Chaka Zulu Speaks Out After T.I. Scuffle

[Damien J.]

Rapper T.I. was reportedly involved in a brawl with Ludacris' manager, Chaka Zulu yesterday (June 24) during a luncheon hosted by Warner Music Group's Kevin Liles at the Sunset Tower Hotel in Los Angeles. According to reports, T.I. punched Zulu in the face and a brief altercation ensued.

Ludacris and Zulu were said to have arrived about three hours after the event, called "Make It Happen" after Liles' book of the same name, commenced. The melee happened shortly after.

In a statement released today, Zulu's publicist called the incident "an unprovoked attack from the rapper [T.I.]," and said Zulu "was forced to defend himself." Zulu stated, "It's a shame that things like this continue to happen especially with the backdrop of an event that was about benevolence and charitable works. I'm thankful that all issues have been resolved."


T.I. and Ludacris had been rivals for some time, though it appeared their differences were settled a few years back. The were both reportedly seen congratulating each other after the Grammy Awards in February, when Ludacris won rap album of the year for "Release Therapy." They also both performed at L.A. radio station Power 106's Powerhouse concert in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday

This report is providee by Billboard.com

[d-nice]

Good to hear.

[macknlatin36]

"Understand, nuthin you did makes you better nigga
You claim the streets,
but the streets respect that chedda nigga


So call yourself whatever
you want cept the multimillion man"

[Lunatic]

lol i wonder how he defended himself...it sounds like it wasn't a long altercation, and we know T.I. punched him and choked him so i wonder what he was able 2 do 2 T.I.

i doubt it was completely unprovoked...would you really wanna "settle" an issue with somebody if they just randomly attacked you outta the blue? lol...we still don't know everything

[d-nice]

lol i wonder how he defended himself...it sounds like it wasn't a long altercation, and we know T.I. punched him and choked him so i wonder what he was able 2 do 2 T.I.

i doubt it was completely unprovoked...would you really wanna "settle" an issue with somebody if they just randomly attacked you outta the blue? lol...we still don't know everything

Well maybe with this statement some dialogue can occur so it does not escalate.

[Lunatic]

lol i wonder how he defended himself...it sounds like it wasn't a long altercation, and we know T.I. punched him and choked him so i wonder what he was able 2 do 2 T.I.

i doubt it was completely unprovoked...would you really wanna "settle" an issue with somebody if they just randomly attacked you outta the blue? lol...we still don't know everything

Well maybe with this statement some dialogue can occur so it does not escalate.

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