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T.I. released from Atlanta halfway house

Rapper T.I. looks on during the game between the Miami Heat and the Atlanta Hawks Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

(CBS) As of this morning, rapper T.I. is finally out of federal custody.

Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman Chris Burke said the musician was released very early in the morning.

A spokesman for T.I. said the rapper is planning to celebrate his recent birthday and host a private brunch for family and friends in Atlanta on Sunday. Even though it's going to be during the day, it's no low key event: It's rumored to cost $100,000, with $20,000 on food and additional $8,000 on dessert. Close friend and fellow rapper Diddy is said to be providing 150 bottles of Ciroc, and T.I.'s clothing line, AKOO Clothing, will be fitting attendees for custom-made party favors.

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TI also will attend the BET Hip-Hop Awards on Saturday.

T.I., whose real name is is Clifford Harris, had spent the last year in federal custody and the past few weeks at the Atlanta halfway house. But, it's not all clear sailing for the rapper just yet. He'll have one year of supervised release, must participate in a drug/alcohol testing and treatment program and cannot possess or own any firearms and must submit to searches.

The rapper cannot  drive, and has limits on the amount of traveling he can do.

T.I.'s incarceration started when he and his wife Tameka "Tiny" Cottlewere arrested on drug charges after a cop smelled marijuana in their car. While the charges were ultimately dropped, he failed a drug test. A judge ordered T.I. back to jail for violating probation, stemming from a previous incident, in which he tried to buy machine guns in a grocery-store parking lot. Though he was released from his Arkansas prison one month early, T.I. was remanded into custody for allegedly violating the rules when he  he traveled by luxury tour bus to the halfway house. He was later released back to the Atlanta halfway house, where he served the remainder of his sentence. 
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