Drama seems to follow some folk like a bad odor.  Even though T.I. is currently locked up and serving his year-and-a-day sentence, his name is still ringing bells.  Atlanta police found explosives in the front of Grand Hustle offices:

Via AHH:

Police in Atlanta, Georgia are investigating the Grand Hustle offices owned by rapper T.I., after two Molotov Cocktails were found in front of the building that houses the label.

A SWAT team was called to the scene to remove the two explosives devices , while ATF agents are interviewing witnesses in an attempt to identify a suspect.

Investigators are currently testing the Molotov Cocktails to determine what liquids were in the two bottles.

“One of the occupants came out early this morning to start his car up and noticed two suspicious bottles sitting on the front portion of the walkway,” Officer Otis Redmond told MyFox Atlanta 5.

T.I., born Clifford Harris Jr., is currently finishing a year-long prison sentence in an Arkansas federal prison for attempting to purchase machine guns and silencers in October of 2008.

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Tiny sat down with AllHipHop and spoke about AJ’s death and how her husband feels about the situation.

Via AHH:

Fresh off an appearance at the BET Hip-Hop Awards, TV star Tameka “Tiny” Cottle recently gave an update of her husband’s current condition and the tragic violence that’s hit her inner circle.

Earlier this month, Tiny’s former Xscape bandmate and Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kandi Burrus lost her fiancée Ashley “AJ” Jewell.

His death was the result of injuries sustained in a fight at an Atlanta strip club.

Coupled with the brutal shooting death of former boxing champion Vernon Forrest in July, Cottle revealed that T.I. urges her to remain close to home to prevent becoming a target.

“I talk to him about a little of everything, just things going on. He hears things and we talk about it,” Tiny explained to AllHipHop.com. “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’s necessary. I stay out the way. But he even said it was a terrible situation that AJ had to lose his life like that. Him not knowing the situation and what’s going on he really can’t speak on it.”

Tiny was on hand October 10 at Atlanta’s BET Hip-Hop Awards taping to accept two awards for T.I.

The Atlanta superstar took home honors for CD of the Year [Paper Trail] and Collaboration of the Year [“Live Your Life”].

When asked how he’s mentally coping with the prison sentence, Tiny explained that he engages in regular jail activities while being kept abreast of Grand Hustle business.

“He’s doing good. He’s passing the time by working out and just doing things they do inside, you know,” she stated. “He’s playing handball and things like that. I go see him every Sunday, sometimes on Mondays. We talk everyday. He gets emails, working out and doing things like that so he’s busy in there. He has a full schedule.”

The 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards is scheduled to air on Tuesday October 27 at 8PM.

At press time, T.I. is set to be released from prison on March 26, 2010

Mediaoutrage-  Look at her holding her man down.

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Who says Reality Television is wack as hell?  Either way the network executives are loving all the drama poppin’ off each and every week because they are serving up some excellent ratings.  Tiny & Toya have set a BET record for the highest rated original program ever.

Via Eurweb:

*BET’s new reality series “Tiny & Toya” has set a ratings record for the network.      

       Tuesday’s season finale drew more than 1.9 million total viewers, which gives it a season average of 1.8 million, according to Nielsen Media Research. And that 1.8 million average makes “Tiny & Toya” the top rated original series in BET history.      

       The night was capped off by the season premiere of “Frankie & Neffe,” which brought in 1.9 million total viewers and stands as the second highest-rated series debut in BET history.      

       “Tiny & Toya” chronicled the everyday lives of T.I.’s girlfriend Tiny and Lil Wayne’s ex-wife Toya – “two ordinary women, brought together in friendship by their shared experiences surviving the pitfalls of fame alongside superstar significant others,” stated BET.       

       “Frankie & Neffe” follows R&B singer Keyshia Cole’s mother (Frankie) and sister (Neffe) as they strive to gain financial independence and take charge of their own lives.

Mediaoutrage-  Congrats to Tiny & Toya.

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T.I. inserted a few scathing words directed at his first baby’s mom, Lashon Dixon, in this song.  Peep the second verse….

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Another man that was involved in the murder of T.I.’s best friend Philant Johnson just got sentenced to 17 years in prison.

Via AHH:

A second man involved in the death of rapper T.I.’s assistant Philant Johnson in Cincinnati, Ohio, has been sentenced to 17-years in prison for his role in the deadly shooting.

He admitted to driving the vehicle that chased and exchanged gunfire with members of T.I.’s entourage on May 3, 2006, after a dispute in the club earlier in the evening.

His brother, Hosea, was convicted of being the trigger man in the deadly shooting.

In December, Hosea was convicted of Johnson’s murder based on his brother’s testimony.

He is serving 66 years in prison.

“I was a knucklehead,” Thomas said after being sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sandra Beckwith. “I wish I could take it back.”

Thomas was released from prison in 2002, after he served 14 years for rape and robbery.

Thomas, 41, was also involved in a massive drug conspiracy, which sent hundreds of pounds of marijuana from California to Cincinnati.

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There seems to be some in the corporate world that would like to see T.I. bare all for the world after he is released from his 1 year and a day sentence.  Peep game

Via ContactMusic:

Bosses at animal rights group PETA want rapper T.I. to bare all after he’s released from jail – for their famous I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur campaign.
PETA leader Michelle Cho has written to Prisoner 59458-019 at Forrest City Federal Correctional Institution in Arkansas, asking him to consider flashing his flesh when he completes his five-month sentence on firearms charges.
The request comes on the heels of reports that T.I., real name Clifford Harris, Jr., asked for advice from U.S. lifestyle queen Martha Stewart, who served a five-month prison sentence on federal charges back in 2004, about how to pass the time in prison.
Following her own stint behind bars, Stewart agreed to host a PETA video expose that addressed the suffering of animals on fur farms.
PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman says, “We’re asking T.I. to use his fame and his experiences to bare the truth about the fur industry by baring his skin.”
In her letter to T.I., Cho writes, “We read that you looked to Martha Stewart for advice on how to pass your prison time and come out on top. Did you know that she agreed to narrate an anti-fur public service announcement for PETA because she experienced firsthand what it is like for the millions of minks, rabbits, and other animals who are confined to filthy sheds on fur farms?
“But unlike inmates, who are freed when they finish their sentences, these animals are beaten, have their necks broken, are electrocuted, and are often skinned alive for their fur. We hope that you’ll follow Martha’s compassionate example and become involved with our anti-fur efforts.”

Mediaoutrage-  Peta is like the Nation of Islam in the pen.  They just want to gangsta someone into supporting their cause.  Hey PETA start saving human lives and then make the animals a second priority.  Someone wears a fur to the Oscars and they’re villified.  400,000 people get killed in Darfur and…..*crickets*

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T.I.’s publicist has come out and said that reports that the rapper married his long term boo/baby’s mother, Tiny, are completely false.  Peep Game.

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T.I. and Tiny have gone and gotten married.

Via AHH:

T.I. and longtime girlfriend Tiny are now man and wife, according to recent reports.

T.I., real name Clifford Harris, and Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, were married in a secret wedding ceremony last Friday on an island that was on the outskirts of Miami.

Cottle is the mother of two of T.I.’s kids and been the rapper’s companion since 2001.

“It’s been a crazy situation around here with all that has been taking place. In regards to Tiny and T.I., yes they are officially husband and wife. It recently took place in a very private ceremony with only members of the immediate family and certain members of the Grand Hustle family,” an unnamed source told The Urban Daily.

The wedding was positioned as a family trip to the media, but doubled as a wedding.

Rapper T.I. checked into a federal prison in Forrest City, Arkansas on Tuesday (May 26).

The rapper is serving a 366-day federal prison sentence for attempting to by illegal machine guns and silencers from undercover agents in October of 2007.

Mediaoutrage-  Congrats to the happy couple!

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Sean Paul and T.I. posed for pics during Lyor Cohen’s dinner in New York Tuesday night.  Jay-Z, D Nice, Estelle, Trey Songz, LL and wife Simone all came out to socialize together.  Ladies, if Sean Paul was an around the way guy, could he get the digits and a first date?

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T.I., Al Sharpton, Ja Rule, Kevin Liles and Queen Pen (and her massive mammaries) took to the streets of NY on Monday for an Anti-Gun rally march and press conference.  It’s really good to see them get involved in such a serious matter.  The children really look up to him and it definitely means something for him to speak directly to them.  Al Sharpton was looking as permed out as ever. 

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