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T.I.’s Entourage Caught in Gunfire, One Man Dead

Wednesday, May 3, 2006
By: Kenny Rodriguez


T.I.tA member of rapper T.I.’s entourage was killed, and three others were injured, in a gun battle early Wednesday that began in a Cincinnati nightclub.

Witnesses told police a verbal dispute began at Club Ritz, which was hosting an after-party held for T.I. and Bad Boy recording artist Yung Joc following an earlier performance at Bogarts. The fight prompted T.I. and his group to leave the party, but they were pursued by two SUVs, according to police.

A gun battle then ensued between T.I.’s crew and the passengers in the pursuing vehicles. Officers who arrived at the scene found four people with gunshot wounds.

Philant Johnson, 26, was pronounced dead at a local hospital. He was described as a spokesman for T.I.’s Grand Hustle record label and the rapper’s personal assistant.

Three other members of the rapper’s entourage received hospital treatment, including a Minnesota woman in stable condition, and a bodyguard and a driver who were later released. T.I. (born Clifford ‘Tip’ Harris) was not injured.

No arrests have been made as police say the shooters were gone by the time they arrived.



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Damn...
Posted by MikeCurl
Damn is right
Posted by JamalKilz
When is it going to end?
Posted by The Come Up
Another rap shooting, another man dead. Houston rapper ".hawk" now. T.i. Assistant in cincinatti. Last week ..... "gravy" at hot 97 radio new york.... Da week before that ".proof" in detroit. Who's next? this is just one month, mind you. Summer aint even start yet. Whoa! wake up people....god is angry. Stop the madness in the music or we gonna be having these forums every week. Peace.
Posted by Sair
Right, sair! you see this is exactly what i have been talking about. I am hurt to my heart to see this foolishness. But unless we began to raise our expectations of individual excellence and lower our tolerance and acceptance of this type of madness it will only get worse. The more this goes on the more the world will judge us based on these undiciplined, bad apples. We can do better! not to gain anyone's approval (of any race) but to improve the qaulity of life and to build. Life is hard enough as it is! much respect! god bless you all!
Posted by family1st
Right, sair! you see this is exactly what i have been talking about. I am hurt to my heart to see this foolishness. But unless we began to raise our expectations of individual excellence and lower our tolerance and acceptance of this type of madness it will only get worse. The more this goes on the more the world will judge us based on these undiciplined, bad apples. We can do better! not to gain anyone's approval (of any race) but to improve the qaulity of life and to build. Life is hard enough as it is! much respect! god bless you all!
Posted by family1st
This shooting incident is sort of indicative of the overall life and times of being in cincinnati. Everyday on the news you see stories of people constantly getting their wigs blown off in broad daylight whether its in the burbs or downtown with witnesses readily saying "they haven't seen anything." it's not only sociological elements whether economical or political that fosters these type of acts of violence but one big reason is that in cincinnati there is absolutely nothing at all for young adults to do, especially african americans. In reality the two clubs ti's entourage visited are the only clubs in cincinnati! this city is not built for us at all, and this ti event was promoted as very big and important event and i doubt any events like this will be planned in the forseeable future. The city was slowly rebounding from the riots and the boycott, the jazz fest just came back last year after a four year layoff, but these events have definitely set the city back. Entertainers will think twice before coming here, nevertheless the irony is that these same performers will continue to buy cincinnati reds and bengals merchandise to match their outfits for their videos even if they've never been here!
Posted by 25TH HOUR
Haters are always lurking.....thats some wyld shyt....i never understood how cats knock 50 for having an army...i mean, it looks like the "hood" targets anybody thats getting paper. Period. 50 going about it the right way, better safe than sorry.
Posted by Kalliope4eva
Let the police handle the war with goons and wannabee thugs....if your really making moves they would have to get a rocket launcher to touch you...do that, because haters are sitting waiting on that unemployment check..or the first of the month and they have too much idle time to plot some trash like this. They know where your gonna be, whos gonna be there...they hear you boasting on your record..its like an open book. Get the local police on your team...phuck it, they already know the major goons in their town, let em pick em off...while you just come for the loot and be out before the sun comes up.
Posted by Kalliope4eva
I mean for christ sake when will this madness end!!! it seems to be happening every week a shooting here or there some of these guys make a very bad name for hiphop.hiphop is already on band-mode in las vegas other states and cities will follow if they don't get there act together.this is becoming pathetic,stupid,embarassing pointless.this has to end or say goodbye to hiphop because it's becoming one big joke!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Black Congress
Rap is becoming real corny because of this we are now solitified as the laughing industry as well as a group of people that take life for granted. Note: to all artist(s),performers if you have a concert do your damn concert get your money and take your wanna be gangsta ass home period. Too many people dying behind dumb stuff!!!
Posted by Black Congress
Stop the violence dude, for real
Posted by DrFrankensence
Guns don't kill people, entourages do. No 1 can front on fif for having paid mercenaries on the pay roll. Who knows, maybe jam master jay, freaky tah, big l, mossberg, camoflouge?, tupac, biggie,proof, haf-a-mil, etc .. . Would have lived. Bamas. . . .
Posted by rdibiase
A man is dead because he has a little more money than the next man. People need to start thinking rationally. I ain't mad a nobody when they roll with a whole army, people are nuts out here. And, they wonder why they never have anything for black people, when people work hard to organize an even and some fool messes it up for everybody else.
Posted by SHANU_5
Damn thats fuc.k
Posted by biggiekid
What more can i say. Im tired of this shi.t man. Fight for us!!
Posted by etheoryall
God, this will never F*ck*n end. R.i.p.
Posted by girdiedogg7
This is why we need to dead the whole "stop snitchin" campaign. How can we expect the police or anybody else to care about violence in our community if we don't care enough about ourselves to turn in the criminals? trying to rob someone or test someone because of what they may rap about on their records is just dumb. Now we have one more brother lost to the grave and probably a few more to a jail cell when they catch the shooters.
Posted by domibaby
Stupid!!!
Posted by Spider bloke
Stupid!!!
Posted by Spider bloke
I'm really saddened to here this tragedy. First big hawk from h-town (rip), now this. T.i's grand hustle click gonna get thru. God is with yall! (rip).
Posted by DocV
I think that whosoever it is that did the shooting should be brought to justice
Posted by rushaine
I pretty much agree with all o' da above. Just glad nothin' happened to "the man" "the king".. I don't want to have a handful of albums i want an entire life story on t.i. Oh yeah & god bless !
Posted by nsanelown
Thats aight cuz my man still here and he is a true goon!!!!!!!
Posted by the real mz. t.i.
A man at least notin bad happen to u
Posted by kev.
Ummmmmmmm i think people should not come to the nati talking stuf.............. Um so ain r fault dnt b throwin money all up in ppl grill dats like me comin to due a concert 4 t.i and throwin doe al up in his face...... Um no stuf so chill chill thank yu...
Posted by brittney
Well if i was n da club in thay wntd to thro money i wuld git mad but not take it that level.... Nt tha fact dey day throwin money bt tha fact dat itz all up in tha fuhkin grill,,,,,,,,,,,,, oka.......... Now i heard t.i crew wuh talkn sh*t like the girl above sed,,, na phuqas dont cum 2 the nati taukin sh*t.......... So he got wuh e got nw e knw 2 bec the phuq up ...................................... Ooooh yea an i lov t.i but dam Bia'ch yu not tha ma F*ck*n king god tha dam king Bia'ch............. Early an phuq all the lame comments abovee.................... YahhBia'chyahh
Posted by yahhbitchyahh
F*ck dit Bia'ch he not no dam king... God the dam king and people need to thank god when they recieving awards before any ma F*ck*n body,,,,,,,,, F*ck dat P*ss* ass hoe ,,,,,,,,,,
Posted by tickle me elmo 5132645786
He lame he ma n*gga doe....
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