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Atlanta-based BET’s “Tiny & Toya” has been an immediate hit for the network. In an interview Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, (T.I.’s fiance) and Antonia “Toya” Carter, Lil Wayne’s ex, both came across as grounded women. The first episode showed two women struggling with issues such as how to deal with a man going to jail, how to handle a mom who has drug problems and how to break out from the shadows of two famous stars.
As co-executive producers, both women had a say over what footage they didn’t want on the air.
Neither rap stars T.I. nor Lil Wayne were too happy with the women doing a show, the two confirmed.
T.I., now in prison for weapons charges for a year, has been with Tiny for years. T.I., she said, didn’t want Tiny to work and protested the reality show. In the end, she said, “he kind of gave in.”
What was T.I.’s reaction when he saw it last week while in prison? “For the most part,” Tiny said, “he thought it was done tastefully. He might say something here and there to show he didn’t want me to do it. But overall, he thought it was a great show.”
As co-executive producers, both women had a say over what footage they didn’t want on the air.
Neither rap stars T.I. nor Lil Wayne were too happy with the women doing a show, the two confirmed.
T.I., now in prison for weapons charges for a year, has been with Tiny for years. T.I., she said, didn’t want Tiny to work and protested the reality show. In the end, she said, “he kind of gave in.”
What was T.I.’s reaction when he saw it last week while in prison? “For the most part,” Tiny said, “he thought it was done tastefully. He might say something here and there to show he didn’t want me to do it. But overall, he thought it was a great show.”
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