TI’s Akoo Clothing Line

T.I.’s Road to Redemption Premieres Tuesday February 10, 9pm Local on MTV

Publicity stunt or genuine concern?

Tonight on MTV is the premiere of T.I.’s new reality-documentary “Road to Redemption”. The show follows him in 2008 fulfilling his court-ordered community service in which he attempts to impact the lives of seven troubled youths. During this period, he is also anxiously awaiting sentencing for his conviction of illegal weapons possession.

The AKOO designer is given the opportunity to right his wrongs by actively participating in the kids lives, motivating them, getting involved and attempting to get back on track.

It is hard not to be skeptical of yet another reality show. The basic principle is inspiring but the need for televised, on camera recognition, is over-rated and overdone. Tonight we will see if this is a purposeful, meaningful glimpse into TI’s life and his need to make a difference or if it will be yet another scripted “reality” show of celeb self-promotion taking up empty television time.

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AKOO designer T.I.

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