Sony Pictures’ Takers is a new movie centered around a notorious gang of criminals who constantly puzzle police by carrying out perfectly executed robberies. The cast looks stunning: Idris Elba, Hayden Christensen, Michael Ealy, T.I., Matt Dillon, Paul Walker and, Oh, hi C-Breezy! The best place to really absorb a heist flick like this is in theaters, which you can do starting on February 26. For now, check out the official Takers trailer.
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It’s okay if the name Alfamega doesn’t ring a bell to you, because not everyone spends all day listening to marginally talented weed carriers. For the rest of us, Alfamega was T.I.’s protege until The Smoking Gun exposed his history of snitchery. In accordance with the unwritten “law” of rap, T.I. dropped Alfamega from Grand Hustle Records. Alfamega apologized (sort of) and then made several attempts to communicate with his boss one on one, but T.I. allegedly told him that he had to write a letter if he wanted to seek the King’s wise counsel on this matter. Alfamega complied, but this is probably not the letter T.I. had in mind.
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The rescue-dog fanatics at PETA are desperate for a new publicity stunt. Hoping to cash-in on T.I.’s fame and faux image overhaul, they’ve asked the Rubberband Man to pose nude for their ‘I’d Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur’ campaign. “We’re asking T.I. to use his fame and his experiences to bare the truth about the fur industry by baring his skin,” said PETA Executive Vice President, Tracy Reiman. Proceed to see contents of the letter PETA wrote to T.I.P.
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T.I. kicked off his 366-day vacation at the Clink Hotel today. Yet, for some odd reason, there’s just not enough T.I. news out on the web. So I’ve compiled a link dump of T.I.-related stories from around the web.

♣ T.I. Marries Tiny Before Entering Prison [Broken Cool]

♣ T.I. Reports to Prison Late [The Smoking Section]

♣ T.I. Reports to Prison Early [TMZ]

♣ T.I. Reports to Prison…YAY! [CNN]

♣ 5 Things T.I. Should Do in Prison [Broken Cool]

♣ Pics: T.I. Shoots New Video Before Heading to Prison [Roc 4 Life]

♣ T.I. SURRENDERS [EOnline!]

♣ Top 10: Ten Things For T.I. To Remember While In Jail [BET Soundoff]

T.I. and Xzibit flash a smile for the camera at the latter’s San Diego concert. Oh hey, you should probably follow X to tha Z on Twitter since he’s giving away $10,000 and other heavenly goodies to random Twitteronians.

T.I. Dr. Dre = Shit Popped Off

Dr. Dre is too busy selling headphones to write his own rhymes these days, so he’s relegated songwriting duties to Crooked I, Eminem, and now T.I. I’m not completely sold on Tip’s take here, but I suspect that it will grow on me once Doc finds time to lay his vocals on it.

Here’s Tip touching on the C-Breezy vs Rihanna saga. “I told him, ‘this too shall pass.’”

Here’s T.I. getting super excited about the ladies at his Black Men magazine photoshoot.