T.I. Wins BET Awards From Prison
Monday, October 12, 2009 Posted by Cheri Pearson
"ATLANTA — T.I. didn't need to attend the BET Hip-Hop Awards to win two trophies on Saturday.
I had the opportunity to watch a documentary on T.I.recently, and I can truly say that it changed my opinion of him. He is paying, and will continue to pay for his mistake that led him to prision. However, this mistake shouldn't be held against him forever, and he should be able to reap the rewards of his artistic talent and hard work.
For this reason, I'm glad that T.I. was not blackballed from the awards ceremony. In case you want to check out the show, it's set to air on October 27th on BET.
The rapper, who is locked up in an Arkansas penitentiary on a federal weapons conviction, won the best collaboration award with Rhianna for the song 'Live Your Life' and the album of the year award for 'Paper Trail.' His fiancee Tameka 'Tiny' Cottle accepted his awards at the ceremony in Atlanta and read a letter by the rapper, who began serving a yearlong sentence in late May.
'Although I'm not there with you all, I'm there in spirit,' Cottle quoted the rapper as writing. 'My road to redemption is almost over. ... Thanks for the support.'" - Source: Huffington Post
I had the opportunity to watch a documentary on T.I.recently, and I can truly say that it changed my opinion of him. He is paying, and will continue to pay for his mistake that led him to prision. However, this mistake shouldn't be held against him forever, and he should be able to reap the rewards of his artistic talent and hard work.
For this reason, I'm glad that T.I. was not blackballed from the awards ceremony. In case you want to check out the show, it's set to air on October 27th on BET.
