Usually rappers aren’t recognized for the good deeds they do instead they’re often blamed for every bad thing that happens in our society. Well, rappers Ludacris and T.I. should be commended for their efforts in helping flood victims in ATL. Both rappers have stepped up to the plate and donated $10,000 to help flood victims in their native Atlanta, Georgia. I don’t where I’ve been, but I was not aware that ATL was hit with a few bad storms last week which unfortunately left 10 people dead and ruined 400 homes. It’s crazy that Kanye’s outburst at the VMA’s makes front page news, the evening news…you name it, meanwhile flood victims can’t even get any shine from the media. Anywhoo, The Ludacris Foundation has teamed up with Home Depot and Sam’s Club to help flood victims and is also planning a food bank event along with a gift card giveaway.

Rapper T.I. sure has a lot to brag about! It’s quite evident that even though he’s in the pen, his fans haven’t forgotten about him. T.I.’s new single “Remember Me” featuring Mary J. Blige is the highest debut this week!  Thanks to fans and 81,000 downloads the track came in No. 29 on Billboard’s Hot 100.

T.I. doesn’t even have an album out and he’s still murderin’ the charts! So what’s every other rapper’s excuse?!

Earlier this week, Essence magazine claimed that T.I. and his baby mama Tiny tied the knot several weeks ago in a private ceremony in Miami. It was speculated that the two rushed down the aisle because T.I. would be going to the pen this month. However, T.I.’s mouthpiece Sydney Margetson has informed Sister to Sister magazine that the rumors are “absolutely not true”. Either way, what’s taking T.I. so long to make things between him and Tiny official?! They’ve been together since like forever and he keeps knockin’ her up, so one would think that he’d make her wifey by now.

BET has T.I.’s bust it baby Tameka “Tiny” Cottle and Lil Wayne’s first baby mama Antonia “Toya” Carter on deck for their own reality series simply called “Tiny and Toya”. The network reports,

“Tiny and Toya” is the network’s latest provocative half hour docu-drama chronicling the lives of “two dynamic, young women immersed in the craziness of the Hip Hop world, but striving to find inner strength, peace and purpose. On the surface, their real-life story plays out like an urban fairytale — both women falling in love with two of Hip Hop’s most successful princes (T.I. and Lil Wayne) and living the life of the rich and famous.”

The show will be based in Atlanta and it will follow both T.I. and Lil Wayne’s success as well as their recent legal woes. Apparently, Tiny and Toya are “tired of being defined by others (in the shadow of their high profile men),” so they are determined to showcase who they really are and rely on each other and the strength from within to find their purpose and build a brighter future for themselves and their families. Each episode will show these baby mama’s grinding to create their own businesses.

BET will air a preview special on Monday, June 15 at 10pm followed by a sneak peek on Sunday, June 28 right after the BET Awards. “Tiny and Toya” will make their TV debut on Tuesday, June 30 at 10 pm.

Real talk, BET needs to stop putting garbage on television. No disrespect to Tiny and Toya, but what makes them worth 30 minutes of my time?!

]]> http://str8nyc.com/2009/05/28/bet-gives-baby-mamas-reality-showsmh/feed/ 0 http://str8nyc.com/2009/05/26/ti-says-farewellfor-2-months/ http://str8nyc.com/2009/05/26/ti-says-farewellfor-2-months/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 19:15:38 +0000 LexAve http://str8nyc.com/?p=17039 T.I. SAYS FAREWELL…FOR 2 MONTHS OR 365 DAYS?!