T.I. made his first public appearance at a benefit concert in Atlanta last night (February 22). The rapper appeared at Opera, where his wife Tomeka “Tiny” Cottle was hosting the “For The Love of Our Fathers” benefit concert/taping for Alzheimer’s research. The event was filmed for Cottle’s BET reality show Tiny and Toya. “I am very well, very happy to be seen,” T.I. said at the end of the event, which featured performances by OMG Girlz, Pleasure P., Kandi and others. Rapper Flo Rida and R&B singer Sean Kingston have been announced as the first international perform for the 2010 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix. The pair will perform on March 13th, as the FIA Formula 1 World Championship’s celebrate their 60th anniversary. The concert will take place at Bahrain International Circuit and will include a performance by Arab singer Hussain Al Jasmi. MC Lyte has landed a syndicated radio show that will debut in early March, according to published reports. Lyte’s new show is titled Café Mocha and also features co-hosts comedienne Loni Love and radio veteran Angelique Perrin. According to the show’s executive producer Sheila Elridge, the show is similar to the hit TV series The View, but geared towards African-American women aged 18-49. Café Mocha will be distributed nationally by Super Radio.
