TI to Be Named New President of Atlantic Records?!?!

Posted on February 6th, 2009 - By Bossip Staff

Categories: News, On the Come up

Posted by Bossip Staff

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TI is on the move, y’all.  They’re saying the lil’ fella might be getting a new gig as President of Atlantic Records:

“It’s among the realm of possibilities,” he coyly told MTV News on Wednesday.

The rapper was referring to the chance that he might succeed Atlantic Records executive Julie Greenwald. It was announced Thursday morning (February 5) that Greenwald had been promoted to chairman and chief operating officer of the label. She previously served as Atlantic Records Group president since 2004, when she joined the company following a stint at Island Def Jam Records.

Currently, T.I. oversees his own Grand Hustle Records imprint. The company is home to a number of recording artists, including Young Dro, Big Kuntry and DJ Drama, each of whom is signed to different labels through deals brokered by Tip and his business partner and manager Jason Geter. The Atlanta entertainment entity also helped produce T.I.’s upcoming reality special “Road to Redemption,” set to premiere next week on MTV.

When asked to confirm or refute the rumored appointment, Tip skated around the question. “Ah, man, when I [do] speak upon it, it will be fact,” he said.

Before the rapper can think about new career paths, however, he has a number of appearances he’s scheduled to make, most notably his Grammy performance of “Swagga Like Us,” which will feature all four collaborators — T.I., Jay-Z, Lil Wayne and Kanye West — coming together for the first time to rap the record live. Then, of course, there’s the prison sentence he’s preparing for, so any talk of the Atlantic Records post has to wait.

“I think I have another obligation I have to take care of that may supersede that,” he said.

Supersede??  Well, who the f*ck taught him that word??  Looks like they’re already getting him ready, y’all.

More pics of Tip below.

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via MTV

  • Hannibal

    ..

  • told you so

    good for him.

  • ~*~IslandNik~*~

    why da hell??

  • Hannibal

    WHY DO THIS WHEN HE IS ABOUT TO BECOME SOMEONE’S BITCH

  • atlien

    Astro…enough said

  • white male

    I am so sick of hearing him on every song on the radio

  • Lacombe Redbone (Sign Me Up For That Booty Duty! )

    Cool beings!!!!

  • LawdhavMercythisshitis real

    Y

  • chiney K

    HOW IN THE WORLD IS HE DOING ALL THESE DIFFERENT VENTURES AND HE’S GOING TO PRISON!

  • Fantasia’s Sweaty Armpits..LOL

    i dont know, but TI can get it ANY DAY!

  • http://www.k.com noelle

    That pic look like Kanye lol. Damn sorry.

  • EXCUSE THE CAPS I AINT MAD……….

    THATS WHATS UP TI! GET THE BREAD MY DUDE..

  • Ermy Erm (The Chi is Ice Cold, But it’s Friday Suckas! :) )

    That pic look like Kanye lol. Damn sorry.
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYAL NAW!!! Kanye WISH. LMFAO

  • http://angerischange.blogspot.com beautifuldaidreamer

    Ugh! Bossip, T.I. may have done some dumb shit, but he is far from a dummy. Just because nobody on your staff won’t pick up a damn book every once in a while, doesn’t mean that idiocy is the norm…

  • soulwoman

    Where will he handle business, from jail? Did we not learn anything from making Jay the pres of Def Jam???

  • http://youreadthatopinion.blogspot.com Cannon

    Wow. When “supersede” is a “big” word, you know the ignorance of this site has reached new hieghts.

  • Tinydiva

    How in the hell is he going to do that from jail. I’m not liking being hoodwinked and bamboozled, I come here for bone fide gossip. Sheesh!

  • FAN

    Good Luck TI…….. What a CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES

  • reese615

    @ Cannon and beautifuldaidreamer(??)
    ____________________

    Really, guys? Sarcasm majors, are we now??

  • Tinydiva

    I know I typed “Bona fide” shit i even read it before I posted and that ain’t my usual!

  • http://www.amecentral.com/2009/02/president-of-atlantic-records/ President of Atlantic Records?? | A&M E-Central – Popular Entertainment & LifeStyle News

    [...] The rapper was referring to the chance that he might succeed Atlantic Records executive Julie Greenwald. It was announced Thursday morning (February 5) that Greenwald had been promoted to chairman and chief operating officer of the label. She previously served as Atlantic Records Group president since 2004, when she joined the company following a stint at Island Def Jam Records. [...]

  • Mrs. Rance

    Supersede?? Well, who the f*ck taught him that word??
    ————————–

    lol!! That’s what I’m sayin! On the real, if they are going to teach my boy to speak proper English, I’m all for it.

  • Black.Woman

    Bossip, do not hate this guy for trying to evolve. There is hope for him, but he is a few….

  • BB

    WTF did I bust my ass in college for, when drug dealers and gun runners turned rappers get rewarded with cushy jobs. Let’s face it, the artists on his roster aren’t exactly on his level. Crime does pay I guess…Only in America!

  • Black.Woman

    Maybe TIP can give Beyonce some vocabulary lessons? She needs them.

  • http://lafanz.com/blog1/2009/02/07/ti-to-be-named-new-president-of-atlantic-records/ L.A. Fanz » Blog Archive » TI to Be Named New President of Atlantic Records?!?!

    [...] BOSSIP – TI is on the move, y’all. They’re saying the lil’ fella might be getting a new gig as President of Atlantic Records: “It’s among the realm of possibilities,” he coyly told MTV News on Wednesday. [...]

  • WTF!!!!!!!!!!

    BB, I’m so glad to have scrolled down and read your comment.

    It saddens me to read some people on here that thinks he’s actually smart. WTF???

    Smart men definitely go to jail, but not for stupid shit like he did. There’s nothing smart about TI besides how he and other rappers fool fools into believing what they rap about.

  • http://bossip sean

    well thats good !! hopefully he will up grade and leave that UGLY ass baby mommas or at least BAN her ass from producing anymore of those abnormal head ass kids. but when and if he makes this move after prison im sure at least on of these blood hound aka babies mommas will take him back to court!!! cuz we all know how these blood suckin ass black women are !!! Oh hes rich and hes makin more money and even though he gives me so many thousands a month in child support and has got me a house and pay for EVERYTHING our kids have and need. judge thats jus not enough!!! i need more to get the good weave in and go to the club every week end and lay up good!!! damn ghetto ass cry baby broads!!!!!!!!! get out and focus on a dam job !!! hell we got a black president in the office !!(Change) get up off ur ass and go to work!!!

  • elle

    Do not insult T.I. I am sure he has a very vast vocabulary

  • Christie’s secrets (White man,black man, ITS NEVER COLD IN THE D)

    Now why would they promote a guy that is going to jail soon! I mean, is it only a short term contract ? And tiny pegnant again? Doesn’t she realized that not only she is not married but she going to have to deal with them kids ALONE when her man would definitely become somebodys wifey over there! I hope TI woud do the right thing and MARRY that woman!

  • Christie’s secrets (White man,black man, ITS NEVER COLD IN THE D)

    TI was about to kill somebody or to sell those guns they found! So dnt tell me he is smart! He si a stupid muthat with 7 kids with women he is not married to! PURE GHETTO! Pls he is midget! damn, im scared for him, when he is gonna be in jail! Again, he might have some fans over there and would probably do concerts or something SMH!

  • Fatimah

    **yawn**

  • Somer

    Atlantic exec must be smoking! TI is uneducated and can’t even speak proper english. How is he going to run something that big. I can just imagine his country ass in a stockholders meeting, “Yeah, you know what I saying shorty, dats what’s up”.

  • WreckLess Driver

    BULLSHIT! The suits at Atlantic are not stupid enough to put TI in that position. What qualifies him
    to run a label? Because he sells records as an artist? Bullshit! Michael Jordan was one the best to ever do it on the court,but he has been a joke as a basketball executive.The business model of artists running labels DOES NOT WORK! Look at Jay-Z. Great businessman but LOUSY executive. He’s made good moves for his own career but he hasn’t done SHIT for his other artists. Some cats can play the game and some cats can coach, It’s the rare individual that can do both.

  • http://www.k.com noelle

    Feb 6, 2009 – 12:24 pm Ermy Erm (The Chi is Ice Cold, But it’s Friday Suckas! :) )

    That pic look like Kanye lol. Damn sorry.
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYAL NAW!!! Kanye WISH. LMFAO

    Lol, I meant in regards to the picture of him that was posted today…If he was sitting down.

  • http://bpytsspot.blogspot.com/ The78MsJ

    So…he must have already worked out a different kind of situation prison wise because why would his record company let him become president, this sounds so staged. For real…what’s up with giving rappers legitimate jobs while millions who have education and experience are getting laid off daily!

  • always knew

    Don’t hate the player..hate the game…
    Player haters all up in this piece!

    T.I. get that money. Do your thing!:) Sales = production, in any business…I ain’t mad, at cha…
    I hope he gets that sentence commuted….Yeah, he’s a thug:

    7 kids with no marriage, BUT he takes care of all of them..Tiny knew what she was getting into..
    lmao@ Christie’s secrets (White man,black man, ITS NEVER COLD IN THE D)-”TI was about to kill somebody or to sell those guns they found! So dnt tell me he is smart! He si a stupid muthat with 7 kids with women he is not married to! PURE GHETTO! Pls he is midget!”
    _________________

    Funny and true!

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