Interview: T.I. Speaks About ScreamFest, His Album, and His Movie
Published August 26, 2007
ScreamFest is not your little sister’s music festival.
So says T.I., reigning king of hip hop and ScreamFest headliner. Yes, the fest was started six years ago and named for the (mostly female) screaming fans who greeted their idols. But after six years ScreamFest, like its audience, has grown up.
“We were definitely going after a different market this time,” said the multi-platinum and two-time Grammy Award winning T.I. about his decision to headline the fest. “Once that was concurred upon, we moved forward. It is the ScreamFest tour, not the little kid ScreamFest tour.”
If the upcoming shows are anything like the recent Washington, D.C. gig, there will still be a healthy dose of young women in the audience. But expect plenty of young men to also turn out to hear T.I., Grammy Award winning artist Ciara, rappers Yung Joc and T-Pain, and R&B artist Lloyd.
“This is my second time being a part of the Scream and… it feels bigger and better this year,” said Ciara. “I am very excited about the lineup. It's the hottest names in music and I can guarantee that fans will be excited as well. Expect a lot of energy on this tour..”
In DC and other venues the all-star line up was supplemented by 50 Cent, Ciara’s rumored-to-be-beau, who unexpectedly performed.
But despite the high-powered line up it’s clear that this year’s ScreamFest is the T.I show. The former Atlanta drug dealer turned platinum selling rapper and CEO of Grand Hustle Records is coming off an incredible 18-month stint that included triumphs – including the Best Hip Hop Artist Award at the BET Awards and tragedies – such as the stillborn birth of his daughter.
T.I. turned what he called “triumphs and miseries” into T.I. vs. T.I.P., his latest CD that nearly hit gold status during its first week on the charts. Now the man, known for plenty of charitable giving, is headlining ScreamFest.
“There are not many events in hip hop right now. You got some songs. But there’s no events,” he said. “I feel like I want to continue to make these events. Like this Scream tour. It is an event. This is made up of the most [brilliant] hitmakers in the industry right now.”
- Interview: T.I. Speaks About ScreamFest, His Album, and His Movie
- Published: August 26, 2007
- Type: Interview
- Section: Music
- Filed Under: Music: Rap, Music: R&B, Music: News, Music: Live Concerts, Interviews, Culture: Celebrity
- Writer: Nancy Dunham
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know ciara thta gurl thta wrote you she is wack and she know thta she just put that up there cause she said thta you were a boy and i am gonna get that b***************** for you dont respond to hers love you
whta are you doing you know that i have been talking bout how i am going to meet you and i hope thta it come true and love thta you have the tipe of attutude thta you have cause it fun with you
ciara is nice but not better than rocsi
hey .T.I. you a sex body so... i'm the québecoise and hot.i'm the *PA*(playa anonyme)and I love the music and dance!!! véro
HEY T.I. I LIKE YOUR SONG CALLED NO MATTER WHAT AND I LOVE YOU WHOLE ALBUM AND YOU ROCKED ON ATL AND I HOPE WHEN YOU GET OUT OF HOUSE ARREST MAYBE YOU CAN DO A MOVIE WITH ME.
ciara i really admire your songs and i wish i had a nice body like you.But what i really want to find out is that,i heard a roomer saying that you dance good because you were a boy ,and you got plastic surgery and now you a girl, but i don't think that's true.Whoever said that is hatin on you,thats why they sayin that.But you don't worry about that, you just keep up the good work. We'll i got to go now talk to you later.
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This girl right here rocks!Man i love her songs n how she dances is cool!My fav song of hers would have to be Like A Boy!My second is Get Up!
YOU ROCK CIARA!