Footage of T.I. heckling a security guard in Austin, Texas after being denied entry into a restaurant has surfaced on social media.
In the clip, which has since gone viral, T.I. can be seen outside The Revelry restaurant voicing his discontentment after being denied service due to not producing his ID when asked by a bouncer.
The rapper asks a bystander off camera what location he’s at and the name of the business, before turning his camera towards the employee.
T.I. attends the 2024 Black Effect Podcast Festival at Pullman Yards on April 27, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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“There’s a sucker right here at the front talkin’ ’bout I need some ID to get in somewhere,” T.I. says while fixating his attention on the bouncer, who was clad in an all black outfit, which the Atlanta native began to critique.
“Any ni**a wear some shoes like that ain’t gonna keep me out of nowhere,” he began. “Ni**a wearing them Peppermint Patty shoes, a “Wal-Mart Versace shirt with them Ross pants.”
T.I. performs onstage during the Strength of a Woman’s MJB “Celebrating Hip Hop 50” Concert in Partnership with Mary J. Blige, Pepsi, and Live Nation Urban at State Farm Arena on May 12, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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T.I. continued to roast the employee, bringing further attention to his footwear, adding, “Look at that boy ankle popping out the side of them Peppermint Patty shoes. What is that, velvet?”
The hitmaker’s impromptu comedy session winded down as other patrons attempted to enter the restaurant, and another employee came out to express their apologies for not being able to provide him service.
Reactions to T.I.’s antics varied on social media, with some finding humor in his barbs, while others chided his seeming immaturity while commending the bouncer for taking the rapper’s jokes in jest.
See the clip of T.I. roasting the bouncer below.
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