I signal with an independent label, Continuum. After that I put out a totally independent record, sold fourteen thousand of them from my basement, bought a house, started raising my kid, made a decent living.

And now that Martina McBride knows of T.I., and T.I. knows of Martina McBride, that made me very happy, too. It's introducing worlds to different people and bringing them together with a song.

I have a couple of guys to do my laundry. Just because I'm lazy and rich.

I play Rock 'n' Roll, that's what I do.

There's so many examples of just how lucky we are to be born anywhere in this world that is free.

There's always a Justin Bieber. Ever since I've been around, there's always been one of him.

If people had good albums, they'd be buying albums. But people are buying singles because they only have good songs.