T.I. separates Tiny from Toya

While her fiance, T.I., was behind bars, Tameka "Tiny" Cottle put herself to work. Because T.I. has been on a run for years, she soon realized she no longer had to work. But, with T.I. out of commission for a full year, Tiny at least had to do something to keep herself busy.

Right as T.I. was headed to prison over a gun charge he picked up in 2007, BET was toying with an idea. Over the years, the hip hop lifestyle made BET into a multimillion dollar operation. But, it was that same lifestyle that led to the network being protested. So, instead of music videos, the network focuses on the lifestyle.

Last year, BET gave Tiny and Toya Carter, the ex-wife of Lil Wayne, an hour for them to live their lives. Because the men in their lives have been friends for years, it was only natural for the two to become friends. At one point, every song Lil Wayne was featured on also featured T.I.

It was during this period of time when the two became the good friends they are now. At the time, Wayne was still with Toya, who was a big fan of Tiny's when she was with Xcape. Playing off of their friendship and the fact of them living in the same city, BET quickly gave them "Tiny & Toya." The results have been almost magical. Even now, the show remains the highest-rated in the history of BET. Now, preparing to finish the second season, T.I. is back from prison. The second season features his return.

In the past, T.I. and Tiny have spoken on their relationship and they said it was a partnership. During this time, the sole breadwinner was T.I. But, since he has been away, Tiny landed a television show and opened her own business. With everything going on, T.I. feels someone has to be with their children. This was one of the reasons he told Tiny to leave her hit television series. Glad to have her man back and ready to become his wife, Tiny quickly agreed to leave the show.

Toya Carter has become the more popular character on the show, anyway, and the third season will focus solely on Toya as she raises Reginae.

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Toya Carter will not Drop Last Name

After being married to Lil Wayne for two years, Toya Carter had enough of him always being gone. Because she was young with her whole life ahead of her, she decided to divorce the rapper. This was right before he became the boss of the rap game. Despite their divorce, the two remain good friends.

During the first season of "Tiny & Toya," Toya admitted that she was not over Lil Wayne. However, recently she said that she is happy for him and his other children. Toya went as far as to say that she is actually good friends with Nivea. It was then that she admitted that she was moving on with her life.

Many assume that in order to move on with her life, Toya would first have to give up her last name. Despite divorcing Lil Wayne, she has kept his last name. Even as she moves on with her life, Toya will remain a Carter. When she was asked about possibly taking her old last name, Toya said that she will keep the Carter name.

While some feel that she is doing this to stay close to Lil Wayne, that is not the case. Yes, she is still friends with Lil Wayne, but she no longer desires a relationship with him. The reason that Toya wants to keep her last name is because of her daughter, Reginae. She has Lil Wayne's last name and Toya wants the same last name as her daughter. Toya does not want to bother her daughter in all of the hassle of changing the last name of a child. It would be a lot easier on her to simply keep the Carter last name as opposed to changing her child.

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