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Birth name |
Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. |
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Also known as |
Tip |
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Born |
25 September 1980 (age
40) |
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Genre |
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Occupation(s) |
Rapper, record producer, actor, author, record executive, television personality, entrepreneur |
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Years active |
1996-present |
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Label |
Grand Hustle, Columbia, Ghet-O Vision, Arista, LaFace, Atlantic, Asylum |
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Associated acts |
DJ Drama, Iggy Azalea, Lil Wayne, P$C, Pharrell Williams, Young Dro, Young Jeezy, Wali Da Great |
Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. (born 25 September 1980), better known by his stage name T.I., is an American rapper, record producer, actor, author, record executive, television personality and entrepreneur from Atlanta, Georgia. He signed his first major-label record deal in 1999 with Arista Records subsidiary LaFace Records. In 2001, T.I. formed the Southern hip hop group P$C with longtime friends and fellow Atlanta-based rappers. Upon being released from Arista, T.I. signed to Atlantic Records and subsequently became the co-chief executive officer of his own imprint, Grand Hustle Records, which he launched in 2003. T.I. is perhaps best known as one of the artists who popularised the hip hop subgenre trap music alongside Young Jeezy and Gucci Mane.
T.I. began to gain recognition in 2003 after he was featured on fellow Atlanta-based rapper Bone Crusher's hit single, "Never Scared". He began to gain more prominence with the release of his album Trap Muzik in 2003, which included two Top 40 hits. His sixth album, Paper Trail, was released in 2008 and became his most successful album to date, and was his third chart topping album in a row. In 2013, he was featured on Robin Thicke's hit single "Blurred Lines", alongside Pharrell Williams, which peaked at #1 on several major music charts.
T.I. has also had a successful acting career, starring in the films ATL, Takers and Identity Thief. He is also a published author, having written two novels: Power & Beauty and Trouble & Triumph, released in 2011 and 2012 respectively. T.I. was featured in the reality television series T.I.'s Road to Redemption and T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle. He has won three Grammy Awards: Best Rap Solo Performance for "What You Know" in 2007, Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Swagga Like Us" with Jay Z, Kanye West and Lil Wayne in 2009, and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "My Love" with Justin Timberlake in 2007.
Discography[]
- 2001: I'm Serious 175,000
- 2003: Trap Muzik 1,800,000
- 2004: Urban Legend 2,000,000
- 2006: King 2,200,000
- 2007: T.I. vs T.I.P. 1,500,000
- 2008: Paper Trail 2,800,000
- 2010: No Mercy 900,000
- 2012: Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head 500,000
- 2014: Paperwork 500,000
- 2015: The Dime Trap 300,000