I can only hope that one day soon we'll understand our true economic buying power by investing in our own communities and putting our money into businesses that keep our dollars in our community.

Some of us were born to hate and some of us were born to be great.

Never mind what haters say, ignore them 'til they fade away.

I aint dead, I aint done, I ain't scared, I aint run, no matter what, no matter what, Still I stand

We cannot continue to get caught up in having material abundance and yet be fundamentally and spiritually broke.

I always knew that there were huge opportunities for me, and that I had a lot of potential to do a lot of different things, but I also knew it was about my execution and my application of skills.

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.