Once upon a time, I was a music critic. Now, I’m a TV critic. You’d think, therefore, that I’d be chomping at the bit to attend a panel about a reality series focusing on a rapper. You would, however, be wrong. The truth of the matter is this: I do not give a flying flip about T.I., his music, or his new MTV series, “T.I.’s Road to Redemption: 45 Days to Go.”
But, hey, maybe you do…and if so, fair enough, then maybe you’ll want to watch it.
The premise…? T.I., who’s a convicted felon, is preparing for possible incarceration (on charges of possession of three unregistered machine guns and two silencers and possession of firearms by a convicted felon), and he’s determined to use his remaining days of freedom to be the catalyst for change, to intervene in the lives of various individuals who might be going down the wrong road and try and set them straight. It’s a form of community service, and I’m sure it’s all very well-intentioned in the grand scheme of things, but, you know, all I really wanted to know was this: why would someone with such a successful music career do something as stupid as try to buy machine guns?
Fortunately, someone else asked that very question.
