Rapper TI Encourages Everyone to Vote

Audio: TI and the importance of voting- Listen

"I want to encourage the youth to take advantage of the opportunity to vote," T.I. said. "We already know where not voting gets us, and a lot of people don't take the time to vote."

"If you give up your right to vote, you also give up your right to complain," T.I. continued. "This is the most important election in hip-hop's lifetime."

T.I., a rapper who has dug himself out of a recent arrest on gun charges, said he is hoping to rehabilitate his image.

Chavis thought it a good idea that T.I. is on board with this effort.

"T.I. has gone through a lot of trials and tribulations, and he's someone the streets look up to," Chavis said. "Street cred in hip-hop is real, and T.I. has that. He's willing to say, 'I made those mistakes, and God has given me another opportunity to go on the right path.' "

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