A Must See: T.I.'s Interview with Larry King!

In case you missed here are some excepts....

KING: How did you get in all of this trouble?

T.I.: Well, this most recent incident it came from an attempt that was made on my life. And my best friend died in my arms, and that kind of caused a state of depression; paranoia. And my judgment was jaded, you know? And I just felt my life was in danger.

 On the an incident in Cincinnati that took place, which I never heard about...

KING: All right. But you bought an Ingram .9mm machine gun capable of shooting almost 1100 rounds a minute. An SWD .9 mm machine gun capable of shooting 1200 rounds a minute, an HMK .9mm machine gun capable of shooting 990 rounds a minute. 

That kind of firepower isn't even used by police or federal agents. What kind of protection did you need?

T.I.: Well, as I've seen you did your research.

KING: I have good staff.

T.I.: Did you do the research on the incident that happened to me in Cincinnati and how much firepower was used against me -- ?

KING: Tell me about it.

T.I.: -- and how outgunned we were. 

KING: What happened?

T.I.: I was pulled up on after an after-party, and -- to be quite frank with you -- they opened fire and let off maybe from 50 to 100 rounds of ammunition very quick.

KING: Against you and others?

T.I.: Against me and others in that van right there, as you see and it was -- 

KING: Why?

T.I.: Why? I mean, you know, your guess is as good as mine. It was a confrontation -- 

KING: You didn't know who they were?

T.I.: No, I didn't know. I still don't know who they are. I know who they say they are. I know who the law say they are but I never knew them before that night. 

KING: Whose the law say they are?

T.I.: Citizens of Cincinnati, Ohio.

KING: Who wanted to shoot rounds of guns at a rapper and his friends?

T.I.: Yes, you know, jealousy is something, Larry. You know jealousy is something.

KING: What were they jealous of? 

T.I.: I guess because -- 

KING: Were they singers? Were they -- 

T.I.: No, not that I know of. I don't have a lot of information to share about them. My point is how many rounds of ammunition were used against me that night in such a short period of time and how outgunned and how we had -- we did not have significant enough manpower to fend off those kinds of attackers.

 And MY FAVORITE part of the whole interview...

KING: Why you?

T.I.: Why me?

KING: Yes, why you? In other words, there are other rappers?

T.I.: Why Tupac? Why Biggie? Why Jam Master J? I mean, and if you do more research, you will see the death of a hip-hop star is the least investigated. There have been no convictions on Biggie, no convictions on 'Pac, no conviction on Jam Master J. They die and then life goes on.

KING: What do you think the reason for that is?

T.I.: I can't -- I can only speculate. I don't know. 

KING: What you do you speculate?

T.I.: I speculate some people just don't care. They say it's not important enough.

 That ninja better PREACH!!!!

Here is the complete video interview.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3