T.I. pays tribute to his assistant, who was killed in 2006, in Justin Timberlake-featuring music video for track 'Dead and Gone'.
- Feb 18, 2009
AceShowbiz - T.I. has premiered a music video in support of his single "Dead and Gone", which is taken from his sixth studio album "Paper Trail". In the Chris Robinson-directed video, he is accompanied by fellow R&B singer Justin Timberlake, who also lends his vocals in the song.
Shot as a tribute to T.I.'s assistant named Philant Johnson, who was killed in 2006, the video features the rapper driving along a desert and Justin sitting behind a piano in the middle of a crossroad. Intercepted with a scene showing an innocent kid being involved in a fight and sadly ending up in a wheelchair, it ends with a capture of Johnson's grave.
T.I. has previously shelved a music video for single "Swing Ya Rag". The Swizz Beatz-guest starring video was pulled out because Gucci and Louis Vuitton, two companies mentioned in the song's lyrics, were not happy with the fact that they will be full-on visuals for the record.
