Quote Of The Day: T.I. Speaks On Quitting Rap

He's not retiring just yet, but he seems pretty fed up with the "game."

ByAndrew Martin

May 18, 2012

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"This is what everyone fails to realize. I want out. I want out, man. What the game is going to and what has evolved into from a personality standpoint, it goes against what I represent. What I embody, this game contradicts that. So I want out. I’m in it because I love music and I have obligations contractually." - T.I. on quitting rap during an interview with Power 105's The Breakfast Club.

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