You’ve got to hand it to Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., the man also known as T.I.

The Atlanta rapper’s biggest hits (see “Whatever You Like” and “Go Get It”) have him extolling the virtues of conspicuous consumption and boasting of his “high price lifestyle”.

His latest album, Us or Else: Letter to the System, however, is altogether different. Harris has had a political awakening, and has said tracks such as “Black Man”, “40 Acres”, and “Warzone” were inspired by the #BlackLivesMatter movement.

Catch the newly #woke T.I. at the Commodore on Thursday (January 12) or at Abbotsford Centre on Saturday (January 14).