{"id":225,"date":"2025-12-21T16:49:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T16:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/?p=225"},"modified":"2025-12-21T16:49:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T16:49:56","slug":"unbelievable-t-i-s-hair-starts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/?p=225","title":{"rendered":"UNBELIEVABLE! T.I.\u2019s Hair Starts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"359\">Hip-hop star T.I. addressed online buzz after concert footage showed a thinning patch of hair,<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"359\">sparking jokes and memes. The 45-year-old rapper responded with humor,<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"359\">saying his first reaction was disbelief: <strong data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"267\">\u201cI went to the mirror. I was like, \u2018Is this really me?\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"359\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/k9vcX-N9boM\/maxresdefault.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"359\">He argued angles and lighting exaggerated the moment and called the situation <strong data-start=\"346\" data-end=\"359\">\u201ccomedy.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"726\">Rather than defend himself online, T.I. said he chose to <strong data-start=\"418\" data-end=\"456\">\u201ctake my hat off and walk around,\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"726\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/k9vcX-N9boM\/maxres1.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"726\">refusing to let criticism affect him. The incident fueled wider discussion about aging and image in hip-hop.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"726\">Commentator Oshay framed it as a loss to <strong data-start=\"607\" data-end=\"625\">\u201cFather Time,\u201d<\/strong> calling him <strong data-start=\"638\" data-end=\"655\">\u201cundefeated,\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"726\">while noting the irony in a culture filled with cosmetic enhancements.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"726\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/k9vcX-N9boM\/maxres2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"728\" data-end=\"845\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Fans praised T.I.\u2019s calm response, seeing it as confidence and self-acceptance amid relentless social media scrutiny.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ql-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k9vcX-N9boM\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\">\n<div id=\"ub-banner27\" class=\"adsconex-banner\" data-ad-placement=\"banner27\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hip-hop star T.I. addressed online buzz after concert footage showed a thinning patch of hair, sparking jokes and memes. 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