people need to realize an artist can only be relevant and hot for so long. u cant just go to jail for some dumb sh1t, get out, and go right back in and come back out and think people gone feel the same about you and your music. plus t.i. just litterally repeats the exact same flow, cadence, and lyrics on every song he does. hes not that creative anymore.
thank you,....
ever since gucci went to jail and DID NOT BLOW.
the whole formula of go to jail and come out a high seller gsme does not work and it will not work.
america is not into the impoverished lives of black people anymore.
they did their case study of discovery, for their applied knowledge purposes and that shyt is over with as a possible stream of revenue possibility.
that was over five years close to ten years ago.
that shyt is dead,....with tip,..just like the person quoted said. he is not that creative anymore. nor did he keep his old level of creativity and he went to jail.
which violates the whole go to jail come out with fire aesthetic from a creative standpoint, as an emceee.
if he did come out and had a new found level of creativity and sustained his old level. he would probably be drawing like he used to. the point is he regressed in the conditions that say you are to ramp up and people who know his artistry and level are not impressed with his level of artistry anymore.
ti did that to himself,....it isn't the fans or perception. he self inflicted that on himself. As a fan of ti,..when you got leland making better mixtape records that are fueling the creative drive of your region. then as ti the flagship artist,..if you not making material that is better. people are not going to reward him as a draw like his past drawing efforts. it is as simple as that.
now,...if ti was spitting whitetee royalty level shyt with some next level la/future/rich kids etc,,.....type shyt and offering an upgrade lyrically and intangible wise. i could see him being upset with his non draw after his material dropped. in this case none of that has happened amd he is getting the direct result of draw wise of what happens when you do not sustain your level of skill as an emcee and you fall off.
art barr