Judge releases rapper T.I. on $3 million bond

Today a federal judge in Atlanta ordered the rapper T.I. released on three million dollars bond. However the musician whose real name is Clifford Harris must remain under house arrest while he awaits trial on weapons charges. Harris will be monitored 24 hours a day by a private monitoring service that he must pay for. Harris - who is already a convicted felon -- was arrested two weeks ago allegedly buying machine guns and silencers.

Rapper T.I. faces weapons charges in Atlanta

Grammy winner and Atlanta-based rapper T.I. is set to make his initial court appearance this afternoon to answer to his weekend arrest on weapons charges. T.I., given name of Clifford Harris, was arrested Saturday afternoon in Atlanta, just hours before he was to take the stage at the BET Hip Hop Awards in town. Harris was arrested in a shopping center parking lot where federal authorities say he had planned to pick-up three machine guns and two silencers that were purchased by his bodyguard. Authorities found other firearms in his car and his south Atlanta home.