T.I.
T.I. Says He Avoided Jail Time By Pinning Gun On Dead Cousin
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Todd Kirkland / Getty Here’s a question: Is it OK to “snitch” on someone if said someone has passed away? What if said person who has transitioned didn’t actually do the thing they’re being snitched on for? Is it even really snitching if that’s the case? Fortunately, all of these questions have been answered expeditiously by none other than the original Trap Muzik rapper, T.I. A resurfaced clip from an August 2020 episode of T.I.’s expediTIously podcast showed the “U Don’t Know Me” rapper recalling a time in the early 2000s, just before his rap career took off when he got out of a gun charge by pinning it on his cousin. From Hip Hop DX: “We at Lennox Mall parking lot, we unload the truck [of stolen clothes], I’m talking to the man while I’m making the pla...
T.I. Expeditiously Handed Out Alleged Fade To Chainsmokers Star Over Kiss On The Cheek
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Tim Mosenfelder / Getty T.I. has earned a reputation for being quick to defend his name and honor, and a member of The Chainsmokers allegedly found that out the hard way. Drew Taggart of the duo shared a video stating that after being a little too excited to meet T.I. and kissing him on the cheek, the Atlanta star allegedly socked him in the face. Taggart laid out his issues with T.I. via a TikTok video explaining that the pair met at a nightclub event and it appeared to be quite raucous. In the clip, Taggart explains that things got a little too lit and then placed one on Tip’s cheek thus catching a right cross, again, allegedly. Related Stories The good thing is there doesn’t appear to be any hard feelings between Taggart and T.I. In fact, Tip invited T...
T.I. Booed Over The Weekend During Brooklyn Comedy Set
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty T.I. is going full speed ahead with his fledgling comedy career but it looks like the early returns coming his way aren’t necessarily working in his favor. Soon after a rather tense incident involving another comedian that has since been squashed, Tip was at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn where he was greeted with a chorus of boos. The rapper and comedian born Clifford Harris was part of the lineup for the April Fools Comedy Jam featuring Bruce Bruce, Michael Blackson, Joe Torry, Jacob Williams, Rip Micheals, Nick Cannon, HaHa Davis, Eddie Griffin, B. Simone, and Tony Roberts. The show also featured performances from Lil’ Kim, Moneybagg Yo, and T.I. himself. Related Stories News of T.I. getting booed began to crop up on social med...
T.I. Confronted Comedian Who Took Dig At His Sexual Assault Allegations, Things Are Peace Now
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty T.I. is currently embarking on a journey into the world of standup comedy, but it appears that one of his new peers took a jab at him that he felt went too far. While at a venue in Atlanta, Tip was seen confronting a comic who made mention of the sexual assault allegations levied upon the veteran rapper. Lauren Knight was in the middle of her set at Our Bar ATL when she began getting heckled by T.I., real name Clifford Harris, and she took the top position most comics do and fired back with some ribbing of he own. Footage of the incident that was grabbed and repurposed by Baller Alert can be viewed below. Related Stories While T.I. certainly didn’t appreciate the allegations coming up in such a public space as seen by his reaction, i...
T.I. Hops Into The Real Atlanta Debate
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Omeretta the Great has the Hip-Hop world talking her up with the track “Sorry Not Sorry,” and sparked quite the discussion of who can claim to be from the A. T.I., a rapper most would say is deeply connected with the city of Atlanta, offered his take on the ongoing debate of the city’s real residents. In a since-deleted social media post, the rapper born Clifford Harris shared a map of Atlanta along with the following quote: “Respectfully…. Only fools dispute facts. #ToWhomItMayConcern.” It isn’t known exactly what T.I. was implying by posting the image. Some are taking it that he disagrees with Omeretta the Great’s assertion that those outside city borders can claim to be from Atlanta. The map also highlighted all the various zones ...
ATL Mayoral Candidate Charges T.I. & Issac Hayes III With “Sabotage”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty The recent mayoral election for the city of Atlanta has ended, but there’s still some controversy with heated claims from a candidate in the race claiming T.I. & Issac Hayes III spread “lies” involving strip clubs about her campaign. Felicia Moore lost the mayoral election runoff to Andre Dickens on Tuesday (November 30th). In an interview with TMZ, Moore charges that the “Troubleman” rapper, along with the Fanbase founder and son of the soul icon Issac Hayes had a hand in her loss by spreading misinformation about her and what policies she wanted to enact. Specifically, she points to the two sharing a story with the headline: “Woman Running for Atlanta Mayor Promises to CLOSE ALL STRIP CLUBS!!!” Related Stories Moore says that t...
.Prosecutors Decide To Drop Charges Against T.I. and Tiny In L.A
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty The sexual assault case that was brought against T.I. and Tiny earlier this year has now been dropped by the prosecutors who filed them in Los Angeles, California. According to documents from the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office, the prosecutors made the decision on Thursday (September 16) to drop the charges against the rapper and his wife because of the initial case being beyond the statute of limitations. “Without the strengths and weaknesses of the evidence being evaluated, the case is declined due to the expiration,” the filing read. The statute of limitations in the state of California is ten years. The case brought against T.I. and Tiny was the result of an investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department after an unna...
T.I. Was All Smiles While Breaking Down His Arrest In New Amsterdam Following “Biking Incident” Involving A Police Officer
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty T.I. took some time off from defending homophobia to go on vacation with his wife, Tiny. Still, the vibes were disrupted when he got caught up with a bit of pickle with New Amsterdam police, but it wasn’t an unpleasant experience at all, according to the rapper. The Atlanta Hip-Hop star took to Instagram Live to share the ordeal he was experiencing at the time with his followers. In the roughly 2-minute IG Live session, the rapper was in good spirits while explaining he was “locked up” following a biking incident involving a police officer in New Amsterdam. “So, I’m locked up now,” Tip begins in the video. “I’m obviously not supposed to have my phone as I’m biking, and because the policeman ran into me and broke his rear view[mirror]...
T.I. Asks Judge To Toss Sabrina Peterson Defamation Suit
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls for iOne Digital / Bernard Smalls iOne Digital T.I., and his wife Tiny, have been mired in controversy after ex-associate Sabrina Peterson accused the couple of holding her at gunpoint and other salacious claims. The Atlanta rapper has always denied any wrongdoing and is now asking a judge to toss the defamation case she filed against him. Per TMZ, in the paperwork Tip filed in answer to her lawsuit, he claims her reputation is so already so tarnished that he couldn’t possibly have inflicted further harm upon it. Well damn. Reports TMZ: As we first told you, in her suit filed earlier this year, Peterson claims T.I. and Tiny smeared her good name with public statements and social media posts in the wake of her allegation against T.I. Th...
T.I. Seemingly Hits Back At Accusers On “What It’s Come To”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Clifford “T.I.” Smith and his wife Tiny Cottle-Harris are battling a series of explosive claims from near a dozen women and one man who claims the couple sexually assaulted them. In a new track titled “What It’s Come To,” Tip seemingly addresses his accusers with some very direct bars despite the case being under active investigation in Los Angeles. T.I.’s newest song also comes complete with a lyric video and takes explicit aim at the accusers who have anonymously accused Mr. and Mrs. Harris of engaging in sexual assault by way of force, drugs, and other means. In one of the lines in the song, it appears quite clear that T.I. is aware of what’s being said about him and Tiny at the moment and might garner some criticism for calling...
T.I. & Tiny Sexual Assault Investigation Closed In Las Vegas, But Not In Los Angeles
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Looks like those T.I. and Tiny sexual assault allegations aren’t going to be going away anytime soon. While a case against them in Las Vegas has been dropped, they’re still under investigation for allegedly violating a woman in Los Angeles. TMZ is reporting that the rapper and his R&B wife are in the crosshairs of the LAPD right after Las Vegas authorities announced they were closing a similar case against the reality TV couple. LAPD is looking into allegations made by “Jane Doe” who says the T.I. and his wife violated her after meeting them in a club back in 2005. Jane Doe alleges that after meeting the two at a club, she accepted a drink from Tiny and eventually she and two other women went back to the hotel with T.I. and Tin...
T.I. & Tiny Under Investigation By LAPD For Alleged 2005 Sexual Assault
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Thaddaeus McAdams / Getty Clifford “T.I.” Harris and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Cottle-Harris have been hit with a number of allegations of sexual assault from nearly two dozen women. Details of an alleged 2005 incident sparked an investigation into the matter by the LAPD after an unidentified woman spoke with the authorities. As exclusively reported by Deadline, the woman reportedly met with detectives from the LAPD to share her account of the 2005 incident where T.I. and Tiny alleged drugged and sexually assaulted her, echoing claims made by other women that have since come forward. “There is an active investigation into Clifford Harris,” Officer William Cooper of the LAPD said to Deadline on Monday (May 17). The outlet adds that the statement came after ru...
