Wednesday, 23 June 2010 T.I. Doesn’t Want to Be An Old Azz Rapper Like Jay-Z

Remember we told y'all the Camel was talkin' slick about LL Cool J, right? Well T.I. weighed in on the debate and made it very clear, he did not want to be a washed up, 40-year-old rapper that tries to convince the world he's still relevant (*Cough* Jay-Z). Pop it to see what else he had to say.

Several rappers have shared their opinions about staying relevant in today's fledgling hip hop game. Jay Z retired 5 times, only to come back and tell us that 30 was the new 20. Then he throws darts at other rappers and at 40-years-old, he wants us to believe he's "Forever Young." Thankfully, some rappers have actually considered that they may get too old to keep their gangstalicious subject matter relevant.

In a recent interview, T.I. was asked whether he plans to continue rapping into his older age. And what he said actually made sense. He was quoted saying:

"I'm not going to be the 40-year-old rapper. I would not," Tip told CNN in a recent interview. "That's Jay. He's doing it very well. Hats off, but I just don't see that for me." Tip, who will release his new album King Uncaged on August 17, prefers to take the path of another super-successful rapper. "If I had the option to [be] Jay-Z [or] Will Smith, I think I'd go with Will," he revealed. "I'm a Jay-Z fan. I have a lot of admiration and respect for Jay and his legacy. But I feel like Will, he gets to spend more time with his family. He gets to be home more and actually raise his kids. I feel like he has more of a home life…and the money don't hurt. Twenty million dollars a flick ain't bad."

Jay-Z can rap about how much money he has till his lips fall off (and that's a lot of talking) but we're gonna ride with T.I. on this one. He seems to know what's important. Make that money, don't let it make you.
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