T.I. Confirms Retirement from Performing, Says He Doesn't 'Need the Money Anymore': 'I Don't Want to Do It'

Mar. 15, 2025

T.I. in October 2024.Photo:Prince Williams/WireImage

Prince Williams/WireImage

T.I.made a decision about performing live, which is “about the money.“On Thursday, Oct. 10, the rapper, 44 — alongside Young Dro — sat down with96.1 The Beat’s afternoon showwhere the station’s Jingle Ball holiday concert in Atlanta on Dec. 19 came up.T.I. is set to headline the gig, which will also featureSaweetie,Sexyy Red,The Kid LAROI, Khalid andTinashe, but it may be his final performance.“I appreciate y’all for offering me my last working gig because I do not need the money anymore and I will not be performing,” he said during the conversation. “I don’t want to do it anymore…I don’t want people to pay me to hop around and sweat for their entertainment anymore.”The “Shoulder Lean” artist, 45, then teased he would be taking on the concerts the “Live Your Life” artist doesn’t want. “I will be picking up all of Tip’s shows that he ain’t going to. Doing them all,” Dro said.After host Ferrari Simmons asked T.I. if he was going to “do” something for another upcoming gig, the “No Mediocre” performer replied: “Of course, I’m going to answer the phone to tell them that I will not be performing.”T.I. did have a caveat though — that he would perform on his own terms.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.T.I. in Atlanta in October 2024.Paras Griffin/GettyLast month, T.I. and his wifeTameka “Tiny” Harriswon a lawsuit against MGA Entertainment, claiming the company violated the intellectual property rights of their music group, the OMG Girlz, with the company’s L.O.L. Surprise! O.M.G. dolls.TheXscapesinger, 49, shared her joy after the years-long court battle which began in 2020 and ended with a $71 million victory.“We did this for the city. We did this for the culture,”Tiny saidduring an Instagram Live video outside of a Santa Ana, Calif., federal courthouse.She added: “It was a fight. It was a hell of a fight. We couldn’t be more happy.”

T.I.made a decision about performing live, which is “about the money.”

On Thursday, Oct. 10, the rapper, 44 — alongside Young Dro — sat down with96.1 The Beat’s afternoon showwhere the station’s Jingle Ball holiday concert in Atlanta on Dec. 19 came up.

T.I. is set to headline the gig, which will also featureSaweetie,Sexyy Red,The Kid LAROI, Khalid andTinashe, but it may be his final performance.

“I appreciate y’all for offering me my last working gig because I do not need the money anymore and I will not be performing,” he said during the conversation. “I don’t want to do it anymore…I don’t want people to pay me to hop around and sweat for their entertainment anymore.”

The “Shoulder Lean” artist, 45, then teased he would be taking on the concerts the “Live Your Life” artist doesn’t want. “I will be picking up all of Tip’s shows that he ain’t going to. Doing them all,” Dro said.

After host Ferrari Simmons asked T.I. if he was going to “do” something for another upcoming gig, the “No Mediocre” performer replied: “Of course, I’m going to answer the phone to tell them that I will not be performing.”

T.I. did have a caveat though — that he would perform on his own terms.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

T.I. in Atlanta in October 2024.Paras Griffin/Getty

Paras Griffin/Getty

Last month, T.I. and his wifeTameka “Tiny” Harriswon a lawsuit against MGA Entertainment, claiming the company violated the intellectual property rights of their music group, the OMG Girlz, with the company’s L.O.L. Surprise! O.M.G. dolls.

TheXscapesinger, 49, shared her joy after the years-long court battle which began in 2020 and ended with a $71 million victory.

“We did this for the city. We did this for the culture,”Tiny saidduring an Instagram Live video outside of a Santa Ana, Calif., federal courthouse.

She added: “It was a fight. It was a hell of a fight. We couldn’t be more happy.”

source: people.com