T.I. Punches Ludacris' Manager At Industry Event

06/25/07 5:00pm

by Daniel Vest (CHARTattack)

The on-again, off-again feud between rappers T.I. and Ludacris appears to be back on again following an altercation in Hollywood over the weekend.T.I. (real name Tip Harris) was at a charity event hosted by Warner Music Group executive VP Kevin Liles on Sunday.

The "Make It Happen" luncheon, geared towards movers and shakers in the music industry, was attended by Yung Joc, Musiq, Twista, Brandy, actor Omar Epps and guest of honour, actress Holly Robinson Peete.

T.I. appeared drunk and was being loud when Ludacris' manager Chaka Zulu told him to quiet down, according to an anonymous witness report carried by the Mediatakeout website.

"Out of nowhere, T.I. sucker-punched [Zulu] in the face with all his might. It didn't seem to affect Chaka 'cause he commenced to throwing T.I. around the room like he was a rag doll. He could have beat T.I. senseless, but he didn't."

T.I. and his entourage apparently left after the incident, and Zulu tried to carry on as if nothing had happened.

This incident is the latest addition to a history of conflict between Ludacris and T.I. The two have often battled it out publicly, in their music videos and in the press, though their relationship seemed to have thawed recently.

T.I.'s T.I. Vs. T.I.P., due on July 3 from Grand Hustle/Atlantic, takes a jab at Ludacris, who won the 2006 best rap album Grammy Award for Release Therapy. T.I. boasts on his new record that his previous LP, King, was the better of the two records.