There was one conspicuously absent person Sunday night during [artist id="2545682"]Drake[/artist]'s performance of "Fancy" at the VMAs. Drizzy had special guests Swizz Beatz and Mary J. Blige join him onstage, but the other person who performs on the album version of he record, T.I., was not there. Tip has been dealing with matters more important than entertainment lately.

[article id="1648063"]T.I. was arrested for alleged drug possession[/article] in Los Angeles at the beginning of this month, and there is a chance that his probation could be revoked.

While rehearsing for "Fancy" at the VMAs, Drake sat down and reflected on his friend's circumstances.

"I care about Tip a lot," Drake said. "He's held me down since the beginning. He's always been extremely nice to me and embraced me. Before he went to prison, to this day, I still talk about the conversation he had with me about the game and trying to stay focused.

"It hurt me the other day that somehow he found himself again in that kind of predicament. Especially with [the success of the movie] they just had out ['Takers']. It's a personal thing. I'm not really here to say things about another man. Tip is a very smart man. I just think that, a part of me wishes he realized the power in the movement he has and what a legend he is and not get in trouble anymore. I just wish that wouldn't happen. The man that he is, the trouble he gets into doesn't reflect the person he is. He's just a great individual. Yeah, it's an unfortunate situation," Drake continued.

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