Looks like the King of the South, T.I. has a new label home with Roc Nation, at least for the distribution of his next album, The Dime Trap!

According to Billboard,  yesterday, February 22, right before his Tidal show in Atlanta, T.I. announced that he has not only signed a distribution deal for his next album but is now a co-owner of Tidal as well!

Tip joins a top list of A-list co-owners of Tidal that also includes Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, J. Cole, Usher and Lil' Wayne. T.I. also released his new single "Money Talk" as well exclusively through the growing streaming service.

As a fan of T.I., I'm excited about this business move for him and look forward to the new music. Stay tuned to The Spotlight for more info about his album as it becomes available. For now, check out T.I's new single "Money Talk" below!

12:45:00 PM

I had always heard about For Sisters Only (every major city seems to have their own), but never actually went to . However, this year, since the expo fell on my birthday weekend (I turned 24 on October 1!) and I was determined to do something fun, I decided to go with my sister and friends. And I am too glad I went!

Hosted by WPGC 95.5 and held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, For Sisters Only had a lot of great vendors selling jewelry, doing hair and makeup, and so much more, all for the ladies! Y'all know me, though! I was here primarily for the performances! I marched my sister and friends right to the front to the main stage, and basically parked it there the entire day. It was worth it, because I had a GREAT seat to all the action!

Throughout the day, the audience got to hear from various panelists for two subjects: She Means Business" and "Why I Stayed." The former discussed strong business principles for women, and the latter went into how to deal with toxic relationships (romantic, friendly, and family). Panelists included Lil Mo, Torrei Hart, Micheline Bowman, Debbi Morgan, Drea Kelly, Dr. Sherry, and more (You can check out great photos here and well as on my Instagram)! We saw the legendary Debbi Morgan perform an except from her latest one-woman show, Monkey Off My Back, and even had a sexy fitness dance showcase by Drea! All in all, a really great time! I'll be there again next year...hopefully it's close

Check out some hot performances from Diggy Simmons, Syleena Johnson, Raheem DeVaughn, Tamar Braxton, and T.I. below!

Image via WPGC-FM

8:30:00 PM

After almost 10 years of being together, T.I. and Tiny have finally tied the knot! According to TMZ, the couple got married in a secret ceremony at a Miami courthouse earlier today! All I can say is ABOUT TIME!!!! Neither T.I. nor Tiny have yet to confirm, but TMZ released the following below as well. So it's official! Tameka is now Mrs. Tameka Harris! Congrats to them!!!!

***UPDATE!!!*** Toya confirmed also on her Twitter page:

Awwwwww.....too cute! I like Tiny and T.I. together....

PEACE.

5:32:00 PM

Hey yall, sorry I missed you yesterday. Laziness is NOT GOOD! But I'm here. This inside look actually came out last week, but because I love this song, I had to put up this sneak peek of Drake's music video for "Fancy," featuring T.I. and Swizz Beatz. LOL at T.I. Man, I can't wait for this video! New ladies anthem...

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PEACE.

5:32:00 AM

This morning, T.I. released his video for his single "Got Your Back" featuring Miss Keri Hilson. The single will be on his upcoming album King Uncaged which will be released September 28. I love T.I. Can't wait for the release!


"Got Your Back"-T.I. featuring Keri Hilson

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T.I. explained about the song to Jamie Foxx in an interview, "[It's] basically just me showing my appreciation to all the ladies who got their man's back in the world, acknowledging the one who had my back and acknowledging the ones that got their man's back at the same time."

The video features Lance Gross, Jill Marie Jones, and Keith Robinson. Couldn't for the life of me figure out who that other girl was. Sad part is I probably know LOL but she was like a mix between New York and Shay from Family Business. But I know I know her LOL! The video itself was cool, and shows how the ladies held it down for their men even though things ain't the best for them right now. T.I. was looking sharp per usual, and Keri looked good too. EXCEPT for that hair color. She ain't meant to be blond in my opinion. And does the ending dispel all rumors about Tiny and T.I. being done? I'm not sure, but I would like to believe that T.I. ain't messing with Hoopz. Could be wrong, but I just know it's nice to see Tiny and Tip together. They're cute...

Anyways, love the song, and like I said, can't wait for the release of King Uncaged. Tip is apparently working with Lady Gaga, Eminem, Trey Songz, and others on it, so it's definitely gonna be good! Ok I gotta get back to work yall LOL...Mucho Love!

PEACE.

6:39:00 AM

T.I.'s back! And above is his album cover for his upcoming album King Uncaged, released about an hour ago. The lion looks photoshopped in lol, but it's still a nice album cover. T.I.'s dressed sharp as usual, and his throne is firmly in place (Show some of these wack freshman and sophomores how it's done?! PLEASE!!!)

The album is set to drop September 28 and features the singles "Yeah You Know (Takers)" and "Got Your Back" featuring Keri Hilson. You can preorder the album at Tip's website TrapMuzik.com now, or even purchase a premium or deluxe version of the CD, which includes a bunch of exclusive stuff! I personally ain't doing all of that deluxe stuff, but umm...yall can go for it if you want to lol But I definitely will be BUYING Tip's first release since he got out. Excited to hear it!

PEACE.

9:57:00 AM

What's up people? Hope everybody's weekend was good. Here's the first post of the week. Today, rapper T.I. has released his first single after his prison sentence entitled "I'm Back!" And I'm excited! I'm a fan of his, and this track is fire! Could definitely see myself bumping to this in the car, getting ready for class, in the club, WHEREVER!!!! This track goes hard for real. T.I. is letting people know he's back and he's ready to get back to the game. So check out the track, and let me know what you think!!!



PEACE.

~Brittany Shawnté

2:48:00 PM

Well, I heard rumors that rapper T.I. was going to be released early from his prison sentence, just in time for Christmas. T.I. was set to serve three more months at the Arkansas Forrest City Prison.

Well sources at Atlantic Records have confirmed that T.I. was released and that he will be spending the rest of his time in a half-way house in Atlanta, according to BET.com.



“You live within this house that is broken into areas for living, and you are permitted to leave during the day for certain reasons of which would be employment, medical reasons, things of that nature, and you return to the halfway house in the evening,” T.I.'s attorney, Steve Sadow, told XXL concerning T.I's release. “So it’s a restriction on your liberty but it’s a way for you to reenter into society and not be confined within a jail type institution 24-hours a day.”

I'm happy...I mean, I know he could've and maybe should've stayed that extra three months, but it's T.I. He's one of my favorite rappers out right now, so I need him to get to the studio like yesterday. But I'm glad to hear that he's been released, especially in time to spend Christmas with Tiny and the rest of the fam! Welcome back Tip!

PEACE.

~Brittany Shawnté

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