T.I.'s Road to Redemption

This episode will define T.I. as a world famous rapper, father of 6 and a man facing 30 years in prison. T.I. begins his year-long journey to try to redeem and change himself as well as the lives of 7 at risk teens. Pee Wee, an 18 year old from Atlanta will get a wakeup call from T.I. and hopefully be inspired to stop hustling in the street and start working on getting an education.

Trey is an Atlanta teen affiliated with a violent gang. His father and older brother are in prison, leaving him on a path that will only lead to prison or death. T.I. implements his four-step intervention, confronting Trey's life choices. Unaffected by T.I.'s surprise meeting, Trey must now meet with his Uncle Quint, an ex con who spent ten years in prison but has since turned his life around.

18-year-old Anthony is a member of the Harbor City Crips. Claiming he left the gang to pursue his dream of being a chef, his pregnant girlfriend says otherwise. A father himself, T.I. reflects on the importance of teaching positive life lessons to his own children and arranges for Anthony to meet with two former gang bangers, one who gives him a chilling warning message.

Edwin, a struggling young father, is at risk of breaking his family apart by committing burglaries and getting arrested. His girlfriend, Leighann, is terrified that these crimes will send him to prison and leave her alone to raise their young son. T.I. must show Edwin the error of his ways, the consequences, and how education is vital to him becoming the father his family needs him to be.

Nothing makes T.I. more upset than meeting a young person who hasn’t learned anything from the all the mistakes he has made. Mario, an 18 year old gang member from Compton CA, has chosen to make many of the same mistakes T.I. made, including buying machine guns. With Mario, T.I. will take his intervention style to a whole new level, including giving him a ride that just might save his life.

15 year old Cynthia’s brother died in a gang related shooting two years ago. She decided to join the gang and avenge her brother’s death. Even though Cynthia says she has "gotten her revenge" she has remains in the gang and doesn't see herself getting out any time soon. In perhaps his biggest challenge yet, Cynthia is brought to tears as T.I. shares the realities of the road she is on.