t look for it on radio, but online and in the streets and in the clubs,’ rapper says. By Shaheem Reid T.I. Photo: Jamie McCarthy/ Getty Images T.I. has only gone Hollywood when it comes to films, not his music. Tinseltown’s current box-office champ says we can expect a brand-new record from his King Uncaged LP this week. He’s going to growing it from the ground up. “My next song … I’m not even sending it to radio first,” he explained Monday. “I’m going to work it from the streets to the clubs. Then as DJs ask about it, I’ll deliver it to them. I’m gonna go all the way back to grassroots. I feel that people right now feel I’m going so far over their heads, given my prior success with Paper Trail. They feel like I’m trying to leave my foundation and my demographic behind, which is far from my intention.” The King of the South’s new song should land in the next couple of days or so. “Probably this week — don’t look for it on radio, but online and in the streets and in the clubs, you can look forward to a record. A record called ‘Pledge Allegiance to the Swag,’ he added. “I’m just trying to feed the streets right now.” And the Net. Tip has a slew of viral videos dropping soon with his various Grand Hustle acts. “We just shot three videos,” T.I. said. “We just shot the Young Dro ‘Freeze Me’ video with me, him and Gucci Mane. We shot the ‘Get Your Girl’ video with me and my artist and lil’ cousin, Rich Kid Shawty [Rashad]. We shot that in Atlanta. We also shot the video for ‘Ya Hear Me?’ Those videos will be completed and surfacing online within the next week or so.” Over the weekend, T.I.’s latest film, “Takers,” grabbed the top spot in a tooth-and-nail dogfight for number one with “The Last Exorcism.” As he told us a few weeks ago, with the film being a success, a prequel to the action thriller is very likely. “I just got off the phone with the director and the writer of ‘Takers,’ he revealed. “Also with the heads of Screen Gems. We’re working on not a sequel, but the prequel to ‘Takers,’ telling how the guys came to meet one another and how the relationships developed. Pretty much telling the story before [my character] went [to jail].” Related Artists T.I.
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T.I. Releasing ‘Pledge Allegiance To The Swag’ To ‘The Streets’ This Week
