Ok couple points if I may -
this ones a long shot but if you can pull it off I rekon you'd go uber far... So as a back up for "who is T.I" you remove a photo from your pocket, of you, Snopp dogg and TI well I duno about snoop dogg but play about with it... done right and with a bit of work on photoshop it could look real maybe add some 10s in there. Until you meet the real thing its a cool DHV piece, but hey thats just something off the top of my head... something to think about perhaps.
On a more realistic level I think thats a cool opener but theres a lot of scope to be shot down... no disrespect fella but what if it was...
"shades down because it hides more of your face"
I wouldnt give them the ammo just incase, because from what I've heard the 10s will use anything to shit test you.
Maybe with the TI routine you could always have a back up of "oh you dont know him, never mind I'll have to introduce you sometime" Implies that you know him personally but really you're just indicating that you have a CD in the car and you'd introduce them to his music?
Failing that just let it slide and come straight out with another question or devise a neg based on rap music or something similar... simple question "oh you dont know him, who do you listen to" its a bit lame but thats off the top of my head im sure you could script something slick.
good luck
