T.I. Given More Travel Freedom On Probation

Grand Hustle CEO is dubbed a 'model probationer' by probation officer, and judge agrees.
By Carter Maness

<P>It appears the second time's the charm for <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/t_i_/artist.jhtml">T.I.</a> Released last fall after an 11-month sentence for violating probation on his 2009 gun conviction, the Atlanta rapper has been on such good behavior that a judge has approved an expanded out-of-state travel allowance for up to 12 days at a time. </P><P> </P><P>According to <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2012/04/17/t-i-probation-drug-alcohol-counseling/" target="_blank">TMZ</a>, the request, submitted by T.I.'s probation officer, details that the rapper has been a "model probationer" since he was <a href="/news/articles/1670026/ti-released-halfway-house.jhtml">released from an Atlanta halfway house</a> last September. By following all guidelines and completing a required drug and alcohol counseling program, Tip has been granted more freedom to travel and do business in other states. </P><P> </P><P>The expanded freedoms come at a convenient time, as T.I. is nearing the release of his eighth full-length album, <a href="/news/articles/1676869/ti-trouble-man-new-album.jhtml"><em>Trouble Man.</em></a> "The album is about 75 percent done. We got a lot of hot, old-school, vintage T.I. records on there," Tip told MTV News back in December while promoting his <em>F--- Da City Up</em> mixtape. "We got those over-the-top crossover records as well, big features and whatnot that we plan on putting into play. I got one with Akon, did a few records with Rico Love. Man, I got records with just about everybody," he said. "We just putting it together, we done did about 70 records." </P><P> </P><P><em>Trouble Man</em> will include features from T.I.'s ever-expanding Grand Hustle empire. In February, he made some new additions to his roster in the form of Australian rapper Iggy Azalea and British rapper Chip, plus a <a href="/news/articles/1680166/ti-trae-tha-truth-grand-hustle.jhtml">joint venture with Houston MC Trae Tha Truth</a> and his ABN label. "We're gonna work alongside each other for a common goal and release this Trae Tha Truth project," T.I. said of the deal with Trae. "When cats [who are] cut from a certain cloth give their word and shake their hand, that's what makes it a done deal &#8212; the ink is just a formality." </P><P> </P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/photos/?fid=1617615"><img src="http://www.mtv.com/news/photos/s/spotted/banner/spotted.jpg"></a></p>

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