TI IS DOWN WITH THE HOOD BUT NOT BOYZ N DA HOOD

Atlanta-based rapper Yung Joc will release his debut album, New Joc City, on June 6th. The set will feature guest appearances by Lil Wayne, Dro, Cheri Dennis…

Rumors have been circulating that T.I. was joining the Atlanta-based group, Boyz N Da Hood, but those reports aren’t true according to the rapper. He said in a released statement, “Contrary to rumors circulating around the Internet, I have not and will not be joining Boyz N Da Hood. Although I am and have always been part of the movement, I am not a member of the group. This is just another case of ‘Urban Legend’.”

Cash Money Records’ Lil’ Wayne is the latest addition to the group according to sources close to the situation who also explained that Young Jeezy’s exit from the group was amicable.

“Yeah I came up with the name Pimp Squad Click before I even had a crew to call the Pimp Squad Click. This was back when I was…I had to have been eight, nine, ten years-old, when I first started writing raps and what not and you know I was like, ‘If I get a crew, a group, you know, a bunch of cats who rap…. ‘Cause back then I was the only cat you know that I knew that was rapping.”

As for T.I., he’s still promoting the debut project, 25 To Life, from his group the PSC. The rapper explained the group’s name. He said,