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T.I. speaks throughout the “Nothing To See Right here: Watts” purple carpet screening and Q&A at Faculty Soccer Corridor of Fame on Jan. 15, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia
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Key Takeaways:
- T.I. confirmed on the 2026 Grammy Awards that Kill The King might be his ultimate album.
- Pharrell produced the lead single, “LET ’EM KNOW,” for the forthcoming undertaking.
- After retiring from music, T.I. will pursue comedy, household life and different ventures.
T.I. is looking it a wrap for his rap profession, allegedly. Throughout an interview on the 2026 Grammy Awards, the “Convey Em Out” artist revealed that his subsequent album could be his final.
Just lately, Tip dropped “LET ‘EM KNOW,” a Pharrell-produced observe that’s the lead single from his forthcoming new album, Kill The King (first introduced again in 2021). Whereas talking to Leisure Tonight on Sunday (Feb. 1), the Atlanta rapper once more relayed that he’d be hanging up his crown after its launch.
“It is a blessing, man. ‘LET ‘EM KNOW,’ produced by Pharrell. My first single off of my ultimate album. I am gonna be executed. They need to realize it,” T.I. mentioned. “I’ve mentioned it earlier than. It is time.”
Certainly, T.I. has all the time hinted in his music about having ambitions past making information. Tip’s final launch was 2020’s The L.I.B.R.A., his eleventh studio album. In October 2024, he introduced that he was retiring from performing. On the time, his final present, as a rapper, was at 96.1 The Beat’s Jingle Ball vacation live performance in Atlanta. “I admire y’all for providing me my final working gig as a result of I don’t want the cash anymore, and I can’t be performing,” he informed the station. “I don’t wish to do it no extra. I don’t need individuals to pay me to hop round and sweat for his or her leisure anymore.”
In all probability essentially the most notable of T.I.’s facet hustles is making an attempt his hand at stand-up comedy. His debut comedy particular, Cheaper Than Remedy, was launched in December 2025 by means of his Tip Ain’t Humorous web site. Regardless of his on-again, off-again retirement, the ever-confident ATL native believes he has loads extra to share with the world and at dwelling.
“I feel I’ve many presents that God has given me that I can spend extra time and a focus on and spend extra time at dwelling with my household and my grandchildren,” Tip informed ET.
Tip and his spouse, Tameka “Tiny” Harris, have a complete of seven kids between them, three of which (King, Main and Heiress) had been born to the couple collectively. They now have grandchildren through Zonnique, T.I.’s firstborn daughter, and their son King.
In the intervening time, there is no such thing as a launch date for Kill The King, however we’re trying ahead to the rap legend’s subsequent period.