T.I. has requested additional time before he begins his prison sentence for federal weapons charges, according to Arkansas’s Fort Mills Times. Read the rest of this entry »

T.I. – who pleaded guilty in March to federal weapons charges in Atlanta -will report to a low-security prison in Forrest City, Arkansas on May 26….but it sounds like he won’t be there for long.

The rapper, whose real name is Clifford J. Harris Jr., was sentenced to a year-and-one-day prison sentence as part of a plea deal earlier this year, but the Associated Press has learned that he will be credited for 305 days of home detention he already has served, so his prison stay will likely be only two months.

T.I. will turn himself in to authorities in Arkansas by noon on May 26 to begin a 366-day jail sentence.

The “Live Your Life” hitmaker was handed the sentence in March following his conviction for illegal possession of firearms in 2007. He will spend his time behind bars at a low security prison in Forrest City.

TIP will be eligible for early release could walk free after serving just 10 months, with time off for good behavior.

Rapper Alfamega has been dropped from T.I.’s Grand Hustle imprint after The Smoking Gun released documents revealing that Alfamega was a Drug Enforcement Administration informant in the mid-’90s, providing key testimony that put at least one alleged drug trafficker in prison.

On Thursday, T.I. announcement that he was severing all ties with his one-time sidekick: “Even though all our artists and employees are asked by us to be honest and open about their past history, at no time did Alfa disclose to me or Grand Hustle what has now appeared in the media. He essentially deceived us by failing to fully disclose the truth about his past, and there is no place in our organization for dishonest and misleading behavior.”

A judge sentenced T.I. to one year and a day behind bars on federal weapons charges on Friday.

The 28-year-old rapper, whose real name is Clifford Harris, wore a dark gray suit and black dress shirt and tie for sentencing. T.I. plead guilty last March after he was arrested on October 13, 2007 for attempting to buy unregistered machine guns and silencers. He had faced a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count, until he cut a deal and pleaded guilty last March to the federal weapons charge.

T.I. has already has completed about 1,000 hours of court-ordered community service warning youths about the dangers of guns, drugs, violence. He still needs to complete 470 additional hours.

“Today I would like to say thank you to some, and apologize to all,” the rapper told U.S. District Judge Charles Pannell Jr. at this morning’s session.

“Everything I learned was through trial and error….“I’ve learned lessons in my life to put in my music so people won’t make the same mistakes as I.”

The Grammy Award winner will have between 30 and 60 days to report to prison.

Tameka ‘Tiny’ Cottle, former star of 90s girl group Xscape and fiancee of rap star T.I., has opened a new nail salon in Stockbridge, GA. according to a scoop from EssenceOnline.com.

Tiny’s Nail Bar will feature manicures, pedicures, massages, body wraps, spray tanning, and complimentary health drinks and juices. The shop is described as a full-service nail salon combined with a full-service bar.

“I’m very picky about my nails and hair, so I’m going to make sure that I do my best to deliver top-notch customer service,” Tiny tells Essence.

T.I. will be heading to prison on 27 March.

The Grammy-winning rapper will go before an Atlanta, Georgia judge on that date, at which point he’ll officially be sentenced to one year and one day behind bars after pleading guilty to possession of unregistered weapons.

T.I. covers the April issue of VIBE, on newsstands everywhere March 17.

T.I. looks like has been tipped to take over as president of Atlantic Records once he finishes a one-year sentence in federal prison. Read the rest of this entry »