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= T.I.'s Road to Redemption =

Episode 3: Your Environment Does Not Define You
Meet 18-year-old Anthony of California, who has been involved with the Harbor City Crips since he was 13. He was caught with a gun in 2004 and sentenced to juvenile detention and probation, but was unscathed by the experience. T.I. explains the severity of Anthony's situation because his gangbanging ways come from generations of family involvement. His mother's husband is a high ranking Crips member which highlights what T.I. considers a shortage of positive influences in Anthony's life. Thinking he is being interviewed for an MTV show about gang life, Anthony explains that he's not ready to stop the lifestyle just yet. We meet his girlfriend Vanessa, who wants Anthony to quit the lifestyle because she is pregnant with his child. This, is when T.I.'s four step program gets under way. The first step, the surprise, starts when T.I. finds his way into Anthony's kitchen during the middle of his gang interview with an MTV reporter. Step 2, reality, starts soon there after with a trip to the Nickerson projects where Anthony meets Mario, a gangbanger who is now in a wheelchair because he was shot in the back. T.I. thinks that while Mario affected Anthony, it still wasn't enough. Next step is "the future...if you don't change." For Anthony, this means a trip to prison to meet Big U, a high ranking member of the Crips. Big U explains the dangers of jail life, especially for Anthony who has a mixed racial background. Inspired by seeing someone who made it out of jail, Anthony explains he attended culinary school in the past and hopes to be a chef one day. This is where T.I.'s final step comes into the picture which is to "inspire change". T.I. lets Anthony get a taste of success in the kitchen when he takes him to Reservoir, a restaurant that is opening soon in LA. Here he gets the chance to prepare a gourmet meal for himself and T.I., with a little help from Gloria, the restaurant's chef. The meal was a hit and T.I. was not only impressed with the product but also Anthony's attentiveness to the task. With a new found confidence and interest in cooking, Anthony proclaimed he was ready to change his life. T.I. had one more surprise in store for Anthony's new attitude when he got him two huge boxes of cooking utensils. Anthony has put them to good use as he enrolled in culinary school and is staying off the streets. He is currently a prep chef at an upscale LA eatery.
 * Originally Aired: February 24, 2009 **

Episode 4: You Have to Focus on the Positive
T.I. heads to Atlanta to help Edwin, a struggling young father, who is at risk of breaking his family apart by committing burglaries and getting himself arrested. Leigh Ann, Edwin's girlfriend, is terrified that Edwin's crimes will send him prison and leave her alone to raise their one year old son, by herself. T.I. shows Edwin a homeless shelter, where Edwin and his girlfriend will end up if he violates his probation. Then, he shows him a single mother, who said that the baby father is sent to jail, leaving herself alone to raise the child. After the day's events, they went to a college football game. After a hard lesson, Edwin does not burglarize anymore. T.I. gave him a huge surprise, three gift cards to the local grocery store to lighten the family's financial burden. Edwin has earned his GED and now pursuing an internship at T.I.'s [|Grand Hustle Records]. = =.
 * Originally Aired: March 3, 2009 **