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No Passes: The T.I. Edition

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I was just talking about the homey T.I. I was specifically talking about this:

Since Tip got out of jail, he’s been smiling a lot. I’d look at every post-arrest interview, every photo, every appearance and T.I. was showing all his teeth. I thought to myself, “T.I.’s about to get that Hollywood money. Forget Hip-Hop money. He’s about to soar now that he’s been through the storm. He’s got his kids. He’s got his wife. He’s got a new movie with ‘Takers.’ Last but not least, he’s even got a new album on the way. All the stars are in alignment.”

Then I woke up this morning to the headline: “T.i., Tiny Arrested For Drug Possession in Hollywood”

The whole world is rooting for T.I. at this time, but he now faces felony possession charges. Contrast that with a 3-year probation and you have quite a problem. The Hip-Hop Nation will wonder how he got out of this quandary if he is able to actually wriggle out of it. And , wriggling out of legal issues seems to be something T.I. is very good at. Still, weed and other matters that the music game indulges in don’t fit in the very square world of P.O.s and judges.

As far as the pass revocation, the verdict is formally out. Tip hasn’t been convicted of anything. Still, I would have assumed he wouldn’t do a right on red if he thought it would get him a ticket since his situation is so delicate. I didn’t expect to hear of T.I. jaywalking, because there may be a tiny clause in his probation terms that he meticulously scanned. I thought he’d at LEAST limit any use of marijuana to the confines of his home and have it brought to him by Young Dro or Pookie, even if it wasn’t his weed. Oh well. I’m disappointed.

Best of luck, yall.

T.i., Tiny Arrested For Drug Possession in Hollywood

(AllHipHop News) Rap star T.I. could be in serious trouble, after the rapper and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Cottle were arrested in West Hollywood for drug possession. According to reports, T.I. and Tiny were arrested and charged with alleged possession of a controlled substance after police smelled marijuana emanating from their Maybach. The pair, who married last July in Miami, were taken into custody  by L.A. County Sheriff Deputies for the infraction. While details are sketchy as of press time, the arrest could impact T.I. greatly. The rapper is currently serving a three-year probation after he pleaded guilty in May of 2009, for attempting to purchase machine guns and silencers before the BET Awards in 2007. T.I., born Clifford Harris Jr., was released from prison in March of 2010. He currently stars in the movie Takers, which was the #1 box office draw last week. T.I. and Tiny were both released around 4:00 am this morning.

Lloyd Banks Talks Favorite Albums & Verses

Lloyd Banks has it all right now to the point where he’s bringing the streets back to G-Unit. The Queens rap don sat down with Valerie Lora and she talked to Banks about every thing from his favorite verses, to his favorite albums to being half Puerto Rican. See the clip below.

Diddy Sued For $12 Mil By Employee Who Claims Age Discrimination

(AllHipHop News) Sean “Diddy” Combs has been hit with a $12 million dollar lawsuit by a former employee, who claims he fired her from Bad Boy Records over her age and medical condition. TMZ.com reports that Francesca Spero filed the lawsuit in New York Federal Court today (September 1st). According to the lawsuit Spero identifies herself as a “51-year-old-white woman” who clashed with Combs after she revealed she needed hip surgery in 2008. Spero, who was Vice President of Management and Publishing at Bad Boy Records, “suffered a relapse” into an addition to prescription medication and alcohol abuse. She claims that Combs attempted to freeze her out of her position at Bad Boy until she was fired in March of 2010 and allegedly replaced with a woman who lacked her skill set, in addition to being 10-15-years younger. Spero seeks $12 million from Combs and Bad Boy for age and disability discrimination.

50 Cent Quits Twitter Til Monday To Finish New ‘Heartless Monster’ LP

(AllHipHop News) Rapper 50 Cent has promised to take a break from Twitter over the next week, as he finishes up a new album titled The Return of the Heartless Monster, which is due to be released on September 6th. 50 Cent broke the news about the album with a series of tweets earlier in the week, when he revealed the album title and release date.Today (September 1st), the rapper stated that he would go on hiatus from sending out his daily raunchy, humorous tweets, until his album is completed. “Ok ladies and gentalmen [sic] I’m writing my new album. I will not be on twitter again till sept 6 This album will be a classic.” The rapper caught the spelling error in what he tweeted would be his final message to his 3,070,000 plus followers until next Monday. “Motherfu**ers I know how to spell gentleman I was typing fast f**k you. sept 6 until then b**ches suck deep and ni**as lick the holes right.”According to 50 Cent, the new release is scheduled to hit the net around 12:00PM on September 6th.

Jin Speaking Chinese in Raps, Developing Relationship with God

(AllHipHop News) Jin, the Chinese-American rapper, signed to Ruff Ryders in 2001, is back and his rhyming skills now incorporate Cantonese Chinese, one of the Chinese language’s most difficult dialects. “You can listen to one of my songs, you can listen to one of their songs, as a Cantonese speaker, and right away you can tell the difference. It’s just the choice of words, of the way we structure our raps,” Jin told The New York Times. The rapper, who was born in Miami and later moved to New York, eventually went on to win seven straight “Freestyle Friday” competitions on BET’s 106 & Park, making it to the hit TV show’s Hall of Fame.“There will be clever intricacies here and there, but ultimately I can’t get too in depth, at least not as much as I can with my English lyrics because I control the English language better than I can the Cantonese,” Jin said.Being the first Asian solo rapper to be signed to a major record label, Jin takes pride in his heritage.“What is in my Cantonese vocabulary is just a lot of day to day, you know, a little bit of mottoes and sayings here and there, but ultimately, there’s a long way to go,” Jin mentioned.Jin also took the time to talk about his religion and his newly developed feeling of responsibility to his faith.“God is so dope and he’s done so many awesome things in my life,” he added. “I’m a workhorse now. What is driving me? This new found responsibility.”In related new, Jin is developing his acting skills and will be featured in an upcoming film in November surrounding the early life of Bruce Lee.Below is his most recent video remixing the Diddy and Dirty Money’s –  Angels:

Gorilla Zoe Returns With New Deal, Album ‘King Kong’ Set For Oct.

(AllHipHop News) Gorilla Zoe is working on a new album, after recently completing a deal with Block Entertainment, E1 and Atlantic Records. The new deal will allow the rapper’s third studio album King Kong to be on shelves by October. “A new era of Block Entertainment is launching through my partnership with eOne and Atlantic,” Russell “Block” Spencer told AllHipHop.com in a statement. “Gorilla Zoe is first up on my team to takeover with his third solo album, King Kong.”Block Entertainment is known for launching or helping guide the careers of artists like Boyz N Da Hood, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Jody Breeze and others. “I’m thrilled to be working with Block Entertainment and Atlantic Records,” said E1 President Alan Grunblatt. “Gorilla Zoe is a great artist and Block is a music visionary.  Three labels are better than one!”Gorilla Zoe’s new album King Kong has an official release date of October 26th.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Will Jay-Z Take Jeezy to Roc Nation? New Drake Album This Year? Kanye Speaks!

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JAY-Z TO TAKE OVER JEEZY’S “SITUATION” – ??????

There have been a number of grumblings going on about Young Jeezy recently. His new album Thug Motivation 103 hasn’t hit the streets yet. Fans are waiting, but also time is wasting. We’re ready to hear the new. Anyway, here is the new rumor. I am hearing that Jeezy is seriously discontent over at Def Jam…he’s ALLEGEDLY very unhappy at the recent developments. I’m not sure if this has anything to do with the Rick Ross situation or just his own, if there’s any validity at all. So, on the flip side, I am hearing that Jay-Z and Jeezy may be forming some sort of alliance. Either ROC NATION or facilitating some sort of new label situation for the Jizzle. What do you think?

I’M STARRING IN A NEW VIDEO!

My dude Big Gus took it to the next level on this one.

So after I watched Gus, I decided to do a search of myself on Youtube and found some interesting stuff.

HMMMM…NEW DRAKE ALBUM FOR CHRISTMAS?

Maybe Drake knows something I don’t know! The Canadian rapper is looking to step into the honorary shoes of people like DMX, dropping two albums in one year. Mack Maine told MTV: “He’s doing a mixtape right now. He called me one night, like 2 in the morning. He has the intro done for the new album. We was discussing dates where he should come back. That’ll be soon. And this mixtape, he’s gonna put that out quick. His formula is crazy. He works fast. I can’t give the secret away to the formula. He’s a musical genius. The way he and [producer] 40 put things together is crazy.”You think its too early? Mack said he just may do it.

NIPSEY HUSSEL IN GERMANY!

Nip Nip is the man here in the states, but who knew he was the man out there Europe as well. There’s nothing really major here, but I heard Nipsey had a lil situation with a DJ that wanted to be his hypeman. Apparently, some DJ wanted to be a lil too close to Nipsey, like all on his shoulder and whatever. This guy was German, not a part of the crew. Anyway, both Nipsey and the crowd were sick of him. Nipsey requested that he be “escorted” to the back. They said the hypo looked like he wanted to cry when they lead him away. Here is some video, thanks to my homey Mo. He liked the show greatly.

“How far is Nipsey going to let his pants sag” is the question I have.

KANYE WEST SPEAKS ON AMBER ROSE

Kanye recent did an interview with Angie Martinez and he talked about his relationship with his former Bald Beauty.

“Yeah man, it was an amazing time and it came to an end. One of the greatest things that she showed me was just to be a nicer person because she was so disconnected from the concept of celebrity when I first met her…A celebrity could be talking to people crazy and everyone’s used to it at the label like, ‘He’s wildin’ out. It doesn’t matter.’ [Amber] be like, ‘What?! You just talked to your fans so crazy right now. I’m not even talking to you right now.’ … I grew from that. I think that was the greatest growth that I got from that experience…My goal in life is to really have an amazing woman and have a family, but I think I had to go through these different things to grow…That was a one-off…I’m not trying to dive into anything unless I really, really think that I can marry this person. I look at this person and I say, ‘This is how I want my daughter to be.'”

HOW CRAZY IS THIS? AL B. SURE’S SON IS A RAPPER!

Quincy is a rapper! Shouldn’t he be a singer like his pops? Here is the song.

Look how close dude looks like Al. B Sure…the 1988 Al B. Sure! CRAZY!

MONTANA FISHBURNE’S MOTHER IS OK WITH HER P### CAREER!

Whoa! Montana Fishburne’s mother is a true progressive. Hajna Moss-Fishburne, the mother of Montana has opened her mouth to comment on the career twist that her seed has taken. Nobody has actually heard her say these words so I am not exactly sure where this info is coming from. BUT, this is what I am hearing. Her mom is about 46-47 years old and says that her kid is old enough to make her own decisions. I think that is arguable now that she has decided to do P### and her daddy is a famous actor with long money. Now, Montana has reportedly said: “She loves me and is concerned and worried about me. She wants me to be ok and wants whatever is best for me.” Her mom is a fitness trainer. Oh well.

ILLSEED’S QUICKIES

I hear Oprah is planning a documentary on her last year on air. Maybe it will include illseed on that couch.

After 20 years of marriage, Slash is getting a divorce from his wife. No prenump. EXIT STRATEGY!

Is me me or are the videos on Youtube getting bigger and bigger? Just asking. Anyway, my homey Jameel has a new movie coming out. Peep the trailer.

JEEZY, WE LOVE YOU!They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!