August 23

T.I. Flexes His Star Muscle

Posted by Brian

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TI help New York City’s Madison Square Garden hostage last night for 2007’s Screamfest tour and he didn’t come alone.

According to MTV, T.I., Jay-Z, Diddy, Swizz Beatz, Ciara, Kanye and 50 Cent were all on stage performing and partying together—at the same time.

50 who isn’t on the Screamfest bill popped up to perform with rumored girlfriend Ciara as well as “I Get Money” in which the G Unit took the stage to perform alongside their boss, Lloyd Banks, Mobb Deep, and Tony Yayo were all present.

As if that wasn’t enough a surprise to please the fans, during T.I.’s performance of “Watch What You Say.” After the first verse, a banner of Jay-Z hands throwing up the dynasty sign rolled down the back of the stage followed by the man himself appearing on stage to finish of his bars.

Jay then announced that the ROC was in the building prompting Kanye West to appear on stage where he began to perform _“Can’t Tell Me Nothing.” According to MTV, As Yey performed, Fif rushed the stage—but there were no incidents and no signs of rivalries — as Kanye rapped, 50 ran around the stage like he was doing a victory lap, stopping along the way to bump shoulders and say what’s up to Tip, ‘Ye and Jay.

Not missing a beat, Diddy also jumped on stage with the other heavyweights as Kanye continued to perform.

If homey aint the king then I don’t who is. Besides Jay who else could gather that type of star power on one stage at the same time? I love T.I. and I respect the hell out of his hustle and I’ll argue that there isn’t another rapper in the game hotter right now. MTV of course got it all wrong with Wayne being the hottest. Hip-hop unity. Gotta love it.

5 comments...What do you think?

  1. 4Avatars v0.3.1Posted by Freeze 23rd August, 2007 at 5:59 pm

    Tip Better than Weezy hell no even tho I qustion a lot of stuff weezy does he iz by far a better rapper than T.I., tha fact he got all them cats 2 sho up in M.S.G. Iz not that crazy its tha Garden and most of them cats are from NY he new that concert whould not of cracked if they dident show up

  2. 4Avatars v0.3.1Posted by dave 24th August, 2007 at 11:38 am

    to freeze: Weezy is nice I don’t think that can be denied but people swingin from Weezy sack cause of the lil cuts he’s done on mixtapes not from his album cause not a lot of folks bought his latest effort wit Baby nor do they know many songs from his latest effort. Anytime his name is brought up about killin a track look at the song they speakin of. It’s mos likely a mixtape or him on someone else’s song. Yeah mos them dudes from NY and live there except 50 and Kanye but that aint granted they jus gon show up any big rapper performin in they town. T.I. has a lot more respect from his peers than Weezy and the power moves he’s made since comin on the scene wit Trap Music put him in a place Wayne will never be. You talkin bout a song whore, who had a ghostwriter controversy whether it was true or not, and who has Jay’s DNA in his flow compared to a boss who drops platinum albums, claimed king of a region with barely anyone steppin up to argue that, and has definite star power ( ATL, American Gangster, and Chevy commercials). That’s why I said who else could’ve done that but him or Jay? He aint a slacker lyrically in the booth either but like I said earlier he aint Wayne either.

  3. 4Avatars v0.3.1Posted by cherelle 8th September, 2007 at 2:57 pm

    i agree with freeze ti the king? the king of what the south i think not lil wayne would murder ti on the mic

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