T.I. FINALLY KEEPS IT REAL WITH TINY

In the August issue of Vibe, which is set to hit newsstands next week, T.I. finally kept it real about “ride or die chick” Tiny - "she means to me what my mother meant to me as a kid." He added, "Somebody that you know is consistently there, has your best interests at heart, and if ain't nobody else there in the world, [she] gon' be there. [Tiny's] filled that spot in my life."

In May, T.I. told MTV News that two had broken up, but the couple has obviously reconciled.