Is T.I Really rich enough to own a private jet? [Archive] - Message Board Basketball Forum

lilmagicjohnson

11-10-2009, 08:21 PM

In the music video for the song "whatever you like" TI talks about gassin up the jet for you whenever you like.

Does TI really have enough money for a private jet to be on call? How much does that even cost, to own a jet, have to pay for the fuel of a jet, and have a private pilot on call 24/7 to be able to fly you wherever you want? I know he must have millions from touring and album sales, but do rappers really make baller money? Also he spends so much money on **** like jewelry and his bigass house.

I have to ask, if TI is so damn rich how come he couldnt get a shorter sentence in jail?

RAIN MAKER

11-10-2009, 08:32 PM

Anyone who has a substantial income can get the credit to buy things like jets, mansions, jewels, etc.

The question is will he actually be able to afford the payments he has to make for the next 5-10 years, whilst also making payments on all the other stuff he's purchased on credit? Will he still be making the same amount of money over the next decade that he's currently making? Or will he go bankrupt like so many other celebrities?

Just because you buy something doesn't mean you can really afford it. So no I would not be surprised to know that he actually owns a private jet. But the better questions is whether or not it's comfortably in his budget. That i cannot speculate on, because I know almost nothing about the guy.

goldenryan

11-10-2009, 08:40 PM

well, he is in jail right now right? he doesn't need one if that's the case. jails expensive too, right?

miller-time

11-10-2009, 08:44 PM

maybe he can charter a jet when he needs it?

endorphins

11-10-2009, 08:47 PM

i'm sure these celebrities are smarter now since they've seen other famous people go broke. It was probably just for the purpose of the song. who's gonna call him on it?

iggy>

11-10-2009, 10:13 PM

ti is top 5 when it comes to rappers who sell records, he also had a hit movie. im sure he can afford just about anything.

emsteez forreal

11-10-2009, 10:15 PM

i wanna know what rappers get paid for concerts, verses, movies and record sales. i know that drake said once he gets paid like $20,000 for a verse. not sure if that's true.

lilmagicjohnson

11-10-2009, 11:14 PM

ti is top 5 when it comes to rappers who sell records, he also had a hit movie. im sure he can afford just about anything.
he was in ATL but the budget of that movie couldnt have been that big so his paycheck couldnt have been something crazy for that. Also he had a real small part in American Gangster. His albums sell alot but alot of artists say they dont make money from album sales the record companies do and they make all their money from touring. I wonder how much TI is getting or if he ever went on world tours he isnt that popular in Europe I know that.

Maniak

11-10-2009, 11:16 PM

Its TI.

He can do whatever he likes...

...And more.

Hes one of the best rappers right now and once he is released from jail hes going to be better than ever :bowdown:

NoGunzJustSkillz

11-10-2009, 11:22 PM

.........

visirale

11-10-2009, 11:26 PM

Timbalake gets paid $450,000 to produce a song. This industry is huge. I am sure TI can pay for a jet. My freshman roommate's family had 2 jets and lived in a neighborhood with an airport in it... and they certainly weren't on TI's level of wealth. I've seen estimates of 30 million to 100 million with annual income from 16-25 million... no concrete numbers, but definitely enough to suggest he should have enough money for a jet.

emsteez forreal

11-10-2009, 11:35 PM

not sure about that last post. didn't jay say in a song he 'grossed $38 mil' in like '06? that's with def jam, roc-a-wear, roc-a-fella and the nets.

50inchvertical

11-10-2009, 11:43 PM

:oldlol: at you taking things rappers say literally. But technically when it comes to private jets, you don't own the jet, you buy time; unless you're somebody like the Maloof's. It's similar to a timeshare arrangement, called fractional ownership.

But anyways, it's certainly possible. Even bum ass rappers like Gucci Mane command up to 100k per show.

visirale

11-10-2009, 11:44 PM

not sure about that last post. didn't jay say in a song he 'grossed $38 mil' in like '06? that's with def jam, roc-a-wear, roc-a-fella and the nets.
LOL never mind. That's what I get for trusting results from yahoo answers.

http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/08/jay-z-akon-50-cent-hip-hop-business-entertainment-cash-kings_slide_9.html

Looks like he's down to 8 million... If he's financially smart, he might have a cessna... but he could have a jet... and he will probably default on it in a few years.

NoGunzJustSkillz

11-10-2009, 11:51 PM

LOL never mind. That's what I get for trusting results from yahoo answers.

http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/08/jay-z-akon-50-cent-hip-hop-business-entertainment-cash-kings_slide_9.html

Looks like he's down to 8 million... If he's financially smart, he might have a cessna... but he could have a jet... and he will probably default on it in a few years.

he'll be down a lot more when he gets out the pen. he is spending, spending, spending, spending rite now and making ziltch.

visirale

11-10-2009, 11:54 PM

he'll be down a lot more when he gets out the pen. he is spending, spending, spending, spending rite now and making ziltch.
Meaning he'll inevitably make a gimmick album about being in prison...

GOBB

11-11-2009, 12:02 AM

I have to ask, if TI is so damn rich how come he couldnt get a shorter sentence in jail?

He did get a short jail sentence. What are you talkin about?

NoGunzJustSkillz

11-11-2009, 12:04 AM

He did get a short jail sentence. What are you talkin about?

i know, one minute they were reporting 10-15 years...couple month later it was 1 year.

iggy>

11-11-2009, 12:07 AM

i know, one minute they were reporting 10-15 years...couple month later it was 1 year.
http://worshippingchristian.org/images/blog/snitch.jpg

NoGunzJustSkillz

11-11-2009, 12:09 AM

http://worshippingchristian.org/images/blog/snitch.jpg

exactly..i posted a picture with a table full of guns and the stop snitching red sign a page ago, but removed it because the table full of guns wouldnt show up.

visirale

11-11-2009, 12:13 AM

Baby we can go wherever you like (as long as it's within 25 hours roundtrip and, damnit we better join the mile high club because I'm paying $5,316 an hour for this damn thing)

http://www.netjets.com/NetJets_Programs/Marquis_Jet_Card.asp

mbell75

11-11-2009, 01:15 AM

Most of what you see in rap videos is RENTED for the video shoot, even the girls :lol Agencies provide models for the shoots and there are other companies who provide mansions, cars, jets etc...I am shooting 3 models at a 30 mill dollar mansion in Beverly Hills tomorrow. It rents out for thousands a day for music videos, commercials, TV shows. I know some rappers have shot there, just dont know who offhand but yea, very little of the stuff in those videos belong to the artist. Its entertainment, not reality.

airchibundo507

11-11-2009, 01:23 AM

i'm sure these celebrities are smarter now since they've seen other famous people go broke. It was probably just for the purpose of the song. who's gonna call him on it?

You'd think that, but that's not the case. A person generally acknowledges the mistakes of others and then assumes that similar events won't befall them---it's human nature.

Samurai Jack

11-11-2009, 01:26 AM

http://worshippingchristian.org/images/blog/snitch.jpg
snitch my ass.... he got a celeb sentence. thats all. i dont see people posting snitch when wynona ryder is stealing sh*t and nothing happens.

endorphins

11-11-2009, 01:26 AM

Jay-Z definitly makes the most. VH1 was doing some special about rich celebrities and Jay-Z made $38 million (as mentioned before) and the song is THe Prelude (great beat)

lilmagicjohnson

11-11-2009, 01:28 AM

snitch my ass.... he got a celeb sentence. thats all. i dont see people posting snitch when wynona ryder is stealing sh*t and nothing happens.
pretty sure it was even reported he got a reduced sentence for coorporating with the feds and helping them find guys

endorphins

11-11-2009, 01:29 AM

You'd think that, but that's not the case. A person generally acknowledges the mistakes of others and then assumes that similar events won't befall them---it's human nature.

yeah but wouldn't these guys have a ton of renowned financial advisers making all their decisions on investments for them? I'm sure atleast some famous people do that.

Samurai Jack

11-11-2009, 01:32 AM

pretty sure it was even reported he got a reduced sentence for coorporating with the feds and helping them find guys
oh. thats dirty. anyways he should have known better.

Gundress

11-11-2009, 01:41 AM

emsteez forreal

11-11-2009, 04:24 AM

Jay-Z definitly makes the most. VH1 was doing some special about rich celebrities and Jay-Z made $38 million (as mentioned before) and the song is THe Prelude (great beat)

also great sample.
"..the **** you gonna do except hustle?"