Convicted rapper T.I., who is set to serve time in prison next month on gun possession charges, has recently launched a 12 city tour to promote his latest album Paper Trail. The tour, which started Thursday (February 19), is expected to make stops at 12 cities throughout the US before concluding on March 15, just days before the rapper starts a one-year prison sentence.

T.I. has also said that he will be working on material for a new album while on the tour.

The tour kicked off in St. Louis, Missouri on February 19.