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Tip will remain incarcerated until his initial release date.

UPDATE: Prison officials took issue with Tip's mode of transportation from prison to home and have hauled him back to jail.


Only a day after his release from Federal Correctional Center in Forrest City, Arkansas to a halfway house in Atlanta, Georgia, T.I. has been removed to a "different facility" because prison officials objected to his using a tour bus to move between locations. He is now in federal custody.

The recently appointed EVP of A&R at Def Jam says that Hov is already working on new material.


Though he just released his collaborative album Watch the Throne with Kanye West, Jay-Z is already recording new music. According to producer No I.D., Hov has "started again" on laying down fresh material, but that he's unclear if it's for a new album.

Drake:
I had a song that’s very powerful, it’s called “Doing It Wrong,” and Stevie boosted it to another level. 40 produced it, but Stevie has a solo on it that he plays. It’s a great piece of music.

Taking a line from 'Pac's song "Black Jesus" seriously, some of the group members smoked his remains.

Lil Wayne’s Carter IV track ‘It’s Good‘ sparked some interest amongst the fans yesterday due to an alleged Jay-Z diss line which goes as follows:

“I got your baby money/Kidnap your bitch, get that how much you love your lady money.”

This was a response to Jay-Z’s jab aimed at Birdman on ‘H.A.M’:

The Maybach Music Group and G.O.O.D. Music members hop on the same track on the former's upcoming album, "Ambition."


After squashing their beef in February 2011, Wale and Kid CuDi have collaborated on the track “Focused,” set to be included on the former’s upcoming sophomore album Ambition, dropping November 1st.

J. Cole is embarking on a world tour commencing as early as August 23rd in Vancouver, Canada. Check the dates after the jump to see if he will hit your city. Cole World: The Sideline Story drops September 27th.

UPDATE #3: Hov and 'Ye add 11 stops to their upcoming tour.


With their collaborative album Watch the Throne on the way, Jay-Z and Kanye West have announced an upcoming North American tour in the fall under the group name "The Throne."

The trek kicks off on September 22nd at Detroit, Michigan’s Palace of Auburn Hills, with additional pit stops including a pair of dates in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Chicago, Illinois and Los Angeles, California, respectively. The venture wraps up at Boston, Massachusetts’ TD Garden on November 3rd.

Although the official date of Tip’s release from Forrest City prison is still not known, there are reports that the rapper is due to taste freedom later this month. In his last message from jail, T.I. thanks fans for the support and promises to come back with a bang on the music front. He will surely have a lot of work to do.


Read it below.

This week’s Any Given Sunday consisted of a Ustream session from J. Cole. He chatted with fans, played snippets of songs that didn’t make the album cut, talked about the the leaked ‘Work Out’ video and more. Parts 1 to 3 are below. Here are some highlights:


- The ‘Work Out’ video was an unauthorized leak. The video was re-shot and will premiere on Monday, August 15th on 106 & Park.
- Will most probably release a new track sometime next week.