T.I. has urged his girlfriend TAMEKA 'TINY' COTTLE to stay at home, amid fears she could be caught up in a wave of violence hitting the couple's friends.The pair has lost two close pals in recent months - Cottle's former Xscape bandmate Kandi Burruss was left devastated when her fiance Ashley 'AJ' Jewell was killed following a bust-up in an Atlanta, Georgia strip-club earlier this month (Oct09). Another close pal, former world champion boxer Vernon Forrest, was shot dead by thieves in July (09). Cottle reveals she rarely leaves her home these days, following advice from her husband, who is currently serving a 366-day sentence for illegal weapons possession. She tells AllHipHop.com, “I talk to him about a little of everything, just things going on. He hears things and we talk about it. He wants me to stay out the way, me being out of harm’s way. I know it’s a lot of crazy things going on so I try to stay in as much as possible because I don’t have him here. So I come out only when it...

[Read the rest of this article...]

Incarcerated rapper T.I. was the toast of the BET Awards on Saturday night (10Oct09) - accepting two honors from his jail cell.The rapper is currently serving a 366-day sentence at an Arkansas penitentiary following his conviction on weapons charges. He recently saw his debut CD, Paper Trail, shoot up the charts and now the record has earned him a BET Award for Album of the Year. The ceremony at the Atlanta Civic Center in Georgia also saw the shamed star honored with the Best Collaboration award for his track Live Your Life, with Rihanna. T.I.'s fiance Tameka 'Tiny' Cottle picked up the prizes on his behalf and read a letter which the star penned from his prison cell. The rapper wrote, "Although I'm not there with you all, I'm there in spirit. My road to redemption is almost over... thanks for the support." Kanye West was another notable absence - he failed to show up at the ceremony, despite being nominated for nine awards. Other prizes throughout the night went to rap supers...

[Read the rest of this article...]

Rapper T.I. has bid farewell to his fans at a concert in his native Atlanta, Georgia as he prepares to serve a year behind bars. The Live Your Life hitmaker will hand himself over to the authorities by noon on Tuesday (26May09) to start his 366-day jail term, which he was handed in connection with his recent conviction on weapons charges.   T.I., real name Clifford Harris, Jr., asked lawmakers to delay his sentence until he could secure a a cell in a minimum-security prison near his home in Atlanta, Georgia.   His request was denied and he must report to authorities in Forrest City, Arkansas on Tuesday as planned.   But that didn't stop the star from taking to stage one last time to thrill fans, who bombarded the star with messages of support ahead of his jail term.   The gig at Atlanta's Philips Arena saw a crowd of 16,000 wave banners and cheer as T.I. brought his five children on stage during his track No Matter What.   And he thanked the ...

[Read the rest of this article...]

Rapper T.I. will start his year-long prison sentence on Tuesday (26May09) as scheduled, after his request to push the date back was turned down by officials. T.I. is due to turn himself in to authorities by noon on 26 May (09) to begin a 366-day jail term, which he was handed in March (09) following his 2007 arrest for illegal weapons possession.   T.I. - real name Clifford Harris, Jr. - filed papers on Thursday (21May09) asking to have the sentence delayed by ten days to give him more time to secure a cell in a minimum-security prison near his home in Atlanta, Georgia.   But on Friday afternoon (22May09) U.S. District Judge Charles A. Pannell Jr. ruled T.I. must report to authorities in Forrest City, Arkansas on Tuesday as planned.   T.I.'s lawyer Donald F. Samuel tells AllHipHop.com, "There is nothing more we can do. We think he was scored the wrong way."

[Read the rest of this article...]