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T.I. Given More Travel Freedom On Probation

Grand Hustle CEO is dubbed a 'model probationer' by probation officer, and judge agrees.

It appears the second time's the charm for T.I. Released last fall after an 11-month sentence for violating probation on his 2009 gun conviction, the Atlanta rapper has been on such good behavior that a judge has approved an expanded out-of-state travel allowance for up to 12 days at a time.

According to TMZ, the request, submitted by T.I.'s probation officer, details that the rapper has been a "model probationer" since he was [article id="1670026"]released from an Atlanta halfway house[/article] last September. By following all guidelines and completing a required drug and alcohol counseling program, Tip has been granted more freedom to travel and do business in other states.

The expanded freedoms come at a convenient time, as T.I. is nearing the release of his eighth full-length album, [article id="1676869"]Trouble Man.[/article] "The album is about 75 percent done. We got a lot of hot, old-school, vintage T.I. records on there," Tip told MTV News back in December while promoting his F--- Da City Up mixtape. "We got those over-the-top crossover records as well, big features and whatnot that we plan on putting into play. I got one with Akon, did a few records with Rico Love. Man, I got records with just about everybody," he said. "We just putting it together, we done did about 70 records."

Trouble Man will include features from T.I.'s ever-expanding Grand Hustle empire. In February, he made some new additions to his roster in the form of Australian rapper Iggy Azalea and British rapper Chip, plus a [article id="1680166"]joint venture with Houston MC Trae Tha Truth[/article] and his ABN label. "We're gonna work alongside each other for a common goal and release this Trae Tha Truth project," T.I. said of the deal with Trae. "When cats [who are] cut from a certain cloth give their word and shake their hand, that's what makes it a done deal -- the ink is just a formality."

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