Clifford “T.I.” Harris is back on the scene and is clearly showing us all that he wasn’t just sitting still for a year twindling his thumbs. After his September release from an Arkansas prison, the KANG has been working non-stop to reestablish his spot in music and rekindle those precious moments with his family.  Beyond the music, though, T.I. is currently shooting scenes for his 10-episode reality show series. The show is schedule to air on VH1 on December 5.  Along with the show, he’s etched his name in the literary world as an author with his new book entitled Power & Beauty: A Love Story of Life on the Streets. The book is co-written by T.I. and David Ritz (a novelist who’s co-written life stories of Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, and Grandmaster Flash).  According to HarperCollinsPublishers, the synopsis is …

After the death of his mother, Charlotte, Paul “Power” Clay allows himself to be guided by Slim, a local businessman. Slim always has the best of everything, and Power is sure that if he learns Slim’s ways, he’ll make something of himself–and perhaps be worthy of Tanya “Beauty” Long. From Chicago to Miami to New York, through drugs, women, and violence, Power makes the difficult transition from boy to man and, in doing so, begins to question if those who have taught him–including Slim–truly have his best interests at heart.

Beauty has always known that the only person she can rely on is herself. After her mother died when she was eleven years old, she was adopted by close family friend Charlotte Clay. But with Charlotte’s death, Beauty knows she’s no longer safe and protected–especially as Power gets sucked into a new kind of life. As soon as she can, she turns her back on Atlanta–and the growing love she feels for Power–for a chance to make it in the Big Apple. With a successful fashion career on the horizon, Beauty takes New York by storm with her wit, business savvy, and breathtaking good looks. But she’s never forgotten those she left behind. And when it becomes clear that Power needs her, Beauty will risk everything to save the man she loves.

If you are a T.I. fan or just love to read, the book is currently in stores. So go cop one!

     In addition to the book, the reality show, and most definitely the music, the company in which he helped build will soon experience some restructuring. T.I. told Billboard in a recent interview…

“[We’re going to] reshape and remold this company from the bottom up, from an executive standpoint and an artist standpoint,” he said of the label he co-founded with Jason Geter and that has been operating under the Warner umbrella, with distribution through Atlantic, since 2003. “It’s a unanimous decision,” he said. “The way we’ve done it, we’ve been considerably successful, but in order to do better, we’re going to have to do things differently.”

And there you have it! Grand Hustle has been in existence since 2003.  It is definitely time to assign new positions and develop new strategies.  It’s good to see T.I. and his team trying to put themselves in a place to be able to “stomp with the big dogs”.  

     In the mean time, check out T.I.’s new track “I’m Flexin” produced by Mississippi rapper, Big K.R.I.T.

DOES T.I. STILL GOT WHAT IT TAKES??