Iggy Azalea announced that she had signed a deal with Interscope Records earlier this year, but it may have been premature. According to her Grand Hustle boss T.I., the Aussie rapper is still unsigned.

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Trouble is brewing for T.I. The Grand Hustle chief has announced a release date for his eighth album Trouble Man.

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T.I. caters to his audience on “Like That,” a new record off his upcoming album Trouble Man, which premiered moments ago on “The Angie Martinez Show.” “They want that super gutter ignorant/ That new ghetto belligerent/ Authentic grip flippin’, dope boy trap ni**a shit,” raps Tip on the Trap banger, produced by Lil C and Mars. Get your rags in the air.

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ATL stand up. DJ Drama teams with Young Jeezy, T.I., Ludacris, and Future in the video for “We in This Bitch,” the first single off his upcoming album Quality Street Music. The Atlanta rappers perform against different colored backdrops in the Benny Boom-directed clip.

“We gonna do a classic, kinda ‘Flava in Ya Ear’ throwback video,” said Boom. “We wanted to do something epic performance-wise. You got the best in ATL coming together all on one track, so we wanted to make sure that we did things phenomenally.”

Watch the hip-hop heavyweights join forces below.

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Sean Kingston is ready to make his return with some help from the King. The 22-year-old singer linked up with T.I. on set of the video for “Back 2 Life,” the street single off his upcoming album of the same name. The two shot the video in Los Angeles last week with comedian Mike Epps.

After surviving a near-fatal jet ski accident and open heart surgery last year, Kingston has been in the studio working with longtime producer J.R. Rotem on the follow-up to 2009’s Tomorrow, due on Epic Records.

“I’m going back to the whole reggae, island, pop thing, doing that type of feel,” he previously told MTV News. “I’m going back to my roots.”

Check out more photos from the set below.

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The General joined forces with the King on set of Tank’s video for the remix to “Compliments.” The labelmates were looking dapper for the camera, with Tip in a camouflage shirt and Tank in a leather motorcycle jacket. They couldn’t take their eyes off their sexy co-star, singer-songwriter Kris Stephens, who is also featured on the track.

“That record was a street buzz record in the beginning and we leaked it out there and let people hear it and get familiar with it,” Tank told Rap-Up.com. “Once we put T.I. on there, it just skyrocketed from there.”

The “Compliments (Remix)” will appear on Tank’s upcoming album This Is How I Feel, due May 8. Check out more pics from the set below.

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Azealia Banks and T.I.’s war of words continues. During an interview with WGCI’s “Morning Riot,” Tip was asked again about the beef between the Harlem rapper and his Hustle Gang artist Iggy Azalea.

“I ain’t even know nothing about it. I didn’t even see it,” said the Atlanta rapper. “I know they’re going through their thing, but the fact that she’s speaking upon me and mine, that is what I consider bitch shit. I’m a man… You ain’t got no business addressing me. You got a man, get him to address me, and he and I can speak on it. But you and me… Can’t keep dealing with that woman. Ya’ll handle that. I do what men do.”

The “212” hitmaker shot back on Twitter, calling T.I. a “clown” and telling him to “shut the f**k up.” See her heated response below.

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T.I. shows his appreciation for the ladies on the remix to Tank’s “Compliments” featuring singer-songwriter Kris Stephens. The Southern gentleman showers his woman with flattery on the slinky jam, which will appear on Tank’s upcoming album This Is How I Feel, due May 8.

“Other cats be thinking with their penis/ I just call it like I seen it/ I don’t say it unless I mean it,” raps the King of the South.

In addition to Tip, Tank has enlisted Chris Brown and Busta Rhymes for his fifth album. See the tracklisting below.

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