http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/25/ti.farewell.concert/index.html

Rapper T.I. gives farewell concert before going to prison

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He was sentenced in March on weapons charges related to purchasing machine guns and silencers. In addition to serving prison time, T.I. was placed on house arrest, was given community service and was ordered to pay a $100,300 fine.

Though he had been in legal trouble before, Harris' current situation began when he was arrested just hours before he was to perform at the BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta.

The rapper had provided a bodyguard with $12,000 to buy weapons. Harris was not permitted to own any guns, however, because he was convicted in 1998 on felony drug charges -- possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute -- in Cobb County, in suburban Atlanta.

After his arrest, he entered a plea agreement, which federal authorities called unique because it allowed the rapper to remain out of prison for a year while he performed community service.

Harris has already left a strong mark on the hip-hop genre, music experts told CNN, which should position his career well when he is released. Harris had been named to the Forbes list of top-earning rappers, making an estimated $16 million in 2006.

Some music industry observers have said T.I.'s prison term will only make him more popular.
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It goes without saying that if this had been a WN they would have thrown away the key, what´s the name of that former NA guy who´s son had a gun in the house and that was enough to put him away for five years?