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T.I. Is Dreaming Big For Atlanta's Future

The Atlanta rapper wants to tackle big issues affecting his native city, from affordable housing and employment opportunities to better education.
"As long as I'm investing my time, effort, energy and attention to these things, I think there's no question that I can make them better," T.I. says.

At the beginning of his music career, rapper crowned himself the and has stuck with the title for almost two decades since. Now, he's focused on making his theoretical kingdom better, dreaming big about the changes he wants to

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