How many more controversial things can be wrapped into this debate?!

We caught up with T.I. at LAX, and the rapper gave his opinion on collaborator Kanye West's recent comments regarding slavery. The hit maker was quick to caution people about reserving judgement, but he did offer his own thoughts on the uproar.

"I think we kinda got to see it through, man. I think any reaction we have immediately, it won't serve us as well as us stepping back and kinda giving it a minute to breathe and see how it all plays out. Just like I said, the sh*t that come in his head, as soon as he says it it sounds horrible. But then as he elaborates and clarifies exactly what he means, you don't agree with him, but you kinda see it a little bit," he explained.

"That was stupid, but the thing is it don't hurt nobody but him. That's the thing, that's the conundrum. Why would someone that has so much put himself in such harm's way and in the direct line of fire? I'm just gonna sit back, man, I'm not gonna step away or shun him, because when you look at other demographics they don't do that to theirs. For us as African American people, the answer to the poverty that plagues our neighborhood... the answer is to make enough money to move out, and the answer to our friends and family that usually have outlandish ideas is to distance ourselves from them. Before I decide, I'm going to step back and give it a little time to see exactly where he's going. It's the eye of the storm, it's too soon to tell," he continued.

Not to say he shares the same views, though!

"To say that slavery was a choice, that's like saying aborted babies had a choice. That's a difficult one to process. I will say this, though. No matter how much I disagree, I can say this... I do not feel it was malicious. I don't think he said it with the intention to hurt anybody. It comes from spending time with him, and not everybody got that perspective. He tends to believe it's going to force everyone to engage and discuss things. He says 'If people have to hate me in order to do that, they so be it,'" he added.

We would have avoided weighing in on this, but we think he did a pretty good job navigating it!