JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE - RAPPER TI PERFORMS IN LAST CONCERT BEFORE JAIL TERM

RAPPER TI PERFORMS IN LAST CONCERT BEFORE JAIL TERM

US rapper TI has performed in his last concert before he begins a year-long jail sentence for a federal crime.

The Swagga Like Us star was sentenced to a 366-day sentence in March 2008 after pleading guilty to the illegal possession of machine guns.

The 28-year-old, who has performed with Justin Timberlake and Rihanna in the past, is due to start his sentence at a jail in Arkansas on Tuesday.

In comments to the audience at the end of the concert to 16,000 people in Atlanta, he said: "I'm going to stand up tall, head up high. Thank you for all of your support."

TI won a Grammy for his collaboration with Justin Timberlake on the song My Love and also had a role in the hit movie American Gangster with Russell Crowe.