American rapper Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. (born September 25, 1980), better known by his stage names T.I. and Tip (often stylized as TIP or T.I.P.), decided to point out some concrete advice for young creatives and businessmen most likely coming up under him.
The rapper, actor, record producer, entrepreneur, record executive, and author. Harris signed his first major-label record deal in 1999 with Arista subsidiary LaFace and as they say, the rest was history. He has been one of hip hops biggest must successful entrepreneurs. He has a large catalog of classic international hits under his belt and he’s quietly amassed a portfolio of businesses and tons of property as an investor and a developer.
Recently the “you can do whatever you like” hitmaker shared some business advice to all of the folks out there getting the Covid19 pandemic assistance money. He sees folks getting $10k and more out of the blue and spending it instead of investing it. So he had this to say:
“We were just in the studio having a discussion and I just feel the need to share it,” he says in the clip. “All y’all getting that money from the government … ain’t more Cartiers, it’ ain’t no more Louis Vuitton — go get you some property please. Please y’all, go buy some property.”
– T.I.
T.I. Has been making major investments in his hometown Atlanta for years now. According to sources he has spent roughly 3million dollars on property and land.
As he told Inc. Magazine, “I grew up in the 1980s and ’90s in the Center Hill section of Atlanta, just off Bankhead Highway. Back then, that part of town was considered the lower end of the middle class. After the crack era, the community stalled, and from 1994 to 2012, it became an extremely desolate area for business. There’s no major grocery store chain. There’s no fresh produce. There’s no CVS. There are liquor stores…”
“Now, with the BeltLine and Mercedes-Benz Stadium a stone’s throw away, there’s an incentive to redevelop. But I didn’t want it to be one of those situations where luxury condos go up, and people who are native are pushed out to the fringes because they can’t afford to live there. I wanted to provide development that would allow people from the area, who love the community, to be able to afford to stay.”
Despite the hardship, most people around the world are engaged in during the pandemic, especially those in cities that are locked down. Money is obviously a vital issue when it comes to maintenance, but if one has a little more than necessary, there couldn’t be a better time to make investments right about now.
Stocks and land in many areas have reached an all-time low as other businessmen are also working to cope through the disaster. A disaster which will really be very shortlived. It’s a perfect time to make bulk or large investments in areas that could easily be reaped once the pandemic is over.