T.I. to announce shock retirement from music?

By Smith Alexander
Washington
Last updated on July 26, 2025

T.I. created a stir on Friday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for T.I. fans. Speculation had been rife that the American rapper best known for hit songs like Dead and Gone, Live Your Life or Whatever You Like, will announce his retirement from music, at age 44, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 26/07/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a rapper isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a rapper-actor-business man just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouT.I.

For a little while on Friday evening, #ThankYouT.I. was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.