New Music: T.I. ft. Mary J. Blige – Remember Me
“Remember Me” featuring Mary J Blige is one of the last tracks T.I. recorded before turning himself in to prison officials in Arkansas today to begin serving a 366 day sentence (he will get time off for good behavior). The track was leaked a couple of weeks ago but links were quickly taken down.
Shout outs to my nephew over at Hiphopupdate for the final, mastered version of the blazin’ track!
This will be my last T.I. post today. You don’t understand how emotional people are in Atlanta right now. Grown men are tearing up and females are off in a corner crying.
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LISTEN: T.I. ft. MJB – Remember Me
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Mike Tyson’s Daughter Remains in Critical Condition
Rumors that Mike Tyson’s 4-year-old daughter has passed away are untrue. She remains in critical condition in a pediatric intensive care unit after being found unconscious in her Phoenix home:
The boxing bad boy’s 4-year-old daughter, Exodus Tyson, is currently on life support after getting her neck tangled in a cord from a treadmill in her Phoenix home Monday.
Police say Exodus was playing on the exercise machine at the time of the mishap. Her 7-year-old brother discovered her and called for his mother, who was cleaning in a separate room at the moment of the accident. She called 911, and the child was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital. (Police have not released the mother’s name.)
Tyson, 42, was in Las Vegas at the time, but has since arrived in Phoenix to be by his daughter’s side.
“The Tyson family would like to extend our deepest and most heartfelt thanks for all your prayers and support, and we ask that we be allowed our privacy at this difficult time,” the boxer’s rep said in a statement.
The child is described as in “extremely critical condition.” READ MORE…
*Updated* T.I. Turns Himself In To Begin Serving Sentence
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I just got off the phone with T.I.’s assistant who was on a flight with T.I. about an hour ago. So I know that T.I. is on his way to the prison:
A noon deadline passed Tuesday and rapper T.I. had not gone through the gate to the federal prison in Forrest City, where he was to begin serving time for a weapons conviction.
T.I., whose real name is Clifford J. Harris Jr., was to report at noon CDT to the minimum security prison on the complex to start his year and a day sentence. He performed over the weekend in Atlanta, where he told his audience he’d return in “366 days.”
A federal prisons spokesman said after the deadline that Harris was not listed in custody.
Harris could face more than eight years in prison if he does not meet terms of his plea deal. READ MORE…
UPDATE:
TMZ.com reports that T.I. arrived at a correctional facility in Arkansas to begin serving his 366 day sentence before noon today. I confirmed this with my source who says T.I.’s manager Clay Evans was so saddened that he told T.I. he couldn’t make the trip with him. Grand Hustle CEO Jason Geter made the trip to Arkansas with T.I. instead. T.I. left his family and staff with plenty of cash to make it through the year. His welcome home concert is going to be off the chain!!
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T.I.’s Final Farewell After Party at Velvet Room (5/24)
I didn’t go inside the club, but I made my way to the Velvet Room on Sunday night to see for myself the huge crowds that descended upon the popular Velvet Room nightclub on Sunday night hoping to be a part of T.I.’s final send off before he enters the federal prison system in Arkansas today.
The line that wrapped around the nightspot located in a suburb of Atlanta, was longer than any I had ever seen at Vision nightclub, which was the predecessor to Velvet Room before it was torn down to make way for Trump Tower in midtown. I should have snapped a pic with my new Sidekick LX 2009 of the red taillights from cars backed up on the exit ramp on I-285. It was a spectacular sight! But none more spectacular than seeing the throngs of beautiful women who came out in the drizzling rain to bid T.I. a fond farewell… until next year.
Enjoy these pics sent by Prince Williams of ATLPICS.net, and don’t forget to visit ATLPICS.net for more pics from the party!
T.I. arrives in style
Followed by Tiny and her trendy entourage
Alex Gidewon (AG Entertainment) greets T.I.
NBA star Amar’e Stoudemire (Phoenix Suns)
Rap star Maino
T.I. and Sarah Chapman
T.I. and Tiny held a cookout at their estate yesterday for family and friends. A friend said of T.I., “At some point he’s going to break down [and cry]. I don’t know when, but he’s going to break down.”
Photos by ATLPics.net
Local Radio DJ’s Twitter Stunt Slanders Prominent Local Businessman
Greg Street, a local radio DJ for a popular Atlanta urban station staged an inflammatory publicity stunt involving violence against a prominent local businessman on the popular social networking/micro blogging site Twitter.com.
Street, who has fallen behind in the ratings to Hot 107.9′s Durrty Boyz Show, took to Twitter yesterday afternoon to announce that events promoter Alex Gidewon, of AG Entertainment, was bitch slapped by T.I.’s manager, Clay Evans, during a dispute at the Velvet Room nightclub where T.I. held his official after party for his farewell concert on Sunday night.
Street wrote:
@djgregstreet 6 o’clock News Reports: Clay Evans (TI’s road manager) slapped Alex aka AG Ent last night at Velvet Room.
Not only was the statement untrue and reckless, but Street’s odd stunt involved two local businessmen (Gidewon and Evans) who contribute directly to his employer’s bottom line.
Street’s perplexing behavior comes at a time when most radio stations across the country are reeling from the effects of the recession and making deep cuts to their staff. Street’s stunt was even more puzzling in light of the fact that Gidewon is one of V-103′s most prominent sponsors, contributing more in advertising revenue annually to the station than corporate giants such as Coca Cola.
Gidewon reacted swiftly to Street’s shocking allegation by reaching out to V-103 station management last night and threatening to pull his advertising from the station unless there was an equally public retraction from Greg Street on the air today.
Sources believe that DJ Greg Street fabricated the rumor about Gidewon in retaliation for Gidewon’s refusal to hold a mixtape release party last year at the Velvet Room for Street’s mixtape Sertified Worldwide, which Street released independently after Interscope Records refused to promote the project.
Street was also involved in a very public spat with music mogul Jermaine Dupri that led to Dupri quitting his Saturday night mix show on V-103. Polow Da Don also allegedly dropped Street from his Zone 4 Records label.
Street managed a half assed apology to Gidewon and Evans last night on Twitter, but it might be too little too late:
@djgregstreet: Ok alex, clay said [he] didn’t slap you. He just put his hand [in] yo face 2 let you know what it really could. we show luv.
T.I. Bids Fans a Final Farewell at sold out Philips Arena in Atlanta
From ContactMusic:
Prison-bound rapper T.I. played a rousing farewell gig to fans on Sunday (5/24) as he winds down his career before embarking on a year-long stint behind bars.
The Live Your Life hitmaker will hand himself over to the authorities by noon on Tuesday (5/26) 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 have 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 audience for sticking by him throughout his troubled past: “I’m going to stand up tall, head up high. Thank you for all of your support. “What I need y’all to do is pray for me while I’m gone. I’ll see y’all in 366 days.”
Grand Hustle comic Lil Duval and TV personality Kenny Burns performed before a fashionably late T.I. hit the stage
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Celebs Out & About: Jeezy’s Memorial Day Weekend
Superstar rapper Young Jeezy and his CTE crew, in conjunction with Stainless Entertainment, presented a Memorial Day Weekend kick off party at Diamonds in Miami, Florida over the weekend. Jeezy’s Miami fans showed him love in the streets outside the club. I rep Miami hard. That’s where I attended school from 6th grade through college. I wish I’d gone to Miami this weekend. The malls were dead in Atlanta.
(Click image to see if your man was there)
The rooftop of the upscale Gansevoort hotel on South Beach is where it all went down on Saturday. Jeezy held his ultra private pool party for a select few friends and family. It looked like word got out didn’t it?
Two of my favorite rappers together: Young Jeezy and Maino (he needs to drop that album!) Maino caught a flight to Atlanta after the pool party to attend T.I.’s sold out farewell concert at the Philips Arena. I got stuck in that traffic on Marietta Street yesterday, and I wasn’t even going to the concert. It was gridlock!
I see Jeezy’s workout plan is bringing results for him. He dropped a couple of pounds from his frame and bulked up his bulging biceps.
Jeezy greeted rapper Faboloso (R) who attended his private pool party on the rooftop of the Gansevoort hotel on Saturday.
I have one word for her: Pilates.
Video vixen-turned-actress Megan Good partied at Diamonds strip club with Jeezy, CTE, and Chris and Champ of Stainless Entertainment based out of Atlanta. They don’t look it, but these dudes are ballin’ out of control. The ones you need to avoid are the ones who flash the (fake) bling as bait to hook the golddiggers.
This is an example of a real hood chick from The Bottom. I hear some Atlanta chicks got into it with some hood chicks from Liberty City and ended up getting their wigs tossed!
Photos by ExclusiveAccess.net
