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T.I. CALLS MTV NEWS DURING HOUSE ARREST: Rapper said his record label will hand out Thanksgiving turkeys.
*T.I may not be able to celebrate Thanksgiving with his own extended family, but it's not stopping him from ensuring that those less fortunate in his Atlanta hometown will at least have a turkey dinner on Thursday.
Confined to his home while awaiting trial on gun charges, the rapper has been recording tracks for his upcoming album "Paper Trail" and making arrangements for his Grand Hustle record label to feed the homeless for Thanksgiving.
"I want people to know that no matter what the situation is, I'm always going to be in the community giving to those who are in need and helping people out," he told MTV News correspondent Sway via telephone. "That's what I've always done."
Grand Hustle K.I.N.G. Foundation will be handing out 400 turkeys in Atlanta: 200 on the west side, 200 on the east side. There will be Thanksgiving dinners prepared and served for the needy at Club Crucial on Thanksgiving as well.
T.I. is also assisting the Hosea Williams Feed the Hungry and Homeless Foundation by reaching out to his friends in the hip-hop community in hopes of raising $150,000 for a massive turkey giveaway at Turner Field, home of the Atlanta Braves. T.I. says the goal is to serve 20,000 to 30,000 people.
Several days before contacting MTV, T.I. recorded a video for the Web site streetcred.com in which he vowed to be exonerated of his weapons charges. The artist was arrested in Atlanta last month by ATF agents and charged with two felonies — possession of three unregistered machine guns and two silencers, and possession of firearms by a convicted felon.
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