Los Angeles , California ( CNN ) -- Rapper T.I . begins serving an 11-month sentence in an Arkansas federal prison Monday , while the drug case against his wife is set for a hearing in a Beverly Hills , California courtroom . T.I. , whose real name is Clifford Harris , was on his way from Atlanta , Georgia , to the Federal Correctional Center in Forrest City , Arkansas , Monday morning , according to his lawyer 's office . It 's the same prison where the rapper served seven months last year on a federal weapons conviction . `` Tiny '' Tameka Cottle 's name was on Monday 's court calendar for arraignment on a drug charge , according to the judge 's clerk , but it was unclear if she would travel from Atlanta to California to attend . The couple 's latest legal troubles began when a Los Angeles County Sheriff 's deputy stopped them on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood two months ago for a traffic violation . They were arrested after suspected illegal drugs were found . The district attorney decided last week not to prosecute Harris , 29 , but Cottle , 35 , was charged with misdemeanor drug offense . She is accused of possessing MDMA , commonly known as ecstasy , according to the court filing . The rapper 's arrest and a failed drug test the next day convinced a federal judge last month to send Harris back to prison for violating his probation on a federal weapons conviction . Harris was given until Monday , November 1 , to begin serving his 11-month sentence .
T.I . starts his 11-month prison term Monday . Arraignment for the rapper 's wife , `` Tiny '' Cottle , is also Monday . The couple 's latest legal woes stem from a West Hollywood traffic stop .