T.I.'s old friend and bodyguard Philant Johnson was shot dead during an altercation after a 2006 Tip show in Cincinnati
During the trial for the shooter, T.I. explained that he knew the bullet that killed his friend was meant for him. He also spoke on breaking the news of Big Phil's death to Phil's five-year-old daughter.
"I told her her daddy's gone and he's in a better place and he won't be coming back. And I told her how much he loved her," T.I. said.Eleven years later, Tip is still tight with Big Phil's little girl. In the video below, he buys the high school senior a car so she can drive to school in comfort.