Prior to T.I. And Tiny: The Family Hustle, T.I. had never opened up his home or family life to the public. “I just think it was time for people to see who I was as a man,” he tells The Breakfast Club, when they asked him why he chose to open himself up to the cameras. He didn’t want to be defined by “small moments” in his life (we assume he means the illegal small moments), which he calls “isolated incidents,” which is why he and wife Tiny chose to show off their family and their parenting skills.
T.I. also talked about how he wants out of the music industry eventually, saying “Where the game is going to, and what it has evolved into from a personality standpoint, it goes against what I represent. What I embody, this game contradicts that.” Putting it more simply, Charlamagne says “T.I. is real, and the game is fake.” That doesn’t mean he’s planning to withdraw from public life since he has his TV show, an acting career, and clothing line, but “me as an artist, I make attempts to evolve.” And it sounds like he’s evolving away from music. Watch the clip above for more. [click to continue…]
T.I. has a new single out! You can listen to “Like That” righ here. [Angie Martinez]
Congratulations to Celebrity Rehab star Rachel Uchitel on the birth of her daughter! Wyatt Lilly was born on May 15. [VH1 Celebrity]
After starring on Famous Food, Ashley Dupre has been laying low, but it was announced this week she’s opening a lingerie shop in New Jersey.[NY Mag]
Emily Bustamante explains that she doesn’t fight on TV because she’s setting an example for her daughter. “Shut it down,” she says, continuing, “You don’t have to participate in the madness.” [Juicy Mag]
Royce Reed called in to TT Torrez’ radio show this week to discuss the Basketball Wives drama surrounding this season. Have a listen. [TheYBF] [click to continue…]
Kesha Nichols talks to S2S Magazine and says Basketball Wives is “the most interesting thing” she’s ever done, and knows she has a reputation for getting out of the way of a fight. “I just don’t want to be in the middle of it,” she says. [S2S]
Corri McFadden shares her secrets for how to make the most off your discarded duds and how to spruce up your closet. [NBC New York]
T.I. will join the Foo Fighters, Ludacris, Florence and The Machine, and Pearl Jam for a weekend of concerts in Atlanta this September. The Music Midtown will be held on September 21 and and tickets go on sale April 28. [Yahoo]
Big congratulations to our favorite “Love Picker,” Siggy Flicker, who is getting married her her beloved fiance Michael this weekend. [Twitter]
June Ambrose‘s fans know how to show her love! Check out this pic of a portrait one fan drew of the styleologist. [Twitter]
Words can’t explain how much I covet the new hairstyle that La La Anthony showed off at the premiere of her new film, Think Like A Man. Unfortunately, I don’t think I could pull off two-toned hair quite like she can. La La was in Atlanta last night for the premiere of the film, along with the rest of the cast and a few other A-listers like T.I., Nelly, Gabrielle Union, and Tyler Perry, and we have some of the best shots from the evening. Everyone looked amazing, but I especially can’t get over how gorgeous Keshia Knight-Pulliam looked. See for yourself in our gallery.
The music video that Kenya Bell filmed on Basketball Wives is not the first one she’s appeared in, it turns out. Check out the video above, in which Kenya dances alongside K’Jon is his video for “Bad Gurl.” [Bossip]
Our girl Carrie Keagan was featured on Vibe.com’s website, talking about Basketball Wives, Chris Brown, and of course, Big Morning Buzz Live. [Vibe.com]
June Ambrose never got to work with Whitney Houston and says “I just felt like Whitney and I would have been great together.” Washington Post]
Pics: T.I. and Tiny partied with Iggy Azalea in Atlanta this week. [TheYBF]
Tami Roman and Kesha Nichols both called in to TT Torrez’ radio show this week to address the rumors that Kesha is involved with a BBW producer and is receiving special treatment and more flattering editing on the show. Unsurprisingly, they have different opinions on the matter. [TheYBF]
If you read this blog, you know we have a minor obsession with T.I. and his adorable family, so we are beyond excited to announce that T.I. And Tiny: The Family Hustlewill return this fall for season two. Season one introduced us to Tip and Tiny‘s six children (and revealed that Tiny might be ready for baby number seven), and we just learned that Tip’s going to be spending some time in Chicago while he films the series Boss with Kelsey Grammer, so season two might have a lot of ground to cover. We’re just excited to see it play out.
GRAMMY-AWARD WINNING ARTIST T.I. AND R and B STAR WIFE TINY RETURN FOR A
SECOND SEASON OF “T.I. And TINY: THE FAMILY HUSTLE”
If there’s one thing we don’t normally post, it’s pregnancy rumors, because let’s face it, if someone’s pregnant, we’ll figure it out eventually. But this weekend, we’ve read two reports that have implied that both Tiny Cottle-Harrisand Yandy Smith are pregnant, and we just thought we’d throw them out there because honestly, if we’re excited to hear about anyone having babies, it’s these two.
Both reports come from Media Take Out (another reason to question the verity of the news), but let’s consider the fact that we knowTiny and T.I. have discussed having another baby, and Yandy has been spotted (above) wearing what looks like an engagement ring, and she’s been fighting these pregnancy rumors ever since it was announced that someone in the Love and Hip Hop cast was expecting. (We know Kimbella‘s having another child, and we also know that Chrissy has been cleverly denying all reports that she’s up the duff). We’ll obviously figure out if they’re expecting in due time, but what do you think? Are the rumors to be believed?
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After watching a season of T.I. and Tiny: The Family Hustle, we realized T.I. was a man of many talents. Not only is his music career still thriving, but he’s an entrepreneur in fashion, he’s trying to guide his kids’ careers, and now the man is going to be a regular on the Starz series Boss alongside Kelsey Grammer. Deadline broke the news this weekend that Tip’s acting resume will grow ever longer, and he’ll be appearing in a season-long arc on the show, which films in Chicago. Sounds like he’ll be spending some time away from Atlanta, at least for a few months.
Tip will also show off his acting skills in an episode of Single Ladies later this year.
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It’s the season finale of T.I. And Tiny: The Family Hustle [sad face]. But as always, Tip and the Harris family was supplying us with some wonderful nuggets of wisdom, a few jokes, and some familial insight, and we’re going to give you this recap by letting their words shine. It’s T.I.’s AKOO fashion show, and the entire family is getting ready to attend, and some are participating. Now that you know that, here are some of our favorite dictums of the night. Including the best joke ever, courtesy of King, above. [click to continue…]
This Monday marks the season finale of T.I. And Tiny: The Family Hustle, and we’re about to have some serious separation anxiety. It seems like just yesterday that we met Major, King, the OMG Girlz, and the rest of the Harris family, and we’re not quite ready to let them go. Sad as we are, we’re excited to post the final sneak peek of season one, where Tip is preparing for a big AKOO fashion show and has to break it to his sons Domani and Messiah, and to his mother that they are really terrible at walking the runway. The T.I. And Tiny season finale airs Monday at 9 p.m. ET/PT. [click to continue…]
