Usher and T.I. got together to make this….

T.I. has some fresh new music for the streets.  It’s appropriately entitled “I’m Back.”  Peep game…

Beans was on his lyrical warpath in Philly during Freeway’s mixtape release party.  You know he had Jay-Z and Memphis Bleek on his mind.  But peep how he also came hard at T.I. at the end…

T.I. was released from prison Monday and will now report to a half-way house for 3 months.

Via AHH:

Atlanta rapper T.I. was officially been released from a low-security federal prison in Forrest City, Arkansas today (December 22).

The rapper, born Clifford Harris Jr., is expected to report to Dismas Charities Atlanta West correctional center tonight, where he will spend three months.

T.I. was sentenced to 366 days in prison after an October 2007 incident, in which federal agents caught him attempting to purchase three machine guns and two silencers.

The rapper, who faced up to 10 years, had given almost $21,000 in cash to a bodyguard who had illegally purchased as many as 25 guns on behalf of the Atlanta rapper just before the BET Awards.

As a convicted felon, T.I. is prohibited from purchasing or carrying a firearm.

In March of 2009, he pleaded guilty to several federal weapons violations and was sentenced to serve a year in prison, as part of a plea deal reached with prosecutors.

He was fined $100,000 and ordered to completed 1,000 hours of community service prior to his jail time, which was documented on the MTV reality show, T.I.: The Road to Redemption.

After he has finished his stay at Dismas Charities Atlanta West, the rapper must complete 500 hours of community service, in addition to another 23 days of house arrest.

T.I. is expected to work during the three months he is confined to the halfway house, according to reports.

Usher and T.I. teamed up for something we consider a banger.  It’s called “In My Bag.”  Which starts right about now….

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.

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.

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.

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

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.