The bottom line is that TI's criminal activity takes his freedom away from him. That means he can't really promote his new material, can't be in the public eye and more importantly, it takes him away from his friends and family. I love TI as an artist and stand by him as a fan. But u really do have to question some of the shit that he's done.
The man just dropped another movie that he starred in and produced. Had it go #1 or somewhere near it and then got caught up in his current BS. He was on Fed probation; that alone had the bullseye on his back magnified 1000%. I do agree with those who say that his current situation is some BS; he got caught with THREE X pills and they gave him a year on a VOP.
I just hope he can do what he did with "Paper Trail", which is put some decent music out while he's down, keep his name relevant, get out of prison and get his head on straight. If not music, he can always get into behind the scenes stuff and/or acting again to keep the cash coming in.