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T.I. Arrested!+Pre-Bet Hip Hop Awards Fab

T.I. Arrested

@ yesterday’s BET rehearsals

Daaaaaamn Clifford. My Fox Atlanta is reporting that none other than Clifford Harris was arrested in his own ATL home today on some unknown charges. Apparently the Feds raided his home ATL style, put the cuffs on T.I., and is remaining mum about exactly what the charges are. We do know that the ATF, U.S. Marshalls: Fugitive Task Force, Fulton County SWAT, Fulton County PD, Dekalb County PD, and the ATF/Atlanta PD Violent Crime Impact Team were all there executing there very sudden search warrant. While news reports are stating he was arrested from out of his house, other sources say he was arrested in the parking lot where he was scheduled to pick up some machine guns he had paid for illegally.  The source also says several of Tip’s homeboys he rolls with on a constant basis are at the root of this arrest. T.I. was supposed to be on the 2007 BET Hip Hop Awards red carpet and stage tonight in Atlanta as well as a huge afterparty, but of course he’s gonna be a no show for the rest of the night.

UPDATE: Authorities are saying one of T.I.’s boys (his bodyguard to be exact) is the one who snitched.

On to the pre-parties…

Celebs hit up the Absolut 100 Luxury Preview Style Suite in the ATL yesterday:

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Y’all know Melyssa Ford was there.

YBF chic Alesha Rene hit it up:
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Buckeey wants us to believe she’s changed for the better:
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And I’m tempted to agree.

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Gorilla Zoe was there gettin his Red Bull sip on.
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Michael Knight was there.

So this is Princess from Crime Mob?:
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Hmmm.

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Slim Thugga was there.

It’s just something about D. Wood’s look I’m not feeling these days:
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Can’t quite put my finger on it….
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Hot damn Big Gipp! I want a shower to happen NOW and I want you to remove that amethyst pinky ring immediately. Thank you.

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And Shay and Princess got made over at the booths.

BET Digital and Jermaine Dupri hosted the 2nd Annual Pre-BET Hip Hop Awards Bash:
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They really should reconsider taking stand up pics side by side like this.
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Cici came along to celebrate.

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Oh Busta.

Deborah Lee

Why does Deborah Lee always look like somebody’s momma who showed up to break up the hood rat party?

Sean Paul

Sean Paul of the Youngbloodz was there.

Chamillionaire

Chamillionaire was there.
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So Donell Jones goes missing for a few years and comes back looking like this?
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Ed Lover’s in the house.

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The fabulous Kenya Moore partied it up:
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Melyssa never ceases to amaze me turning her red carpet photos into a private photoshoot:
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Not feeling the purse/shoe combo…but she’s still a bad chick.
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Nelly Nell was there sans Ashanti.
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And Q from 112 and his wife Sharlinda were there. I hear they’ve been on some rocky terms recently too. Good luck to them.

Stay tuned for the 2007 Bet Hip Hop Award red carpet. If these pre-partes are any sign of what’s to come, foolywang material is about to be on and poppin’.

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  1. 55 Comment(s)

  2. AVEYNEZ AVEYNEZ
    On Oct 13, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    FIRST BUT GOT ALOT TO SAY

  3. Anna Anna
    On Oct 13, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    They couldn’t wait until after the show to arrest T.I. must be some serious stuff. Nice pics. Looked lots lots of fun.

  4. AVEYNEZ AVEYNEZ
    On Oct 13, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    SO NUMBA ONE TI NEED TO QUIT THE ILLEGAL MESS ….NOT JUST HIM ALL THE RAPPERS THEY GOT ENUFF MONEY TO DROP THAT ILLEGAL DOPE GAME MESS…I MEAN THAT IS TERRIBLE ON HIP HOP…WE FALL INTO THE SINERNIO THE MEDIA TRIES TO PUT THEM INTO…..
    I KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH D WOODS OUTFIT IT LOOK LIKE SHE GOT THAT THING FROM 5-7-9 OR SOMETHING NOT PRE-RED CARPET ATTIRE…AND IT LOOKE LIKE SE ONLY COULD AFFORD HALF HER HAR CUT…BUT I LOVE HER THOUGH..bUCKEEY HAIR LOOKS A MESS…HIT MESS BUT I LOVE HER TOO ESPECIALLY IN THAT FABO VIDEO..MELYSSA CAN YOU GET RID OF THAT LV DAY POCKETBOOK RED CARPET… NOT YBF AT ALL

  5. CeJae CeJae
    On Oct 13, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    Buckeey’s hair always look a mess

    Princess needs a stylist, for her pearls don’t look right. And that purse doesn’t match her outfit.

    D Woods looks homely

    Kenya’s breast look like gravity has taken over.

    Melyssa’s looks like Mama Tina

  6. vizhen vizhen
    On Oct 13, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    d woods reminds me of the girl from house party.

  7. Joy Joy
    On Oct 13, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    Jermaine dupri Short as ever lord he is short.

  8. um hmmm um hmmm
    On Oct 13, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    SO WE GOTTA SCROLL FARTHER THAN THE BACKWOODS OF MISSISSIPPI TO POST A COMMENT…

    SIGH…..

    I FORGOT WHAT I WAS GONNA COMMENT ON BY THE TIME I GOT DOWN HERE…….

    ***NEW FORMAT NATASHA……..PLEASE????????!!!!???

  9. JustMyTake JustMyTake
    On Oct 13, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    Dang!! D. Woods does look like the chick from House Party. LMAO!! I can put my finger on what’s wrong with her look….that hairstyle. It just doesnt work. She’s still a pretty girl though.

  10. lboog lboog
    On Oct 13, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    check out the arrival photos at ajc.com. why are 2 members of the jena 6 there looking like some lil rappers. i’m talkin overboard. who sponsored their trip to the BET Awards? and then outfitted them like lil Nelly’s?

  11. Abnik Abnik
    On Oct 13, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    I am loving not having to click “Read the Rest”. And the layout has finally moved to the top of the page for me. I’m starting to really like the new YBF! Except that now I need to remember to bookmark the new URL, everytime I mean to do it I get off track.

    Clifford - Oh, dear.
    D. Woods - The hair just isn’t right. The shirt it too short to pull off with the skinny jeans and boots. And that vest is cute enough, but needs to be worn with something else.
    Jermaine - You’re short.

  12. malcolm malcolm
    On Oct 13, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    This is why i cannot blame Jay Z from dropping some of the ppl he was in the street with. because, he new they would pull his ass down. these rappers need to know once they start making money they’re going to have to get rid of some of their friends. I know some of Jay z friends are bitching, but as my grandmother use to say “prevent is better than cure”

  13. ms.t ms.t
    On Oct 13, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    *bumps N.W.A*

    melissa ford is beautiful
    buckeey looks……………..weird
    donell jones looks like he had an allergic reaction. his face looks swole

  14. DeNEE’ DeNEE'
    On Oct 13, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    The Herve Leger dress Melyssa is rockin is bad! I love those dresses! The bitch is rockin it well 2! (NO BR0KEBACK!!!) LOL

    Nelly is so freakin fine’!

    Kenya Moore is a bad bitch!

    What happened to Donnell? He look a lil rusty!

    No words for JD, with his short self, even though Ciara looks fab!

    Deborah Lee……..im not going 2 get on her either!

  15. soulkat soulkat
    On Oct 13, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    for all those complaining about the site and having problems, such as having to scroll down to see the site etc, the problem is with YOUR COMPUTER. i haven’t had ANY problems viewing this site since the change. either get an updated web browser that can handle the fabulousness of the new site or shut up!
    now….
    when did q from 112 become a rapper? should we be expecting an album soon?
    kudos for buckeey trying!!!
    everyone else looks bet-type fabulous.

  16. B B
    On Oct 13, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    Wasn’t TI just on Hip Hop Vs. America preaching and now he’s arrested.

  17. HOTSTUFF HOTSTUFF
    On Oct 13, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    TMZ has an update of the TI mess something about lots and lots of guns!!! These rappers are so stupid they are so worried about looking hardcore that they do stupid things like this and lose everything. Dumb ass!

    I’m looking at Ciara like did you seriously used to date bow wow?

    The Herve L dress is so PLAYED out!!! I’m sorry played is played no matter how fab. Everytime I see somebody rocking one I think of Kim K. as much as I can’t stand that skank she made that HER look so I hate to see people copy after she played it out already!

  18. zillz zillz
    On Oct 13, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    soulkat wrote:

    for all those complaining about the site and having problems, such as having to scroll down to see the site etc, the problem is with YOUR COMPUTER. i haven’t had ANY problems viewing this site since the change. either get an updated web browser that can handle the fabulousness of the new site or shut up!

    cosign. Thanx to Natasha and YBF, LLC and the YBF readers. I really appreciate the love, respect, and trust they gave me. You’ll all see more of my work in the future…not just sites. I’m probably designing 50% of your favorite sites anyway. pfft …swag at a 100 and climbin’ baby — Lil’ Wayne.

  19. cindy cindy
    On Oct 13, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    Nelly is too fine. I wonder where is Ashanti since today is her birthday? I wonder was she at the awards show??????????

  20. Jamie Jamie
    On Oct 13, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    Natasha-
    THANKS soooooooooo much for adding color (love the purple) and going back to the scrolling down method…I love it!!!!! I respect all that you do. PLEASE keep up the wonderful work:-))) The site looks great!

  21. le le
    On Oct 13, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    Kenya Moore is such a wanna be…whose she hitting know to pay her bills? Since Mike Tyson doesn’t have money anymore?

    Trifling broke down fake azz.

  22. Cha Cha
    On Oct 13, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    didnt Nasty KIM K. wore that same dress Melissa Ford is wearing??

  23. Chelsea Chelsea
    On Oct 13, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    i wish i had ass like melyssa ford (no homo). kenya look like she gettin old at least in the face she do. they ain’t have to embarrass t.i. i mean clifford lol like that. on some real stuff rappers do need to cut that out. they need to stop with the druggy shit and they need to cut that n word shit out 2

  24. *~*Ms. Tipdrill*~* *~*Ms. Tipdrill*~*
    On Oct 13, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    ciara looks good

  25. sleep sleep
    On Oct 13, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    I love this site but please go back to the old format it takes me about 10 minutes to scroll past all the mumbo jumbo. Im a bust person so i cant check this site on a computer so the only time i have a chance is on my blackberry with the cracked screen( i refuse to pay $400 for a new phone

  26. Me Me Me Me
    On Oct 14, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    please everybody needs to get over the new look. its new and accept it and stop complainin’! Either way you’re still gettin’ your daily dose of gossip.

    ANYWHO!

    Hmm trouble for Ashanti and Nelly? I wouldn’t be too surprised. Damn Princess! Will she ever shake off that ghetto look she had when she lived in the hood? Melissa will always be a bad chick. But damn Mel why that damn purse and shoe combo? Never!

    Other than that…stay YBF as always Tash!

  27. charli skipper charli skipper
    On Oct 14, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    i just wanna say, that at first i wasn’t feeling the new look AS MUCH as the old one–i never took it to the “change it back or i quit ybf” level. lol. but, i guess it really doesn’t take that long to adapt to change, cuz i’m over it–feeling the change. kudos on the upgrade, natasha!

    movin on to the post:
    there’s something about melyssa ford that i like. i remember when she first came out, i really tried to “hate”–lol–but, she seems like a smart girl and pretty down to earth. she looks like she likes takin pics, but ain’t nothing wrong with that!

    kenya moore’s gorgeous. it looks like she’s gonna age in a classy way.

    buckey, buckey, buckey. when i first saw her on fol, i thought she was too good for the foolishness, but lately she’s just been looking foolish all the time to me. first that blonde weave and now THIS! it’s so hard to go wrong with black weave, but something in the milk ain’t clean with this look!
    that is all.

  28. Tee Tee
    On Oct 14, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    I believe that the folks (the police) or somebody had this planned for T.I. all along because there are just some serious haters in this world. They knew that this was his weekend to shine in his own hometown “Da Dirty South” and somebody didn’t want that to happen!
    STOP HATEN!!!!!!!!!

    http://teesconsumers.newcreditapplications.com

  29. October October
    On Oct 14, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    For A Second I Thought Big Gipp Was Money Mike AkA Katt William…
    Donell Jones Looks Really Sick And It’s Sad Cuz I Loved Him So Much But Now I’m Kinda Changing My Mind..

  30. Anna Anna
    On Oct 14, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    Tee, it was planned because they knew where he was to arrest him. I did also see him and Melyssa Ford along with others talking about the “rap video” industry. It was a great topic on all levels. I thought T.I. was a little disrespectful to the man of the cloth. I did not realise how handsome Nelly is when his mouth is closed, but when he speaks he is educated. Janets man (JD) is short.

  31. Maleficent Maleficent
    On Oct 14, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    What i want to know is why the fuck he felt like he NEEDED all that heavy artillery weaponry and shit? What made him feel like he NEEDED it in the first place? What shady shit was he pulling? Because T.I. strikes me as harmless with few enemies, WHAT did he see himself as protecting himself from? I mean, really???

    See ya’ll. Er’body wondering why Jay-Z ain’t wanna have shit to do with his old drug days friends like that Calvin Klein cat, see what kinda shit happens when you start rooting around in that old shit? Everything you build, all the positive moves you make, can FALL in an INSTANT if you get caught up in the wrong shit with the wrong people. This here is proof positive.

    Its a damn shame. I liked me some Clifford, too. :(

  32. Amanda Amanda
    On Oct 14, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    On why people might have dressed down: it was a bit chilly in the A last night. Major traffic, yet a quiet dramaless night. (except for T.I.)

  33. Lola Falana Lola Falana
    On Oct 14, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    It was not that chilly last night here. Where were you DC?

  34. Teena Teena
    On Oct 14, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    1.Kenya more is cute
    2.Ciara has many different ponytails she is so cheesy
    3.Donnell looks like K*Ci
    4.Buckey looks cute not really feeling the wig
    5.DWoods looks a mess
    6.Princess is cute but needs a stylist
    7.Nelly looks like Tracy Morgan

  35. me me
    On Oct 14, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    either ciara needs to invest in flats or jd needs to buy some heels

    alternative, ciara can stay away from the short dudes

  36. shay shay
    On Oct 14, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    There is no trouble in Nellyville…Ashanti was at that pre-party and she was at the BET Hip Hop Awards with her boo on her b-day.

    Damn TI…dumbass move brother..

  37. itsmefool itsmefool
    On Oct 14, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    WTF, ALL INVOLVED ARE DUMB… REGLAR FOLK JUST TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF THE GAME AND THIS IDIOT WAS, HE NOR HIS FAM EVER HAD TO WANT FOR ANYTHING AGAIN,. AND HIM AND TINY OUT GET INVOLVED IN STUPID STUFF LIKE THIS. JUST AS SILLY AS THE MIKE VICK CRAP! I’M OVER THESE DUMB FOOLS!

  38. Me Me Me Me
    On Oct 14, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    its hot on the press right now and the media is eatin it alive! T.I.’s bodyguard set him up. thats foul. but at the same time, he shouldnt of had some many guns in his house to be a convicted felon. what happend to the Hip hop vs. america thing? this is NOT a good look for him or hip hop.

  39. Anthrax Anthrax
    On Oct 14, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    Kim was not the first to wear the HL dresses so how is anybody copying her?

  40. Mama Mama
    On Oct 14, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    Rhianna wore a pink HL dress to the Grammy’s in February and Ciara wore a black one. This was way before people started paying attention to Kim K.

  41. And I love it And I love it
    On Oct 14, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    Ashanti was there with Nelly, they came in seperately for security purposes…

  42. Soulwriter Soulwriter
    On Oct 14, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    I met T.I. last year (I interviewed him right b4 the release of ATL and his King CD) and he was SUCH a gentleman, SUCH a sweetheart….I ust saw him in Aug at ‘Screamfest,’ this makes me SICK!!! I hope that he learns once and for all that ‘Big Thangs Poppin’ should be a hot track, not a life goal. Clifford, GET IT TOGETHER, YOUR FAMILY AND THE RAP GAME NEEDS YOU!!!

  43. Ms_Magnificent1 Ms_Magnificent1
    On Oct 14, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    Natasha,

    Q’s wifey is rocking the same Nine West shoes I wore to your B.Day bash in DC…that was in May. She needs to retire them joints…they are two seasons’ ago hotness. Let it go sweetie…just let it go.

    D.Woods needs to fix her hair…the longer part needs an adjustment. She should have rocked a fitted-tee (not something a size small but fitted)…buttoned the vest…rocked some better accessories…wear a belt and some jeans to actually match/compliment the outfit (dark denim maybe?).

    And Melyssa Ford’s dress was very cute!

  44. MIRA MIRA
    On Oct 14, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    FREE MY HUBBY T.I…………I LOVE YOU…YOUR GONE TO MAKE IT ON THAT REAL STUFF….THE BOY THAT SNITCHED IS A BIG TIME HATER FOR REAL….LOVE THE CD T.I VS T.I.P……LOVE..LOVE..LOVE..LOVE…YOU

  45. honeychild honeychild
    On Oct 14, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    Ciara looked sharp and sphisticated. I thought her look was fitting as she arrived in her brand new Rolls Royce Phanthom. You know they only make 100 of those each year and most don’t end up in the U.S. Just sayin…. Now that’s how you make an entrance.

  46. dana dana
    On Oct 15, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    it’s easy for mofo’s to say “he needs to stop” but when you’re from where you’re from and “blow up” it’s hard to shake those old ways. plus mofo’s gonna “test your gangsta” left and right! there’s only soo much a grown ass man can take before he snaps!

  47. Kay Kay
    On Oct 15, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    That dayum Nelly looks so good! CiCi looked fab as well.

  48. Eyesus34 Eyesus34
    On Oct 15, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    Don’t link to TMZ ever again!!!! I hate those racist m!@#f!@#ers!!!!

  49. AVEYNEZ AVEYNEZ
    On Oct 15, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    TASHA WTF HAPPENED TO DA PAGE????

  50. James D. Cooke James D. Cooke
    On Oct 15, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    Alesha Rene is so pretty. I wonder is she seeing anyone?….Buckey isn’t “doing it” for me. Princess looks “toned down”, compared to what she wears at shows. It’s cool though…. Ciara looks beautiful, as usual…. Kenya still got them TIGGOLS! Melyssa Ford looks better in the dress than Slick Kim….All these ladies are beautiful. Thanks for posting the pics.

  51. shariya shariya
    On Oct 15, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    please dont let T.I. go to jail for a long time

  52. justsaying justsaying
    On Oct 16, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    Damn Damn Damn TI

    Why is it if we see a celebrity without there significant other we suspect there is trouble… can you say don’t smother me please!

  53. smdh smdh
    On Oct 16, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    you guys hate on everyone. get a life.

  54. kiah kiah
    On Oct 18, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    I HAVE NO WORDS BECAUSE I AM SO UPSET THEY ARRESTED T.I. I MEAN WHY CANT’T HE HAVE HIS GUNS IN HIS HOME!!!! I AM SO UPSET!!!!

  55. yagirlree yagirlree
    On Oct 24, 2007 | Reply | Quote

    ciara had a hot ass car i needs that she looked fly as always
    jd he too damn short
    big gipp need to stop
    d.woods looks d. dirty but she cool she need to get out the hot mess group of hers
    im glad beyonce didnt come wit her skin bleach usin ass GURL STOP
    u know she gotta have her face on every damn thing GO TO SLEEP

  56. dian dian
    On Apr 18, 2008 | Reply | Quote

    hey

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