T.I. has always represented for his hometown of Atlanta. While he’s undoubtedly amassed a substantial amount of wealth during the course of his lucrative career, he also funnels it back into his community.
On Wednesday (November 3), T.I. and Tiny took a trip to his old Bankhead neighborhood to scope out his new affordable housing development. According to an Instagram video posted by Tip, the development includes 143 units, a community garden, community center and greenhouse.
“So yeah, checkin’ on my development here in Bankhead, you know what I’m saying?” he says in the clip. “Right here used to be the old K-Mart … now we got affordable housing … 143 units going up, mixed-use community, you dig? We about 40 percent done. We supposed to be done sometime next year.
“Since everybody’s from here, what you done did for here? I ain’t finna do a whole bunch jaw-jacking. I’m gonna show mine. But, you know, this is our first project as developers. We’re proud of it.”
He adds toward the end, “Don’t look at me. Look at my work. Look at my moves. Shit, we can kill all the cap.”
T.I. has already invested millions of dollars into his Atlanta community. In October 2020, he encouraged his 13.2 million Instagram followers to ditch the Cartier watches and Louis Vuitton gear to invest in property instead.
Speaking to HipHopDX at the time, the platinum-selling rapper revealed he shared the post not long after speaking to two different employees at Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue in Atlanta, which both sell luxury brands such as Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Prada.
“I do — what do you call it? Human experiments, social experiments and stuff like that; just looking and monitoring,” he said. “Do you ever people watch? Like just go somewhere and just recreationally sit there and wonder what they’re up to? Over the last few weeks, the malls, the stores are flooded. The person that I work with at Neiman Marcus, and the people that I know at Saks … the Neiman Marcus is at a huge mall called Lenox and Saks is at a smaller boutique, but more expensive mall called Phipps Plaza. They’re adjacent to one another, right across the street.
T.I. Urges People To Ditch The Cartier Watches & Louis Vuitton Swag To Buy Property Instead
“So my Saks person told me we can’t keep nothing in here, we’ve been doing over a $100,000 dollars a day since those unemployment checks and all this, the stimulus stuff and that. And we can’t keep nothing in stock. Same thing for the Louis Vuitton store. Same thing for the Gucci store … I seen when Boosie caught people lined up all the way around the corner in the mall, just to spend money that was given for a purpose that could’ve been used for so many different thing.”
Tip has spent over $2.7 million since 2017 to buy six properties and plots of land in his old Center Hill neighborhood as part of his Buy Back The Block initiative.
“You can do well and do good at the same time,” he added. “You don’t have be a slumlord in order to make money. You don’t have to be a poor person in order to give back. I believe that the best way to help people in need in the community is to not become one. I am in the for-profit business.
“Philanthropy is something I do because I like to do it. But when my money goes somewhere and I invest into a community, I’m doing that to make money — don’t get me wrong. But the money that I make gives me a strength and freedom to invest more into the community.”
As Tip noted, the housing development is expected to be completed sometime in 2022. Check out the clip above.
keep renting, and youll realize why your in a slump. save ur money and buy. dont listen to this shit.
so if u dont rent where u supposed to live? dif strokes a morthage balls n chains ya to an area, landscaping, repairs arent cheap not everyone ha a family where it makes sense some rolling stones
bout time
Tip the PO is just a front, just like Akon…y’all will believe anything, like jay z owned the nets and built an arena…wake the duck up
Tha fuK u doing wit ur life?? LMAO…fuKin clowN
Congrats TI. What are you doing in the benefit of others. Stop paying your taxes, then you’ll find out what you really own. Disasters take glass houses too. They didn’t think they’d need anyone either.
wow i actually agree with t.i..
This what black celebs need to do. Empower/help people in ways you can . Stop living to impress
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Ti Thank you for doing a great thing in the commmunity where you come from iam from new orleans i now reside in atlanta. I will like to reside in your community when it is complete my contact number is 678 830 4940 miss keke lewis much love i love your music and my mom does to hug tiny and your bless kidz for me. Love always ms keke lewis
Salut to Tip! It’s great to see he been walkin in the footsteps of King Tekashi, always giving back to da hood and not just takin away from it. Next up, he shud take it interstate like 6ix9ine did when he went to Chicago and LA
Man shut tha fuKuP…
But only for black people right?
You know it he is all about the US mentality while bitching about other people who want to be the same way
what’s up TI Atlanta’s own keep up the good work you are so.. right don’t talk about be about and your doing just that love it you are bless ♥ everyone love you that’s a fact you keep it ?
Nothing about ownership….
Amazing how some still criticise him. At least he’s doing something. People need to help themselves instead of bitching.
Lmao will work out about as good as anything he has tried to be since he became an irrelevant in the rap game and bitched out to busta…will check back on this in 2 years after the people let the world know how well tip is really helping but be will just blame some property company or the government of course…
Can you match his achievements if so show it. If not go to the drawing board and plan something post it up so we all can see. That time you took to right nonsense could’ve been the time you leveled up your journey. ????? remember we waiting can’t wait to see your post! Blessings????
How old are you? You talk about a ti Busta match up and this article is about the man putting back in his neighborhood. Are you slow or something?? Read a book black man
Great work T.I. ALLGASNEVERTOUCHTHEBRAKES ??
I think that’s a blessing keep up the good work T.I. be blessed
I think the development es good for the community of bankhead. Nice smooches ?? ?
I think es cool dat they have a housin development for the people great nice to ti n tiny great for the people
I think es great that they have the housing development for the people great ?
That es so awesome
Dats great that they have something out there for the people great smooches ???
Great about what kind of development they have for the people
Dats great so awesome
Great work t.i. what a way to look out for your community, to the people that that has something to say, Fuckum you can’t can’t please everyone
You are doing amazing workthats amazing
So where do you apply interested I’m from Bankhead
How does one apply for this housing development?
Where do you apply at.
That’s what I want to know
TI BUYING LOW INCOME HOUSING IN ATLANTA
” THAT IS WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT. SO PROUD OF YOU T.I. HOPE HATERS COPY YOUR ACTIONS. TALK IS CHEAP. ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS”!! GOD BLESS YOU & YOUR ENDEAVORS TO GIVE BACK”!! AMEN..Many Wealthy people can DO THE SAME& THE POOR; DISENFRANCHISED & HOMELESSNESS CAN BE IRRADICATED”!? # IJS & PRAYING”!! CHURCHES NEED TO FOLLOW SUIT”!! AMEN
Congratulations ???? T.I & Tiny and Family
how do I go about applying for an apt?
Yes I have diabetes and need affordable housing
They Finna take Bankhead over….some body gotta stop em!!!!
I have a way Tip that you can build more hoods that will pay for it self I’m introducing it to Farrakhan and the Nation Of Islam . I’m ..
210) 815 – 8467
Karl Muhammad?
Student Of FARRAKHAN⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Good for you Tip, nothing can keep you down, because you won’t allow it!
I’m a senior citizen and want to know if there will be Senior housing. If so how do we apply!?!