T.I. gives Alfamega the boot

Hip-hip star T.I. has dumped rapper ALFAMEGA from his Grand Hustle Records label - following a string of allegations about the star’s history as a police informant.

Alfamega was last week at the centre of allegations he passed information to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration during the investigation of a heroin trafficker.

The reports were published by the Smoking Gun and have now led T.I. - currently serving a prison term over weapons charges - to ditch his protege from his music label.

T.I. insists he is disappointed Alfamega did not tell him about his background.

He says, "Even though all our artists and employees are asked by us to be honest and open about their past history, at no time did Alfa disclose to me or Grand Hustle what has now appeared in the media.

"He essentially deceived us by failing to fully disclose the truth about his past, and there is no place in our organization for dishonest and misleading behavior. As I have always said, you must take responsibility for your own actions. We at Grand Hustle can not support or condone the blaming of others for our own mistakes. I hope and pray to God, bless his savings plans, but I don’t foresee me or my company playing a role in his personal or professional business."

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The "No Snitch" rule is in full effect.