I always want to execute and maximize off of potential, and this is a natural progression. Coming up as a youngster, I always wanted to be a rapper, but I knew that if I did everything right as a rapper, I'd end up as an actor, following the models of Ice Cube, Tupac [Shakur] and Will Smith.

Man, I'm a conspiracy theorist by nature. You can't experience the federal penal system and not be somewhat skeptical.

MTV has always given artists a platform to get their stories and music out to their fans and this series reveals the unknown side of T.I.-one of the world's greatest artists at the most precarious time in his life.

Im going to always rise above the doubt that may exist about me.

Nobody is gonna love you like you.

When you ask me who I look up to and who I can admire for their style right now, I have to choose from people that represent what I represent stylistically.

If we don't acknowledge and accept where we are failing, then we'll never do the work that it takes to make it right for US.