I’m sure that you all have heard about the recent rumors regarding T.I. and him possibly getting a shorter sentence if placed in a halfway house. Initially, reports claimed that T.I. could return home as early as May 2010. Dime Wars reports:

“Officially, T.I. isn’t slated to be released until May 26, 2010, however, due to good behavior and other factors, prison officials are considering releasing him to a halfway home by no later than March 2010. This will be great news for fans of southern hip hop, as many of their favorite artists are either currently in jail or facing lock-up soon.”

According to Tip’s lawyer, Steve Shadow, he could indeed be released within the next few months. XXL Magazine reports:

“T.I. has a projected release date in “approximately the fourth week of March 2010. Now it is up to the [Federal] Bureau of Prisons to decide whether someone should be placed in a halfway house prior to the projected release date,” Sadow explained. “The Bureau of Prisons can do that and typically does it either a month before, or two months before… as much as six months before the projected release date. We are hopeful that T.I. will be placed in a halfway house within the next month or so, which would be about two or three months before his projected release date. We are hopeful for that, we do not have any control over it. The Bureau of Prisons makes that decision entirely on its own, they don’t share that decision with the public and they don’t share that decision with the defense lawyers,” he said.”

Uh oh, I know Tiny is jumping for joy! I do hope T.I. can come back home and get started on the next album! We will definitely keep you posted on this issue.

Lil Wayne’s “Rebirth” Album Leaked Prematurely

Although Lil Wayne’s “Rebirth” has recently been pushed back to February, reportedly an estimated 500 Amazon customers have gotten their hands on it! Early copies have been released from the site for pre-purchase. According to Billboard:

“About 500 Amazon customers who pre-ordered the album are enjoying the record already, thanks to a shipping mishap. According to sources and an e-mail to Billboard from an Amazon customer, the online merchant sent copies of the album to some customers who pre-ordered “Rebirth.” The album began arriving in mailboxes on Monday, Dec. 14, despite a change in the street date from Dec. 21 to February 1. Although Amazon received the word to return the Lil Wayne album, supposedly about 500 copies were sent to customers. An Amazon spokesman didn’t respond to an e-mail request for a comment.”

Once Wayne’s collaboration with Eminem was released online, many began to speculate that maybe the album had indeed been leaked. Rolling Stone reports:

“Even though Lil Wayne’s  Rebirth was delayed — yet again — songs continue to leak off Weezy’s rap-rock project. Today brings perhaps one of the most anticipated tracks from the oft-postponed LP: “Drop the World,” Wayne’s collaboration with Eminem.”

Sounds like Amazon has some bootlegging customers!

Damn, I guess people felt like the album was taking too long! Well Weezy, hopefully while you’re doing your bid you’ll get major buzz about this rock album. I’m actually hoping you completely convert to rock but that’s neither here or there. Wayne has yet to comment on this incident.