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T.I. has revived his expediTIously podcast. The trap pioneer sat down with NBA icon Allen Iverson on Tuesday (Nov. 18) for an unfiltered conversation touching on A.I.’s career, mistakes and the burden that came with being one of the most influential players to ever pick up a basketball.
“You’ve been asking, and I’ve been listening; that’s why I’m bringing expediTIously back,” T.I. said in a statement. “Starting with a brow-raising, insightful conversation with none other than The Answer. League MVP, Hall of Famer and icon of a generation, Allen Iverson.”
The live episode appeared to be taped in Atlanta in the midst of Iverson’s press run in support of his Misunderstood memoir and accompanying docuseries, which was released on Amazon Prime Video in October.
Iverson wanted people to hear his story raw and uncut, while being able to learn from his mistakes as he navigated the good — being an NBA MVP — and the bad — his 1993 bowling alley arrest. “If I can help one person in life, I did my job,” A.I. said. “The book is just a confession of me being like everybody in this room… I bleed just like you.”
Iverson continued: “I was just a bad motherf—er on the basketball court. I’m just like you. I never won a championship, but I’m the people’s champ. I’m the guy you can touch.”
The Answer revealed that the one regret he had throughout his playing career was not listening to Larry Brown, who was his head coach from 1997 through 2003, sooner.
“I don’t regret nothing. The only thing I regret was listening to Larry Brown way before I started listening to him. I would’ve been way better then. It took a while,” he said. “I was always in a tug of war with him and I had to realize that he wanted the same thing for me that I wanted for myself. I wouldn’t change a whole lot.”
He continued: “Now, I wish I had the LeBron blueprint when I was the face of the league. I wish I knew how to put my homeboys on and put them in executive positions. You know what’s crazy about it? I took that a– whipping for taking my guys with me and the NBA ain’t never seen nothing like it. The crazy thing is all those guys who were there then, not around now.”
Fans can expect plenty more from T.I. with expediTIously back in full force. He’s got interviews on the way for the rest of 2025 and into 2026. Tip’s podcast made waves in the industry with illustrious guests in the past, such as Young Thug, 21 Savage, Jadakiss and actor Chris Tucker.
On the music side, T.I.’s “Thank God” featuring Young Dro, Kirk Franklin and Sunday Service reached a peak of No. 9 on the Gospel Airplay chart. The 45-year-old also picked up another Grammy nomination for his assist on Lecrae’s “Headphones” alongside Killer Mike in the best contemporary Christian music performance/song category.
Watch the full interview with Allen Iverson below.
