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We've somehow allowed ourselves to think it's okay to neglect and abandon our responsibility to ourselves and to our community. Everything cannot be blamed on the system.

T.I.

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T.I.
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: September 25
Actor
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Nightclub Owner
Rapper
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Atlanta
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T.I.P
Clifford Joseph Harris Jr.
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Clifford Harris Jr.
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