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Rapper T.I. on Prison, Weapons, Death Threats, Drugs, Justin Timberlake, 'Tower Heist'

Free Man

Fresh off an 11-month prison stint, chart-topping rapper T.I. has released his debut novel, Power & Beauty: A Love Story of Life on the Streets. He tells Marlow Stern about what inspired his novel, the death threats that drove him to purchase illegal weapons, how he was almost cast in Eddie Murphy’s role in Tower Heist, and more.

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Warwick Saint

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