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The Hustle Gang gets a Memphis mafiaso as T.I. may soon recruit two Brooklyn veterans and a Pittsburgh rising artist.

After some speculation in the springtime, T.I. has announced his announced his latest addition to Hustle Gang. Previously, Tip speculated on the possible joining of Memphis, Tennessee’s Yo Gotti, Houston, Texas’s Kirko Bangz, and Compton, California’s Problem. At least one of those is now cemented.

“[Yo] Gotti has officially joined the Gang,” the emcee/mogul told VladTV in a new interview.

Gotti, a former TVT Records and RCA/Polo Grounds Records artists respectively, is the latest expansion of the Grand Hustle Records-backed crew which features B.o.B., Iggy Azalea, Trae Tha Truth, Travi$ Scott and many others. In the video, T.I. appeared with Trae.

It is unclear at this time if Gotti has signed to Grand Hustle. The Atlanta, Georgia-based label has been a pivotal home to Rap veterans including Killer Mike, 8Ball & MJG, B.G., and Trae. However, not all of those mentioned were distributed by Atlantic Records, as was the case with ‘Ball & G, and Mike’s three previous projects. Earlier this year, Gotti exclusively told HHUCIT about his new CMG label, backed by Epic Records.

Iggy Azalea appeared on the crew’s May mixtape, G.D.O.D., despite departing Grand Hustle to sign with Def Jam Records a month earlier.

In the interview with VladTV, T.I. also mentioned that he is in discussions with two Brooklyn, New York veteran: former Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam Records hopeful Uncle Murda, and onetime Atlantic Records label-mate Maino. T.I. also expressed his positive impressions of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania rapper Hardo.