T.I. Speaks at Funeral For Lost Friend

A funeral was held today for T.I.’s friend that was shot and killed in Cincinatti earlier last week at which T.I., after some difficulty, gave a speech:

“I’ve held the microphone at many concerts and other situations, but I’ve never had to do anything this hard before,” Harris said with a quivering voice.

“I can tell you that we had a lot of fun spending a lot of money. We rode a lot of different cars and we just had fun.”

Hannah King, the spokeswoman for T.I.’s label Grand Hustle Records, had difficulty speaking as well:

“He was like a brother to me,” she wept. “I’ve been robbed.”

Earlier, T.I. told the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, “I’m kind of like watching my life change right before my eyes.”

Member of T.I.’s Entourage Killed in Gun Battle

A friend and assistant of T.I.’s was shot and killed during a gun battle in a Cincinnati night club earlier this morning. Apparently, the beefin’ started when T.I.’s posse was tossin’ dollar bills at women, but they hit a bunch of guys in the face instead. These guys got pissed and started talkin’ trash.

T.I., who “never backed down, or ran from no n*gga,” told his crew “Come on, let’s go. Let’s go,” and made them leave the club to which the other guys responded, “Yeah, let’s go.” Then they chased after T.I.’s vans in their SUVs, followed by a gun battle that left TI’s friend dead.

This is very bad news, but it’s what happens when you make music glorifiying gun violence. You listening, T.I.? Or you just trying to stack more paper?