GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS

OK, Bad first... T.I. has recently been sentenced to 11 more months behind bars after his recent run in with the law for violating his probation for federal weapons charges with a drug arrest. Good News is... Baby Egypt Daoud Dean son of Grammy winning songstress Alicia Keys and Rapper/Producer Swizz Beatz was born yesterday at Roosevelt Hospital in New York.

POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE

. . . Namely "E"

Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Harris Jr. were booked on felony possession

on Wednesday and bailed out on Thursday morning.

T.I. + TINY = 4 EVA

Atlanta rapper and CEO of Grand Hustle Records, Clifford Joseph Harris Junior aka T.I. and his longtime girlfriend, singer-songwriter from the multi platinum female R&B group Xscape Tameka Cottle aka Tiny reportedly got married this weekend in a small ceremony in Hawaii. Their family and friends were flown to a private island in Hawaii to witness the couple exchanging vows and its not surprising that both T.I. and Tiny are keeping their wedding on the hush since both have always been coy in discussing their relationship in the media. However tweets and picks are beginning to surface from close friends so stay tuned for summer wedding photos...

FANCE

Canadian rapper slash actor, Drake said the best advice he's received on his music career was from the King of the South, Tip. Drake revealed the friendly advice to Rolling Stone that "T.I. told me to never stop smiling. That's what people like about me.

Drake's new album entitled "Thank Me Later" will feature a new song with both Tip and Swizzy in the new song "Fancy."

In response Tip said, "I think Drake's one of the coolest of the new kids . . . He has an outstanding ability to do him without doing anything anyone else is doing. I think that he sets himself apart and as long as he's able to do that he'll have his own lane in this thing we call Hip-Hop."

Yup.

DRE-Z

the song with jigga on dr. dre's new album DETOX is called "under pressure." detox is also expected to feature some better rappers as well like NAS ;$ and wayne and tip. this is the album that dates back to early 2003 and was initially set for a fall 2005 release.