Rapper T.I has addressed getting booed during a comedy show at Barclays Center in Brooklyn while talking to comedian Michael Blankson on live Instagram via Vlad;
T.I. has recently made his foray into the field of standup comedy, and from the early clips it appeared that he received some positive reactions. However, Tip ran into his first tough crowd during a performance at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn over the weekend at a comedy show featuring some heavy hitters such as Eddie Griffin, Tony Roberts, Bruce Bruce, Michael Blackson, and Joe Torry.
According to T.I, he didn’t think the boos were coming from a negative place. He said he interpreted the boos as the audience daring him to push beyond his limits. “I dare you to be more funny, I dare you to be better,” he said. Apparently for T.I., the boos were more about constructive criticism than ridicule.
Tip was on the lineup for Power 105.1’s April Fools Comedy Jam, which took place yesterday (April 9) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The Atlanta rapper-turned-comedian was on the bill along with well known names in the comedic field like Nick Cannon, Eddie Griffin, B. Simone, Rip Michaels, Tony Roberts, Bruce Bruce, Michael Blackson, Joe Torry, HaHa Davis and Jacob Williams. Video of a portion of T.I.’s set has been circulating the internet and shows The L.I.B.R.A. rapper getting booed on multiple occasions.
In one clip, T.I. tells a joke about determining whether or not a date is for the streets. It does not go over well with the crowd and is met by boos and silence. Later on in his set, T.I. tells a joke about having sex with someone’s mom. The crowd was not feeling that joke either. Some boos can be heard, but it was the lack of laughter that also led to the awkward post-joke moment where the neophyte funny-man appeared to lash out.
“Well, got damn,” Tip told the crow. “I’ma tell y’all muthafuckin ass like this. Y’all got one more mutherfuckin album out of me. It’s called Kill the King. For muthafuckers like you. And I appreciate y’all cause you make me the absolute best.”
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