T.I. has been Iggy Azalea's protector over the past year. And the Australian import has certainly been in need of protection.

But he's not going to be doing that anymore. During an interview with Hot 97, Tip said that he is no longer working with his former mentee.

According to T.I., the aftermath of her feud with Q-Tip -- which he helped squash -- was what ended their businss relationship.

"After the Q-Tip thing…after I smoothed it over. Everything was cool and then they came back and undid. It’s not that I got tired of cleaning it up….I’m loyal partner and If I rock with you I rock with you. Right or wrong. We’ll discuss that later in the car. But right now, I’ma block the bullets, but when I say go…go. Just go. Don’t stand around and talk while I’m blocking bullets. I just feel "they" [Iggy’s team] needed some time to adjust."