The honeymoon is over for T.I. and his wife Tameka Cottle because TMZ has learned they were arrested tonight for alleged possession of a controlled substance.

Law enforcement sources tell us L.A. County Sheriff’s deputies took T.I. and Tameka into custody in West Hollywood.

The couple just got married on July 30 in Miami.

T.I. — real name Clifford Harris Jr. — is on probation after doing prison time on federal weapons charges.

We’re told T.I. and Tameka are both in custody right now.

Bad Boy CEO Sean” Diddy” Combs recently sat down in an interview with Vibe magazine to discuss the bad rap that he has received as a label head.

In the interview Diddy states that contrary to popular reports, he has never cheated or robbed any of the artists on his label nor mistreated them.

“There’s an off perception that needs to be addressed about me that I have ever robbed somebody or mistreated somebody,” Diddy said in the interview. “Or tried to be ruthless or whatever in this game. Like, all this year I’ve heard people say, “Where’s Carl Thomas, where’s Black Rob, where’s G.Dep? Where are these artists?”

And for some reason they go ahead and equate that, cause those artists aren’t with me, that I’ve done something wrong or malicious or conniving. It’s something that I do have a problem with because they don’t have no proof that I’ve ever done nothing like that.”

Diddy also discussed the misconception that he doesn’t help out the artists on his label or give new artists a chance.

“It’s a misconception. Especially someone who’s been brought up like me,” Diddy continued. “I’ve been brought up to work hard for mine and never take from nobody. And to always try and help people. But people don’t understand this game that were in. You have a short life expectancy. It’s rare to a me, to be a Jay-Z, an LL, a Nas.

That sh*t is a rarity. That’s not even one percent of the rappers. If you look at any artists that were on Ruff Ryders, where they at? If you look at any artist that was on Def Jam at the time we started, where they at? If you look at any artist that was on Roc-A-Fella, Jive, where they at? It’s not like anything was wong with them. It’s just that you have a four, five-year average in this game. That’s just something I wanted to address.

1. Jay Z- $63 Million
2. Sean Combs- $30 Million
3. Akon- $21 Million
4. LiL Wayne- $20 Million
5. Dr. Dre- $17 Million
6. Ludacris- $16 Million
7. Snoop Dogg- $15 Million
8. Timbaland- $14 Million
9. Pharrell Williams – $13 Million
10. Kanye West – $12 Million
11. Drake – $10 Million
12. T.I.- $9 Million
12. Swizz Beatz- $9 Million
14. Eminem- $8 Million
14. 50 Cent- $8 Million
14. Jezzy- $8 Million
17. Common- $7 Million
18. Soulja Boy- $6 Million
18. T-Pain- $6 Million
20. LiL Jon- $5 Million
20. Gucci Mane- $5 Million
20. Rick Ross- $5 Million

The actor and entertainment mogul who is the creative force behind TBS sitcoms “Meet the Browns” and “House of Payne,” may soon take up residence in north Fulton County. Perry is the new owner of Dean Gardens, a 58-acre estate on Old Alabama Road in Johns Creek, according to a person with direct knowledge of the deal.

The $7.6 million property sale was completed in late July, according to FMLS, the local real estate listing service, but the buyer was not named. The house, most recently assessed at $6.5 million, took more than four years to build. Off and on the market for 15 years, it was to have been the dream home of the former property owner Larry Dean and his former wife, Lynda, but they separated not long after construction was completed.

Perry’s publicist did not respond to e-mails for comment.

“There is a buzz around town,” said Mike Bodker, mayor of Johns Creek. “I’ve not officially heard, but if it is true, I’m sure the citizens of Johns Creek will gladly and openly welcome Mr. Perry.”

The 32,000-square-foot mansion currently on the property will be torn down and it is believed Perry will build his own home. The gardens and location along the Chattahoochee River were two of Perry’s favorite features of the property, the source said.

Bodker said Perry’s desire to keep the land as a private residence will likely come as a relief to many in the area. He said there were mixed opinions on the best solutions for the property but that “this will be a great benefit to the citizens.”

“I haven’t had the opportunity to meet or speak with Mr. Perry, but it is my hope that he will become an active citizen of Johns Creek,” Bodker said.

One of the most omnipresent producers of 2009 was a man who had passed away in 2006. Starting in January, when Massachusetts underground favorite Termanology released his free mixtape If Heaven Was a Mile Away (A Tribute to J Dilla), 2009 was riddled with reissues, compilations, and homages to the work of James Yancey, aka J Dilla. Three of the most lauded East Coast hip-hop albums of the year– DOOM’s Born Like This, Mos Def’s The Ecstatic, and Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… Vol. 2– drew from Dilla’s catalog. Three volumes of the Dillanthology series– an attempt to open entry points into the man’s vast, still-growing production portfolio– were released. And Jay Stay Paid, a collection of scraps and outtakes wrangled into a star-studded mixtape, alluded to a deep well of archived work.

And while plenty of rap and R&B artists have absorbed his influence– from fellow Detroit resident Black Milk’s excellent Tronic to Kanye West’s production on Common’s Finding Forever– his influence isn’t limited to hip-hop and neo-soul. Flying Lotus picked up on elements of Dilla’s style for his 2006 debut album 1983– underwater basslines, stripped-down snare-tap percussion, bristling synths, textural hiss– and has been boldly mutating them into a new strain of b-boy IDM ever since, culminating with this year’s expansive Cosmogramma. He’s at the vanguard, but he’s not alone; artists on L.A. labels like Brainfeeder, Alpha Pup, and Proximal Records have hit creative paydirt by siphoning Dilla’s ear for rhythmic suppleness through electro, dubstep, and ambient funk. The future of underground hip-hop is starting to sound a lot like the heavier, more blown-out moments of Jay Dee’s once-alienating circa-2002 psychedelic experimentation, manifested through analog-pulse interpreters like Alex B and E.SupeR. And for all the jokes about 1980s nostalgia and bro-ishness that’ve been pinned on chillwave, some of its best practitioners– Javelin, Washed Out, Toro Y Moi– bear the distinct imprint of Dilla’s latter-era productions, drawing off the truncated loop-warping of Donuts to craft their own emotionally evocative interpretations of lo-fi, sample-based indie pop.

This inevitably brings us to a skeptical question: Why Dilla? Yancey’s death during a peak period of creativity has led to a lot of attempts to extend a relatively slept-on legacy– an ironic development for an artist whose most high-profile remixing job was of Janet Jackson’s “Got ‘Til It’s Gone”. His story has a lot of indie-lifestyle appeal, too: a fast rise defined more by sonic innovation than personality-cult gimmickry, a rule-breaking stylistic shift that mainstream fans and major labels rejected, and an artistic rebirth with a popular underground label. Compared to Timbaland and the Neptunes, his peers in forward-thinking hip-hop, he was less prominent and less trendy. This semi-outsider prestige was heightened by his tendency to shun the celebrity spotlight. And even with his revered status, there’s still plenty of opportunities to oppose conventional wisdom in Dilla’s defense, allowing contrarian claims that the last two A Tribe Called Quest albums were underrated or that Common’s Electric Circus was ahead of its time.

But those are relatively superficial reasons, at least compared to Dilla’s true appeal. His immaculate sense of rhythmic interplay and carefully built atmospherics were what put him in the upper echelon of producers in the late 1990s, and his creative restlessness and experimentation were what kept him there through the 00s. He was never content to wring every last drop out of one of his stylistic phases, opting instead to move on once he felt he’d hit a particular zenith. This left him with a body of work that was a succession of distinct yet naturally progressing phases, exploring and evolving where other great producers were merely content to inch forward or simply maintain. And that’s how he managed to be such a distinct influence on so many artists, whether they were traditional hip-hop heads, farsighted futurists, or home-studio 4-track operators.

The NYPD is investigating a link between Fabolous and slain rapper G-Baby.

Police are investigating a possible link between hip-hop star Fabolous and the murder of an upstart rapper near a Queens nightclub, the Daily News has learned.

NYPD detectives aren’t sure what role, if any, the Brooklyn rapper might have played in the March killing, but a surveillance video shows Fabolous leaving Club Amazura seconds before a mystery gunman blasted Greg (G-Baby) Brown in the back.

“[Fabolous] is about to get in the car as the shooting goes down,” said a police source who watched the video.

Police and G-Baby’s relatives say the rappers – both from Bedford-Stuyvesant – had a longstanding beef, though a source said they’d put it behind them.

“My son was going to talk to Fab in a car, and he got shot three times,” grieving mother Roxanne Brown said. “I don’t know what’s going on. I just want to know who killed my son.”

Homicide investigators have yet to interview Fabolous, whose real name is John Jackson, and won’t until they get more information on his possible connection to the slaying. Police haven’t made an arrest in the March 13 shooting, and Fabolous hasn’t been named as a suspect.

Fabolous’ spokeswoman, Tammy Brook, declined comment. His lawyer, Alberto Ebanks, didn’t return calls.

G-Baby, 22, was a protégé of rapper Memphis Bleek, a Brooklyn artist who rose to stardom in the 1990s. Memphis Bleek signed G-Baby to his record label, Get Low Records. G-Baby used his ties to Memphis Bleek to schmooze with the likes of Spike Lee and Jay-Z.

News of the young rapper’s murder spread on the Internet after Fabolous wrote about it on Twitter seven hours after the shooting.

“Lost a soldier in the field this morning,” he tweeted. “R.I.P. G Baby.”

The night of the murder, G-Baby went to Club Amazura in Jamaica, Queens, without his posse, which normally would have included Memphis Bleek. G-Baby was asked to perform onstage while the crowd of 1,900 revelers anxiously awaited Fabolous’ arrival.

Fabolous got there around 3a.m., said former NYPD hip-hop crimes investigator Derrick Parker, who was at the concert helping with security. Fabolous left the stage an hour later, Parker said. Soon after he left the club, there was gunfire at Archer Ave. and 143rd St.

G-Baby was shot in the back, and a person cops said was an innocent bystander was wounded in the groin. The second victim, a 20-year-old man, survived.

Parker has worked with detectives from the 103rd Precinct and the NYPD’s intelligence unit acting as a bridge between the hip-hop community and police.

“G-Baby and Fabolous had beef before, but they supposedly squashed all of that,” Parker said.

Roxanne Brown said she wants to stay away from any rap-world drama and just focus on helping cops find her son’s killer.

“I don’t want to talk to Fabolous,” she said. “I want whoever did this to pay.”

Chris Brown’s summer schedule has just cleared up. According to the R&B star, he’s been forced to pull the plug on his European tour.

The trek was to kick off on Wednesday in Glasgow, U.K., but an apologetic Brown informed his fans on Twitter that it has since been scrapped. “SORRY to all the fans in europe!!! my tour is cancelled,” he tweeted.

He explained the reason behind the cancellation, citing his inability to gain entry into Europe. “Im pretty sure yall know. my entry was denied in your country. i love you.SORRY!!” he added. Brown’s status as a felon may have been the reason for the rejection of his visa.

The tweet was later deleted without further explanation.

INDIANAPOLIS — An NBA player and former Marion basketball standout has been implicated in an Indianapolis drug investigation.According to a probable cause affidavit, a trusted police informant identified Memphis Grizzlies player Zach Randolph as a major marijuana supplier in Indianapolis, 6News’ Jack Rinehart reported.Narcotics officers were staking out a suspected drug house on Indianapolis’ north side two weeks ago when they pulled over Arthur Boyd, 32, soon after he left the residence, near 75th Street and Binford Avenue, police said.

According to the affidavit, the Cadillac Escalade that Boyd was driving was registered to Randolph, and police found marijuana and ammunition stowed inside.”One of his vehicles had what we call hidden compartments that contained suspected narcotics, that being marijuana,” said Lt. Jeff Duhamell.Based on information found in the Escalade, police later raided a northeast side storage facility, where they said Randolph rents four lockers.According to the affidavit, a police K-9 alerted to controlled substances in two of the four units, and police found more cars with secret compartments inside.Duhamell said he had been unaware Randolph was implicated in the investigation.”Whether he is a specific target, that I don’t know,” he said. “But looking at his ownership of the vehicles, he should be aware of whose driving and operating them and possessing illegal narcotics in his vehicles. That in and of itself brings up questions.”The police informant is also quoted in the affidavit as having told investigators that Randolph was known to provide individuals with expensive cars and access to his Geist Reservoir waterfront home.Randolph’s attorney, John Tompkins, told 6News Wednesday evening that Boyd worked for his client, and that Randolph is not connected to any drug activity.”He is not in any way whatsoever involved in any kind of drug ring,” Tompkins said. “He’s beside himself, because he has made a concerted effort to get a better image.”Tompkins said Randolph’s vehicle has secret compartments as a safety precaution for concealing valuables, that police have told him the vehicles are in the process of being released and that the Grizzlies will release a statement on Thursday in support of Randolph.Randolph has a long criminal history. He was convicted of battery and sentenced to house arrest in 1997, and spent time in a juvenile detention center in 1999 for selling a stolen gun.Three years later, he was arrested on charges of underage drinking, and faced charges in Portland after police said they could smell marijuana coming from his car.Randolph’s latest arrest was in 2009 on charges of drunken driving in Los Angeles.The high school basketball star grew up in Marion and attended Marion High School, where he helped lead his team to the 2000 Class 4A State Championship.After playing one season at Michigan State University, Randolph was drafted in the first round by the Portland Blazers and went on to play with the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Clippers before being traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in July of 2009.

It comes less than two weeks after Common, 38, told chat show host Ellen DeGeneres he was planning to marry the Wimbledon champion.
When asked about his future with Serena, he said: ‘I definitely want to get married. I would love to get married and have kids.’
Common, who has carved out a successful acting career with roles in Smokin’ Aces, American Gangster and Date Night, also opened up about how he would become ‘emotionally involved’ while watching the sports star on the court.
He said: ‘I sit there, and I’m just tense… and people try and talk to me, and I tell them to be quiet. I was sitting next to Richard Branson and I didn’t pay attention. I don’t care who is there. I’m focused on this tennis match.