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The Grammy winning rapper T.I. has started his one year and one day prison sentence for posessing guns…

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ti_250x150Grammy-winning rapper T.I. is in prison.

He told fans he would stay optimistic as he was locked up on a federal weapons conviction.

The 28-year-old rapper, whose real name is Clifford J. Harris Jr., performed on Sunday night in Atlanta’s Philips Arena less than two days before he began serving the sentence of a year and a day.

“I’m going to stand up tall, head up high,” he said.

During the concert, T.I. said he hoped that everyone learned from his mistakes.