T.I. Sentenced To A Year And A Day

T.I. was sentenced today March 27,2009 on federal weopons charges. Judge Charles Parnell Jr called the plea deal "Experimental" but a complete success. The rapper/actor was sentenced to the expected one year and one day. He is expected to turn his self in within the next 6-8 weeks. Prior agreements are keeping him from entering before May 19th. T.I. held a press conference immediatly after the 45 minute hearing, "Although I am not thrilled about my next year and a day, I am pleased that I am beginning the process of putting this all behind me. Thank you and I apologize to my family, to the young men, young women that I mentor. I hope that I can keep at least one, if not a million or more, from going down a similar path. I just want to say thank you." MTV will be airing information all weekend on the sentencing, and the complete inteview will air on T.I.:Day of Reckoning Tues March 31, at 9:00 pm so tune in.

Tiny opens Tiny's Nail Bar in Stockbridge Georgia

T.I.'s wifey to be Tameka (Tiny) Cottle has opened her nail bar called Tiny's Nail Bar, located in Stockbridge Georgia. This full service spa will offer services such as nails, hair, massage and spray tanning just to name a few. Tiny told Essence Magazine this in her recent interview " Im very particular about my hair and nails, so I want to offer affordable services so all women can look their best." Looks like Tiny's got it together, with alot on her plate right now with T.I.'s sentencing just a few days away, plus being a mother and business owner. Good luck to Tiny.

T.I.'s Road To Redemption:45 Days To Go

T.I.'s Docu-series "Road to Redemption: 45 Days To Go" premiered last night on MTV. The show was raved by the LA Times today as a show unlike any other scared strait type of show. It showed a side of Tip alot of people don't ever see, like being at home with his kids and being involved with his family. Tip admits through out the 1 hour show, all the mistakes he has made, and what let him to that parking lot Otober 2007. He admits " Was it wrong?, Yes.", " Do I regret it?, Yes", "Did it make sense at the time, ABSOLUTLY". Then the show goes on to help a boy named PeeWee get his life off the streets before as T.I. says " You end up Dead or in Jail". T.I. will interfere in the life of 7 mislead kids through out the Series. The normal air time will be Tuesdays at 9:30 pm on MTV. Also Tune in to 106&Park this evening as it will be T.I.'s last interview before heading into prison next month. Our prayers go out to the whole Harris Family during this time and for whats ahead for him and them.

T.I. BRINGS HOME A 2009 GRAMMY

Rapper T.I. brought home yet another Grammy this year for Best Rap Duo/Group for" Swagger Like Us" which included T.I. and Jay Z featuring Lil Wayne and Kanye West. T.I. was nominated for 4 Grammy's this year. This makes T.I.'s third over all Grammy. The whole group performed the song for the first time live. T.I. also performed the hit "Dead and Gone" with Justin Timberlake. He escorted his fiance Tameka "Tiny" Cottle on the red carpet, the couple looked great. Don't forget to tune in tomorrow Feb 10,2009 for the premiere of T.I.'s Road To Redemption airing on MTV at 9:00

T.I. Nominated for 4 2009 Grammys

T.I. is up for 4 Grammys this time. He's been nominated for Rap Album of the Year for Paper Trail, Best rap song along with Jay Z,Lil Wayne and Kanye West for Swagger Like Us, he also is nominated twice in the category Best Hip Hip/Rap song by a duo or group for Swagger Like Us, and for Wish You Would with Ludacris. The Grammy's air this Sunday February 8th at 9:00 on CBS. T.I. will also be performing Swagger Like Us with the whole group on the song. T.I. has said they can't keep Jay off a boat, Wayne off a tour bus, or Kanye in the country long enough to rehearse. He said they may not have time to rehearse before the Grammy's. I bet it will still be great, so make sure to tune in. Also don't forget T.I.'s reality show "T.I.: 45 days to Redemption" airing Feb.9th at 9:00 on MTV.

T.I. thanks "The Love of His Life"

Rapper T.I. thanked God and the "Love of His Life" Tameka "Tiny" Cottle at Inaugural Hip Hop Honors as he accepted an award for his work in the Community. One of his last statements was "When its all said and done, I just want to be remembered as the Love of my Daughter's life and a true Hero to my sons."

T.I., Tiny, and others attend Inaugural Ball in D.C.

T.I. and Tiny turned out for the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network Inaugural Ball in D.C. on Sunday. It was a star studded event, Jeezy, Russell Simmons, and the Rev. Al Sharpton were in attendance among others.