There’s no denying T.I. has made a comfortable life for himself. Not only does he have a lucrative music career, but he also created a vast empire with his Hustle Gang imprint, the VH1 reality show T.I. & Tiny: Friends & Family Hustle and real estate investments.
Needless to say, Tip has made some smart moves during the course of his storied career. On Wednesday (September 9), the motivated entrepreneur shared some business advice with his 13 million Instagram followers and encouraged them to stop spending all their money on lavish gifts for themselves and instead, set their sights on real estate.
“We were just in the studio having a discussion and I just feel the need to share it,” he says in the clip. “All y’all getting that money from the government … ain’t more Cartiers, it’ ain’t no more Louis Vuitton — go get you some property please. Please y’all, go buy some property.”
When someone shouts, “Get an LLC god damnit,” Tip replies, “Listen, that could be a big, complex … too much paperwork and procedure in there.”
He continues, “It could be a patch of dirt, bruh. Go to yo’ hood — it ain’t gotta have no house on it or nothing — just buy it. Just buy it and hold it. Ya dig what I’m saying? Now that’s it. I told you. Can’t say you didn’t know.”
Tip has been working on revitalizing his old Atlanta neighborhood for years. Since 2017, he’s spent roughly $2.7 million to buy six properties and plots of land in Center Hill where he grew up as part of his Buy Back The Block initiative.
As he told Inc. Magazine, “I grew up in the 1980s and ’90s in the Center Hill section of Atlanta, just off Bankhead Highway. Back then, that part of town was considered the lower end of the middle class. After the crack era, the community stalled, and from 1994 to 2012, it became an extremely desolate area for business. There’s no major grocery store chain. There’s no fresh produce. There’s no CVS. There are liquor stores.
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“Now, with the BeltLine and Mercedes-Benz Stadium a stone’s throw away, there’s an incentive to redevelop. But I didn’t want it to be one of those situations where luxury condos go up, and people who are native are pushed out to the fringes because they can’t afford to live there. I wanted to provide development that would allow people from the area, who love the community, to be able to afford to stay.”
In 2018, Tip also partnered up with Killer Mike to buy the Bankhead Seafood building on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway. In May, the two ATL rappers donned masks and gloves to serve over 500 meals to families affected by COVID-19 outside of the restaurant, just one of many ways he’s trying to give back to his community.
Says the guy with a song that says “Swing ya Louis rag around in the air” Lmao TI shut up
The hypocrisy in the hip hop community is hilarious. The first thing you need to do is stop listening to or acknowledging two faced losers like TI. You want to take control of your own destiny thats great. Buy property, invest in your community, support local business thats all whats up. Good for you, hope you accomplish that. However nobody needs a bottom of the barrel parasite like TI to preach hypocrisy at them. Guy is a fucking racist and a criminal now he thinks hes some kind of leader.
Here’s something you kids may not know yet — when you hit your 30s and 40s, you do what’s called growing up. Your values change. Your views change and mature. You evolve . At least, SOME people do. I take it that’s the case for T.I.
T.I. has spoken out against police brutality. Made that music video about it. Then proceeds to go on Instagram Live and tell a troll the only time he’d talk to the police because he isn’t a “snitch” is to see about having the cop shoot the troll. So he doesn’t condone police brutality, but he has no problem with hiring a corrupt police officer to commit murder for him from his own mouth. Where is that “grown up” or a sign of “values changing”. It’s plain hypocrisy and self-serving bullshit.
Should I do what you’re saying AFTER I commit 5 felonies, do less than 5 years and then complain about systematic racism when I’m worth over 50 mil? Just checking. Aren’t all of your songs about selling drugs to the black community sand driving Bently’s?
The tipster mr crimestoppers gtfoh
Good advice.
Vast majority ppl getting corona relief need it for rent food bills. Only c#nts like Kanye getting 2-5M ppp for Yeezy and spending on fake election campaign, to try re elect his fuhrer, so his fuhrer gives him more tax loophole like the 83M he got last year n blasphemed saying it was unexpected rewards “from Jesus”. Jesus don’t “reward” works, dumbass. Open the fcuking Bible n read a fkg page. Satanic prosperity theology white evangelical scum
Oh and the guverment is currently investigating abuses of ppp loans. They meant to b spent on wages. Not investments. Rich ppl know how to hide this fraud. But t.i. not telling ppl how to get away with it. He truly not helping. Ppl already been prosecuted for spending ppp illegally
Best money advice I heard from a rapper yet! Invest in yourself not somebody else
So so glad 2 see Black entertainers who are YOUNG—talking real WISDOM. I am a life-long school teacher, and I respect the heightened intellectual growth of our people!
From illiteracy to ENLIGHTENMENT!
Hallelujah!!!
74 year old young-at heart and DEDICATED
A 74 year old on a hiphop site……ok
TI is a fuckin moron and 99% of the shit he says should be laughed at…but he right on this one. However, property and LV shit isn’t really comparable in price. So just cuz you can buy a $500 LV belt doesn’t mean you can go out and buy property. On the surface he’s right, but him thinking its that easy shows his disconnect with the people he’s preaching to. Let’s not forget TI been a celebrity for as long or longer than he hasn’t. He’s closer to elite than hood
Real shit. Once u been disconnted from the hood for longer than u were there it changes your mind on it alot. U jus cant relate to living there in the current times. He came out wen he was 20. He 40 in a couple weeks so.
just buy property i suppose one thing he left out was, make no profit.
Can I get your daughter’s virginity instead? Thanks Tip
Just buy it guys, cause the real estate market has only been strictly gains? Lol stick to VHI snitch. Does this guy really think the public believes this stupidity. I feel bad for the kid who spends 5000k on a crackhouse on the west side of Chicago. Good luck flipping that bad boy. This clown hires folks to make the best real estate investments for him. This dude probably has no idea how to do an oil change, let alone give advice on profits. Sick of the lame posts telling y’all how to leave your life. I’ll be waiting for his google slide presentation on his steps to give such advice. Pound sand TIP. My kids couldn’t take such clown advice serious. Also you looking old and crusty, clean yo ass up. Plus your girl super popped. She called tiny cause she ain’t got much to offer homeboy. ???
When the no buy & sell happens and you can’t go to the store and buy food and you can’t go in your yard your own yard and pull Apple off a tree or get food in your yard you will remember this post he’s not stupid everybody who’s not listening is. Soon & very soon so many will starve to death. Mark my words ignorance isn’t bliss. People will wish they had a piece of anything!!
Hello, you sound ignorant. I’m not sure if you’re trying to sound ignorant on purpose. Perhaps you’re trying to use the “lingo” that you THINK educated black people will identify with in an effort to connect with other readers on this thread… whatever it is… it’s not working. Of course people can live their lives however they want, but a person on section 8, or food stamps, no retirement savings, etc. has literally no business owning any kind of luxury items whatsoever (watches, handbags, cars, etc)… none of it… and there’s nothing wrong with telling people that… because it’s true, and you know it. Try to separate your personal feelings for the man from your better judgement to understand what he is saying is the truth.
Trying to get my life together with all 18 my kids ???
You really have 18 kids
Wonder if he ever said this on his albums .. you’re decades late dummy this sh!t is your version of a fxcking lightbulb moment? FOH man! Spending government handouts on overpriced brands? I can’t fxcking believe it
So you expected him to raise you and everyone else? Music is entertainment. I guess you’re one of those who stands in the front row at a music concert and believe the performer is singing to you, just because of a little eye contact.
Nigga trying talk like Nipsey Hu$$le about investing
TI is a moron… but on this , he is absolutely correct.
NOT buying those stupid luxury watches, rims, Cadillacs etc while you live in an apartment is basic common sense. If you needed Hymen Detective to tell you that, I feel sorry for you.
I wholehearted agree with TI. Buy and take back the millions of acres stolen from Black farmers. Freestone County Texas along several thousand acres of OIL-RICH land was taken from uneducated, underrepresented Black farmer. Much of it documented in the book Colored River. Can you image the different in the lives of those farmers and their family and the missed opportunities because of this theft.
Ti,Could me-my husband rent one of your property we have section 8″ God Bless we need a blessing in are life right now. Thank you
Instead of T.I. just stating an opinion this should be factual. So I’m sharing some knowledge with any and everyone. If Naca.com has an office or is located in your city they will assist you with cleaning up your credit and getting you into a house and with no money down. This program is well worth anyone who wants a resale home (not new, lived in before). Try it, what can it hurt? You just might end up being a home owner!
If young ladies getting large Tax Refunds they can start there. I did, bought my 1st rental not 1st home. I went on to buy more. People have let investors from other countries come in and buy properties only to Rent from the investors, some which they never properly renovate. I don’t want to live there is what most blacks who are low income said and then eventually Rent there. Landbanks from the County you live in have homes or lots Dirt cheap. You just need to acquire licensed plumbers, electricians and Reputable Carpenters. There are agencies that help with small loans for repairs with low interest rate, motivation and knowledge is the key ending Poverty.
Can you name the agencies that offer small loans for repairs with lOw interest rates plz
He is right. Black folks need to learn to buy appreciating assets vs depreciating assets. Property earns values, watches, cars and bags don’t!
This is True DiDi I know 3 people went through the No Credit based program and now home owners I have also went to several of the workshops here in Dallas Tx….
If the hip hop crew quit wearing Gucci and LV then the fans will stop. He is 100 about buying property. Let me see TI styling Walmart and Target clothes then fans will follow.
Right
Let’s see an entire album made about this and how we as black people spend money! I would like to see him bring some young unknown rap artist and make them famous about how they’re buying land and prominent businesses and graduating high school and investing in stocks without a college degree. That’ll be fire.
Yes it would be fire i would love to hear an album like that
Definitely a change from from how exoensive this pyssy is…
What??
He is absolutely right! All he is a saying is save your extra money outside of your basic necessity expenses and use that money to invest into buying and holding real estate. Instead of buying a fresh pair of J’s and holding on to them to resale for $200.00 profit; get your credit tight, establish a relationship with a lender/bank and buy a fresh piece of land for a 20K in the hood. Next, hold on to it to either build on or resale it for 100K, netting an 80K profit, and that is just an example. Put cha money up and stop buying bs that depreciates or you gonna find yourself renting from me one day; and when I’m ready to sale, I’m going to tell you to get the hell out so I can make this profit and you can take them damn J’s, Chanel, LV and Cartier bags etc…and find somewhere else to go. ??. Seriously my people; get it together. WE BETTER THAN THIS! Keep telling them Tip! It will sink in at some point!
My pastors told us to buy property back in the early 90’s that exactly what we are experiencing now was coming. We received word about micro chips in animals and.people before it was ever a conversation. We are living in Revelations
Here’s the problem! Rate of return, somebody tries to buy some land for a little amount. Okay that’s all well and fine, but what about the astronomical property tax in the area. I’m from Detroit, you can buy a house for $1; but how much is the property tax; $2000-$2500 a year! For just a patch of dirty? On top of that you have to maintain that patch of dirt otherwise you can get a city ordinance fine. Why do that when LiL Baby is stuntin’ in dem ‘partments! Love what you’re doing TIP, love your sense of pride in the black community! Need more people like you and Killer Mike; but it’s always the light skinned brothers that are the most militant lol!
I’m dark skin and a esquire
Good advice my brother. it’s called wealth building. Buying a car of other things may not get you there, but owning a house/land will set you on the right path. So what if you have to pay 2K a year for property tax. You can spend that much over the weekend at casinos. Start playing monopoly for real.
Tif had money i would o the same thing you do. Give back to my community. Frick a artier. Frick sdidos. Go to walmart goodsill and buy you some real estate. My son does it. Patricia bercy