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Ludacris and T.I. are doing what they can to help flood victims in their home state of Georgia. According to TMZ, The Ludacris Foundation has partnered with Home Depot and Sam’s Club to help the victims of the flooding that has taken place in Georgia recently.

TMZ has learned The Ludacris Foundation has partnered up with Home Depot and Sam’s Club to help victims of the Atlanta floods — which City Hall officials say caused $61 million in damages and wrecked nearly 500 homes.

We spoke to a rep for the foundation, who told us Luda and T.I. are donating $10,000 each to the cause.

The Foundation’s rep told us they are planning a large food bank and a gift card giveaway that could happen as soon as Friday.

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Former Grand Hustle artist, Alfamega, publicly addresses T.I. about his feelings on being released from the label after several verbal attempts that the King and his camp denied.

The rapper doesn’t beat around the bush when reminding T.I. who has been there ready to go to war for him and his family. He’s calling out specific situations and dropping names, finally ending with what seems to be a verbal threat, “On some real shh*t, you need to control your kingdom and PLEASE keep your motha f***in troops straight.”

Read the full letter here. Could this be the start of a war in the South?

The Arkansas prison where T.I. is serving his 366 day sentence is re-openning the for visitation after the virus breakout that infected various inmates.

“The visitation was restored Saturday (July 4) after having been suspended more than two weeks ago. Numerous inmates at the low-security unit were sickened by a suspected gastrointestinal virus in mid June. Visits were suspended for 18 days. The prison’s executive assistant R.D. Weeks said 158 of the 2,075 inmates reported symptoms, along with several correctional staff members. One inmate did test positive for norovirus.”
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Pardon Thomas has been sentenced to seventeen years in prision for the part he played in the murder of Philant Johnson, best friend and personal assistant of T.I.

The man who is responsible for helping murder the friend and personal assistant of T.I. (Philant Johnson) was recently sentenced to seventeen years in prison. Pardon Thomas appeared before judge Sandra Beckwith Thomas on Wednesday (June 24th) where he was given 17-years for the drug conspiracy and gun charges he faced. Thomas, who is 41 years old, testified back in December against his brother, Hosea Thomas, who was sentenced to sixty-six years in prison for the shooting death of Philant Johnson. Thomas said he drove the car (back on May 3rd of 2006) when his brother exchanged gun fire with members of T.I.’s entourage.

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Rapper Clifford “T.I.” Harris is currently serving his prison sentence in an Arkansas prison that has reportedly been hit with an unknown virus outbreak that has resulted in suspended visiting hours.

As of right now the rapper’s health condition is unknown. A source says the virus is reportedly spreading throughout the facility. The inmates have temporarily been suspended at the federal prisionin Forrest City because of an illness outbreak. The prison says visits have been temporarily suspended because of a number of inmates with a “suspected gastrointestinal virus.”

The prision has know idea how the inmates got sick and they don’t think it’s the swine flu. However, visiting hours will resume once the virus is contained.

“A number of inmates recently became ill and have been treated at the prison, said Traci Billingsle. The symptoms appear to dissipate within 48 to 72 hours, she said. “Swine flu is not suspected because these all are all gastrointestinal-related,” Billingsley said. Visits were suspended Friday. They will resume when medical personnel are certain there is no risk of exposure, Billingsley said. The prison in Forrest City is a low-security facility housing male inmates, including rapper T.I., who is serving a yearlong sentence on a weapons charge”.

In relatead news T.I. reported to the federal prison after the court imposed deadline to serve his weapon charge. A federal prison spokemen says, ” after the deadline that Harris was not listed in custody. It’s not clear if Harris will face any sanctions for apparently missing the deadline”. If this stands T.I. could face more than eight years in prison if he does not meet terms of his plea deal.
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I guess video games are the new hustle for the hip-hop world. First Hova and Eminem signed on with the upcoming ‘DJ Hero’ and now Young Jeezy, TI and Kanye West will be featured in teh upcoming game ‘Rapstar’.

“Rapstar” will be made by the newly formed 4mm Games, a company created in part by two co-founders of Rockstar Games. In the game, a performance is recorded using cameras for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Once a song is complete, players can then take a 30-second clip and upload it to the Rapstar online community. An Executive Vice President at the company says the game will allow fans to create “the music video of the next generation that stars you.” Other features included in the game will be a Battle mode (where players alternate rhyming lyrics to score the most points) and Freestyle mode (that lets players perform their own raps and songs over instrumental tracks).

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A source says T.I. and Tiny are now husband and wife. It appears that Clifford Harris and his longtime girlfriend Tameka “Tiny” Cottle have tied the knot in a secret cermony.

The newlyweds have two children together and been kicking it strong since 2001. “It’s been a crazy situation around here with all that has been taking place. In regards to Tiny and T.I., yes they are officially husband and wife,” said the source who wished to remain anonymous because they were not at liberty to officially discuss the issue. “It recently took place in a very private ceremony with only members of the immediate family and certain members of the Grand Hustle family.” The couple got married last Friday outside of Miami that to the public was a family trip to the southern city. In related news T.I. reported to Arkansas prison yesterday to start his 366 day sentence.

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It turns out that reports of T.I. only serving two month in jail were false.

The U.S. Attorney’s office is clearing up the rumor that T.I. would only be serving 2 months of his year and a day sentence now. According to them, T.I.P. will still be serving a year and a day behind bars. The most time off he can get is 15% of his sentence (55 days) for good behavior. The confusion came in as people were saying he had “credit” for those 305 days he served at home and 1000+ hours of community service. But he is actually already getting credit for those things. The minimum sentence for his charges is 5 years. So a year and a day is a bargain.

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