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Clifford Joseph Harris,
Jr. (born September 25, 1980), better known by his stage name T.I., is an
American rap artist, film and music producer, actor and author. He is also the
founder and co-chief executive officer (CEO) of Grand Hustle Records.[1][2]
T.I. has released seven
studio albums (I'm Serious, Trap Muzik, Urban Legend, King, T.I. vs. T.I.P.,
Paper Trail, and No Mercy) with the most recent five being highly successful on
the commercial market. He has released such successful singles as 'Bring Em
Out', 'What You Know', 'Big Shit Poppin' (Do It)', 'Swagga Like Us' (featuring Kanye West, Jay-Z and Lil Wayne),
'Whatever You Like', 'Live Your Life'
(featuring Rihanna), 'Dead and Gone' (featuring Justin Timberlake), 'Got Your
Back' (featuring Keri Hilson) and 'That's All She Wrote' (featuring Eminem). He
has served two stints in county jail, twice for probation violations and a
federal prison bid for a U.S. federal weapons charge. While serving 11 months in
prison he released his seventh studio album, No Mercy. T.I. has also had
successful acting career, starring in the films Takers and ATL.
****
Background information
Birth name Clifford
Joseph Harris, Jr.
Born September 25, 1980
(1980-09-25) (age 31)
Atlanta, Georgia,
United States
Genres Hip hop
Occupations Rapper,
songwriter, record producer, actor, author
Instruments Keyboards,
sampler
Years active
2001–present
Labels Grand Hustle,
Atlantic
Associated acts B.o.B,
P$C, Young Dro, Young Jeezy, Eminem, Justin Timberlake, Jamie Foxx, Ludacris,
Lil Wayne, T-Pain, Nelly, Yelawolf, Big K.R.I.T., Iggy Azalea, Bun B
Website trapmuzik.com
****
Biography
1980–2000: Early life
and career beginnings
T.I. was born Clifford
Joseph Harris Jr. on September 25, 1980, in Riverdale, Georgia, the son of the
late Clifford 'Buddy' Harris Sr. and Violeta Morgan.[3][4] He was raised by his
grandparents in Bankhead, Atlanta, Georgia. His father lived in New York and he
would often go up there to visit him. His father suffered from Alzheimer's and
later died from the disease.[5] T.I. began rapping at age nine.[5] He attended
Douglass High School, but later dropped out. As a teenager, he was a drug
dealer.[6][7] He was once known as Rubber Band Man, a reference to the custom of
wearing rubber bands around the wrist to denote wealth in terms of drugs or
money.[8] By age 14, he had been arrested several times.[5] He was nicknamed
'Tip' after his paternal great-grandfather.[9] Kawan 'KP' Prather, a record
executive, discovered and signed T.I. when he was a teenager.[10] Upon signing
with Arista Records subsidiary LaFace Records in 2001, he shortened his name to
T.I. out of respect for label mate Q-Tip.[11]
2001–02: I'm Serious
T.I. released his debut
album, I'm Serious, in October 2001 through Arista Records.[12] The album
spawned the eponymous single, which featured Jamaican reggae entertainer Beenie
Man. His debut single, 'I'm Serious,' was released on June 26, 2001. The single
received little airplay and failed to chart. The album included guests
appearances from Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes (who called him 'the Jay-Z of
the South'),[13] Jazze Pha, Too Short, Bone Crusher, Lil Jon, Pastor Troy, P$C
and YoungBloodZ. The album featured production from The Neptunes, DJ Toomp,
Madvac, and The Grand Hustle Team. Despite the album's guests appearances and
production team, the album peaked at number 98 and only sold 163,000 copies in
the United States.[14] Critics pointed to the fact that many of the tracks
sounded the same and that a few were blatant rip-offs.[15] Other critics
commented saying, 'T.I. claims to be the king of the South, but fails to show
and prove. He does, however, have potential. If his talent ever matches his
confidence, he may be headed for stardom.'[16]
Due to the poor
commercial reception of the album, T.I. was dropped from Arista Records.[12] He
then formed Grand Hustle Entertainment and started releasing several mixtapes
with the assistance of DJ Drama.[12] He resurfaced in the summer of 2003 with
fellow Atlanta rapper and former label-mate Bone Crusher's song 'Never Scared.'
His mixtapes and mainstream exposure from 'Never Scared' eventually recaptured
major label attention and he signed a joint venture deal with Atlantic
Records.[17][18]
2003–05: Trap Muzik and
Urban Legend
T.I. released his
second album Trap Muzik on August 19, 2003 through Grand Hustle Records; it
debuted at number four and sold 109,000 copies in its first week.[19] It spawned
the singles '24s', 'Be Easy', 'Rubberband Man', and 'Let's Get Away'. The album
featured guest appearances by 8Ball & MJG, Jazze Pha, Bun B and Macboney and was
produced by Jazze Pha, Kanye West, David Banner, Madvac and DJ Toomp. In March
2004, a warrant was issued for T.I.'s arrest after he violated his probation of
a 1997 drug conviction.[20] He was sentenced to three years in prison.[21] While
imprisoned in Cobb County, Georgia, he filmed an unauthorized music video.[22]
One month later, he was allowed a work release program.[23]
T.I. was on probation
stemming from a 1998 conviction for violating a state controlled substances act
and for giving false information. After being released on probation, he earned a
litany of probation violations in several counties around Georgia for offenses
ranging from possession of a firearm to possession of marijuana.[21] In 2006,
after appearing in an Atlanta court on (May 10) and having charges that he
threatened a man outside a strip club last year dropped for lack of evidence,
T.I. was arrested on an outstanding probation violation warrant from Florida.
The warrant claimed that T.I. did not complete the required number of community
service hours he was sentenced for a 2003 assault of a female sheriff deputy at
University Mall in Tampa. T.I. was detained by several mall Security Guards at
the time of the incident. According to WSB-TV Atlanta, the rapper’s attorney
said that the problem was nothing more than a 'technical matter' between Georgia
and Florida. The confusion arose because T.I. was also sentenced to community
service in Georgia for driving with a suspended license, for which he did
complete 75 hours of community service in his home state. The rapper was
released on bail shortly after being arrested, and was expected to surrender to
Florida state authorities the following week to resolve the matter.[24]
T.I. released his third
studio album, Urban Legend, in November 2004. It debuted at number seven on the
Billboard 200, selling 193,000 copies in its first week.[19] The album's
official lead single, 'Bring Em Out', was released in January 2005 and became
his first top ten hit, peaking at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100, while
the second single 'U Don't Know Me' peaked at number twenty-three on the
Billboard Hot 100. His third single 'ASAP' reached number 75 on the U.S.
charts,[25] number 18 on the U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop charts[25] and number 14 on the
Rap chart.[25] T.I. created a video for 'ASAP'/'Motivation'. However,
'Motivation' only made it to number 62 on the U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop singles
chart.[25] He was featured in Destiny's Child's 2004 single 'Soldier' along with
Lil Wayne, peaking at number three on the U.S. Hot 100 and the U.S. R&B
Charts.[26]
In 2006, T.I. received
two Grammy Award nominations for Best Song Collaboration ('Soldier' w/ Destiny's
Child & Lil Wayne) and Best Rap Solo Performance for 'U Don't Know Me' at The
48th Grammy Awards. That same year he won Rap Artist of the Year, Rap Album Of
The Year, Rap Album Artist Of The Year, Rap Song Artist of the Year and Video
Clip Artist of the Year on the Billboard Music Award and Best Male Hip-Hop
Artist on the BET Awards.
2006–07: King, T.I. vs.
T.I.P. and federal weapons charges
T.I.'s fourth album,
King, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart in the first half of
2006, selling 522,000 copies in its first week.[27] T.I. released 'Front Back'
and 'Ride with Me' as promotional singles prior to the release of the album. The
singles garnered little attention, but helped to promote not only the album, but
also ATL. The album also included the singles, 'What You Know,' 'Why You Wanna,'
and 'Live in the Sky,' plus a remix of 'Top Back.' King earned numerous awards
and nominations including a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Album. He was
also featured in the single 'Shoulder Lean' by Young Dro reaching the top ten on
the U.S. Hot 100 and #1 on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Tracks.
'What You Know' won a
Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance and was nominated for Best Rap Song
at the 49th Grammy Awards.[28] Also that year, T.I. collaborated with Justin
Timberlake for 'My Love,' which proved to be a worldwide hit, and won a Grammy
Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration with Justin Timberlake at the 49th Annual
Grammy Awards[28] and also won Best Male Hip-Hop Artist at the BET Awards for
the second straight time. He then served as a featured performer on 'We Takin'
Over' by DJ Khaled also featuring Akon, Fat Joe, Rick Ross, Birdman and Lil
Wayne.
T.I. released his fifth
album, T.I. vs. T.I.P., on July 3, 2007. The first single from the album was
'Big Shit Poppin' (Do It),' which was produced by Mannie Fresh and was released
to radio stations on April 17, 2007. The second single, 'You Know What It Is'
featuring Wyclef Jean, was released June 12, 2007. T.I. vs. T.I.P. sold 468,000
copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and debuted at
number one on the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It was
T.I.'s second chart-topper in a row: King opened at number one on the Billboard
200 with 522,000 copies in late March 2006.[29] The album included guest
performances by Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Wyclef Jean, Nelly, and Eminem, and
production by Eminem, Jeff Bass, Mannie Fresh, Grand Hustle, The Runners, Just
Blaze, Wyclef Jean and Danja. Absent from this album's production lineup were
T.I.'s longtime producer DJ Toomp and The Neptunes. In October 2007, T.I.
released his third single, 'Hurt,' featuring Busta Rhymes and Alfamega.
On October 13, 2007,
federal authorities arrested T.I. four hours before the BET Hip-Hop Awards in
Atlanta.[30] He was charged with two felonies — possession of three unregistered
machine guns and two silencers, and possession of firearms by a convicted felon.
The arrest was made in the parking lot of a downtown shopping center, which a
witness identified as the Walgreens drug store at the corner of North and
Piedmont Avenues. T.I. was arrested after allegedly trying to purchase the guns
from a 'cooperating witness' with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives. According to federal officials, the witness had been cooperating
with authorities a few days prior to the T.I. arrest, when the cooperating
witness was arrested on charges of trying to purchase guns from a federal agent.
The witness had been working as T.I.'s bodyguard since July, authorities
said.[31][32] T.I. walked out of the Atlanta United States District Court after
appearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan J. Baverman on October 26, 2007.
Judge Alan J. Baverman required T.I. post a $3 million bond, $2 million in cash
and $1 million in equity on property he owns. The rapper was required to remain
at home except for medical appointments and court appearances. The only people
allowed to live with him were his girlfriend and children. Visitors were
required to be approved by the court.
2008–09: Paper Trail
and prison sentence
T.I.'s suppression
hearing was scheduled for February 19, 2008. The performer later pleaded guilty
to U.S. federal weapons charges. He was sentenced to an undefined prison
sentence, a year of house arrest and 1,500 hours of community service. In an
interview with MTV about serving prison time, T.I. stated, 'Presumably, while
I'm there, I'll be able to strategize my comeback.' He went on to say that he
would not 'just be sitting still doing nothing'.[33] At that time T.I.
collaborated with Mariah Carey on the 'I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time' remix,
peaking at number 58 on the U.S. Hot 100 and number 36 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop
Songs.
While under house
arrest, T.I. began writing lyrics down on paper for his following album.[34] The
first promotional single from the album, 'No Matter What,' was released in April
2008. The music video was released on June 2008 on MTV's FN Premieres. The
second promotional single was 'Swing Ya Rag' which was produced by and featured
Swizz Beatz.[35] The official lead single was 'Whatever You Like,' was released
on July 2008, and became his most successful single of his career so far,
breaking the record for the highest jump to number one on the Billboard Hot 100,
jumping from number 71 to number one. Also becoming T.I.'s first solo number one
on the chart. While 'Whatever You Like' was number one, 'Weird Al' Yankovic did
a parody of T.I.'s song called 'Whatever You Like', the same title as the song
by T.I. He released his sixth album, Paper Trail, in September 2008. The title
of the album refers to the lyrics he had written down on paper. Like many other
rappers, T.I. abandoned this style of rapping after his debut album I'm Serious
by just memorizing lyrics. His representative explain that T.I. wanted to 'take
more time to really put something down [this time]'.[36] The album debuted at
number one on the Billboard 200 selling 568,000 copies in the United States.[37]
The second single from
the album, 'Swagga Like Us', featuring Kanye West, Jay-Z and Lil Wayne, debuted
and peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. With the third single 'Live
Your Life' featuring Rihanna, T.I. broke his own record on the Billboard Hot 100
when it jumped from number 80 to the number one.[37] The fourth single 'Dead and
Gone', featuring Justin Timberlake, peaked at number two for five weeks on the
Billboard Hot 100, eventually going on to be nominated during the 52nd Grammy
Awards for both 'Best Rap/Sung Collaboration' and 'Best Rap Song'. During the
51st Grammy Awards, he was nominated for four Grammy Awards, eventually winning
Best Rap Performance by a Duo Or a Group for 'Swagga Like Us'. 'Remember Me',
featuring Mary J. Blige, was released digitally on July 7, 2009. It was the
planned first single off the re-release of T.I.'s sixth studio album, 'Paper
Trail', but the re-release was eventually shelved. The single peaked at number
29 on the Billboard Hot 100. On October 6, 'Hell of a Life' was released
digitally and went on to peak at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2009,
T.I. appeared as himself on an episode of Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List.
On the episode, he took the comedienne to Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles
in LA and gave her a lesson on how to 'swagger.'[38]
On November 21, 2008,
T.I. testified in the murder trial of a member of his entourage and a close
friend, Philant Johnson (1980–2006), who was murdered in a shooting that
occurred after a post-concert party at a club. T.I. has dedicated several songs
to Johnson, from the single version of 'Live in the Sky' to his more recent hit
'Dead and Gone' where Johnson's grave can be seen in the video.[39]
On March 27, 2009, U.S.
District Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr. sentenced T.I. to one year and one day in
prison and ordered to pay $100,300 for federal weapons charges; T.I. had his
sentence reduced from a maximum 10 years and a $250,000 fine with a plea
bargain.[40][41] On May 26, 2009, T.I. began serving his sentence in Forrest
City, Arkansas.[42] Two days prior to being imprisoned, T.I. performed a
farewell concert at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.[43] T.I. was released
from FCC Forrest City on December 22, 2009[44] and was moved into a halfway
house in Atlanta.[45] T.I. had the Federal Bureau of Prisons ID 59458-019 and
was released from CCM Atlanta on March 26, 2010.[46] After his release from
prison, he was subjected to an audit of his finances, drug counseling, DNA
testing, and random searches of his property.[47]
2010–2011: No Mercy and
drug charges
On March 26, 2010, T.I.
was released from the halfway house.[48] He was in the studio working on his
seventh studio album titled King Uncaged.[49] Jim Jonsin, the producer who
previously worked with him on his single, 'Whatever You Like' and R&B singer
Trey Songz, were scheduled to work on the project.
T.I. made his first
public appearance since prison, stepping out with then fiancée Tameka 'Tiny'
Cottle in support of her Alzheimer's research fundraiser 'For the Love of Our
Fathers' at Atlanta's Opera venue. 'I am very well, very happy to be seen,' said
T.I., who joined Cottle onstage at the end of the benefit.[50] T.I. released a
new street single titled 'I'm Back' on March 8, 2010.[51] The single peaked at
#44 on Billboard's Hot 100 charts.[52] Around this time, he made a featured
guest appearance on Diddy-Dirty Money's single 'Hello Good Morning' where the
single peaked at #27 in US and charted internationally in eight other
countries.[53]
He also made a guest
appearance on Larry King Live on May 13 to discuss with Larry King about his
nine-month prison term on federal gun charges and other topics.[54] T.I.
released a promotional soundtrack single entitled, 'Yeah Ya Know (Takers)' on
May 24.[55] It peaked at number forty-four on Billboard Hot 100 and number
sixty-eight on Canadian Hot 100.[52] T.I. released another promotional single
entitled; 'Got Your Back' which featured American R&B singer Keri Hilson and it
peaked at number thirty-eight in the US.[52] Later, T.I. made more featured
single appearances such as Jamie Foxx's single 'Winner' featuring Justin
Timberlake and Drake's single 'Fancy' which it featured Swizz Beatz. Both
singles made an impact on the Billboard charts peaking at the top 50.
T.I. released a mixtape
entitled 'f*ck a Mixtape'; the move was somewhat controversial due to its title,
with many feeling he was insulting the Mixtape format. T.I. has addressed the
issue by stating that it was a response to all the people who told him to just
focus on an album and not on a mixtape. T.I. further defended his decision to
release a mixtape by saying: 'I already have 60, 70 songs. A lot of these songs
are period pieces that speak volumes to what's going on right now. If I hold
onto them next year or the year after, they'll be dated, because my life will be
in another direction. If I'm not gonna put it on the album — and they all can't
make the album — then they might as well have another platform to present it to
the world'.[56]
On September 1, T.I.
and his wife Tiny were arrested on drug charges in Los Angeles.[57] The arrest
for drug charges led to T.I. being sentenced on October 15, 2010 to 11 months in
prison for violating the terms of his probation, specifically for possessing
ecstasy, testing positive for opiates and associating with a convicted felon. On
October 25, the drug charges against T.I. were dropped.[58]
T.I. changed the title
of his seventh studio album and renamed it No Mercy due to his new prison
sentencing. He then released the first single from the newly titled album, 'Get
Back Up' featuring Chris Brown on the same day that he was sentenced back to
prison for violating the terms of his probation.[59] 'Get Back Up' peaked at
number seventy in the US.[52] On November 1, T.I. reported back to the Forrest
City Federal Facility to serve his 11-month sentence.[60] His date of release
was set to be September 29, 2011.[46]
No Mercy was released
on December 7, 2010. The album peaked at number four in the US and it sold over
159,000 copies in its first week.[61] RIAA certified No Mercy Gold with over
500,000 copies sold. His second and last single off the album 'That's All She
Wrote' featuring Eminem was released on December 19 and it peaked at number
eighteen in the US.[52]
T.I. was nominated for
two Grammy Awards for Best Rap Solo Performance for 'I'm Back' and Grammy Award
for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group (Fancy with Drake and Swizz Beatz) at
the 53rd Grammy Awards. He was also nominated for a Soul Train Music Award for
Best Hip Hop Song of the Year for 'Got Your Back' and he earned three BET Hip
Hop Awards nominations for Hustler of the Year, Made You Look Award, and Best
Club Banger for 'Hello Good Morning' w/Diddy-Dirty Money.
In early June 2011,
T.I. said in a letter: 'I’ll be releasing a record in the near future (couple of
weeks tops) to hold y’all over til I get back in action.' On June 30, 2011, a
new song was released onto T.I.'s official website and on his official YouTube
channel - titled 'We Don't Get Down Like Y'all', which features fellow Grand
Hustle rapper B.o.B on the hook. While commenting on the song, T.I. said in
another letter; 'It's a song that I did soon after my release last time. What
inspired me to write this record was the differences in how we do us and how
they do them suddenly became incredibly evident in just a very short period of
time.' It was originally only available on Atlantic Records's online
store.[62][63][64] The song was available on iTunes and other vendors, such as
Spotify on August 9 and it peaked at number seventy-eight in the US.
On August 31, T.I. was
released from Forrest City Correctional Facility in Arkansas at 7:29 a.m. and
was sent to a community living facility to serve out the rest of his 11 month
prison sentence. He then released a statement on Twitter saying: 'The storm is
over & da sun back out. IT'S OUR TIME TO SHINE SHAWTY!!!!! Welcome to the
beginning of our Happy Ending!!!!'[65] He recently inked a deal with VH1 for a
new reality show that will follow him as he re-adjusts to life as a free man
after the incarceration and he's also working on a book entitled, 'Power &
Beauty' which was set to be released in October.[66] He was sent back to federal
custody on September 1, less than 48 hours after his release due to a dispute
involving T.I. taking a luxury bus from a prison in Arkansas to a halfway house
facility in Atlanta. T.I.'s attorney, Steve Sadow, told the Associated Press
that the Federal Bureau of Prisons has moved T.I. to a different facility and
clarified that the dispute was not drug related.[67] T.I. was later released
from prison and was sent back to the halfway house, where he was released on
September 29 at midnight.[68]
2011-Present: Trouble
Man, Preparation, Features and Freestyles
On September 30, T.I.
released the first promotional single from his upcoming eighth untitled album
named 'I'm Flexin'' which featured rapper Big K.R.I.T. and he was additionally
featured on Young Jeezy's single entitled, 'F.A.M.E.'[69][70] 'I'm Flexin'
peaked at number sixty-six on Billboard Hot 100, while 'F.A.M.E.' peaked at
number sixty-seven on Billboard Hip Hop/R&B. On October 18, T.I. made
appearances on The Howard Stern Show and The View to promote his new novel,
'Power & Beauty: A Love Story of Life on the Streets' and discuss other issues
involving his time in prison. Later that day, he released the second promotional
single 'Here Ye, Hear Ye' featuring Pharrell Williams, under the alias Sk8brd.
[71][72][73]
He has appeared on
several official remixes such as; 'Niggas in Paris' with Jay-Z and Kanye West,
'Hard White (Up in the Club)' by Yelawolf also featuring Slaughterhouse, 'I'ma
Boss' by Meek Mill alongside a freestyle over Drake's 'Headlines', 'Spend It' by
2 Chainz, 'Sleazy' by Ke$ha, and Lil Wayne's 'She Will'.
T.I. revealed the title
of the album, Trouble Man. The album was partly inspired by Marvin Gaye’s 1972
song of the same name, he revealed on Billboard. In a previous interview with
Rolling Stone; he said he was debating between two titles, 'Trouble' and 'Kill
the King'. The album is due out February 2012, according to an interview on 106
& Park. The third promotional single 'Pyro', which is a party record, was
released on November 21.[74] On December 5, his new reality show 'T.I. and Tiny:
The Family Hustle' premiered on Vh1 at 9p after the first full episodes were
leaked onto the internet.[75]
In preparation for the
album, T.I. released a mixtape entitled, 'f*ck Da City Up' on New Year's Day
after he leaked it the night before. The song off the mixtape 'Popped Off',
which also featured Dr. Dre made a debut on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
chart at number eighty-nine.[76]
Other ventures
Acting career
In 2006 T.I. starred in
his first film, ATL. The other cast members included Lauren London, Antwan
Patton, Evan Ross, Mykelti Williamson, Jason Weaver, and Keith David. The movie
was written by Tina Gordon Chism and Antwone Fisher, produced by Timothy M.
Bourne, Tionne Watkins, and Will Smith, and directed by Christopher Robinson.
T.I. played the character Rashad Swann, an orphaned 17-year-old senior in high
school. In its opening weekend, the film grossed a total of $11.5 million,
ranking third in the United States box office, and went on to gross $21.2
million.[77]
He also appeared in
American Gangster as Stevie Lucas, Drug Kingpin Frank Lucas' nephew.[78]
T.I. starred in the
crime heist film Takers (originally called Bone Deep) as Ghost. The film was
directed by John Luessenhop and was produced by William Packer, Michael Ealy,
Tom Lassally, Jason Geter, Gary Gilbert and T.I. himself. The film was released
on August 27, 2010 through Grand Hustle Films and Rainforest Films distributed
by Screen Gems. The film also includes Chris Brown, Idris Elba, Matt Dillon,
Paul Walker, Hayden Christensen, and Zoe Saldana. Takers debuted at number one
at the American box office at 20.5 million in its opening weekend.[79]
Music and film
producing
T.I. was co-executive
producer of B.G.'s upcoming album and making beats for artists like Mariah
Carey, Cassidy, Rick Ross, Maino, B.o.B, Yung Joc, Young Dro, and himself.[80]
He also executive produced the soundtrack to the film Hustle & Flow and released
the collection through his record label.[81]
T.I. also a songwriter.
He has credits from Diddy, Dr. Dre, and Bow Wow.
T.I. launched his film
company, Grand Hustle Films. Late 2007, T.I. linked up with Los Angeles-based
production company 828 Entertainment to executive produce a new reality show
titled Life on Mars which chronicles the life of young prodigy music producer
LaMar 'MARS' Edwards.[82][83] T.I. partnered 828 Entertainment with his company
Grand Hustle Records to produce a slate of both television and film projects. He
also created a reality show on MTV called 'T.I.'s Road to Redemption'.
Community work
In addition to helping
with Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, T.I. worked with troubled youths at
Paulding Detention Center in Atlanta, provided scholarships for single parent
families at Boys and Girls Clubs, and headlined the Boost Mobile Rockcorps
concert at New York's Radio City Music Hall, which featured such performers as
Fat Joe, Slim Thug, and Kanye West, and was held exclusively for community
service volunteers. As part of his community service time, T.I. has come to a
number of middle-grade and high schools in Georgia, where he speaks with the
students in an assembly holding a positive message, while maintaining a
philathropic view about morals and growing up in the same areas as himself. In
June 2005, The Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes Foundation, named for the deceased member
of multi-platinum female group TLC, and Atlanta's V-103 honored T.I. with the
2005 Lisa Lopes Award for groundbreaking achievements in music and community
service which was court ordered. With this steady list of growing
accomplishments T.I. is being recognized as the 'Jay-Z of the South,' according
to Pharrell Williams of multi-platinum production team The Neptunes.[84]
T.I.'s night club, Club
Crucial, hosted a giveaway of 200 bicycles to neighborhood children in the Boys
and Girls Club with V-103 announcer Greg Street.[85]
Business ventures
Forbes Magazine
announced its first ever Hip-Hop Cash Kings list early 2007 with list of the top
20 hip-hop earning artists for the previous business year. T.I. was listed on
their list three times.[86][87][88]
T.I. opened his own
nightclub, Club Crucial in Bankhead, Atlanta. It is considered one of the most
popular clubs in Atlanta and features full entertainment centers with large flat
screen TVs, pool rooms, VIP rooms, food, etc. Celebrities such as Monica, Big
Boi, Mike Epps, Shawty Lo make appearances there. The club also hosts weekly
events such as Monday night Open Mic Night, Free Fridays, and Celebrity
Saturdays where local hip-hop artists are known to come perform their songs at
the club.[89]
Chevrolet secured an
endorsement deal with T.I. earlier in 2007 to promote their line of cars, with a
focus on the new Impala. Due to his arrest for federal gun charges, he was on
the verge of losing his deal with the company.[90]
T.I. had an endorsement
with a social networking website focusing on the hip-hop culture named
StreetCred. The website was founded in 2007 by investment banker Rocky
Williform. Celebrities such as Diddy, Lil Kim, and Jeezy had accounts on the
website. As of 2008, the website was temporarily shut down until further notice.
On June 29, T.I. was
named Global Creative Consultant of Rémy Martin Cognac. XXL Magazine revealed
that the partnership will include collaborative projects and a focus on
continuing the philanthropic works of his K.I.N.G. Foundation. He also announced
on Chelsea Lately that he will be releasing his own signature brand of the
liquor.[91]
T.I. lost his
endorsement deal with Axe body spray after his arrest for drug possession.[92]
Controversy
Ludacris
A dispute with Ludacris
started when T.I. saw Disturbing tha Peace rapper I-20's video. In the video, a
man wearing a shirt which said 'Trap House' was being beaten. T.I. mistook the
logo to refer to 'Trap Muzik'. Former G-Unit artist Young Buck asked fellow
Southern rappers T.I. and Ludacris to appear on his new record on the track
'Stomp'. T.I. recorded a verse which contained a line that Young Buck considered
to be an underhanded snub towards Ludacris: 'Me gettin' beat down?/That's
ludicrous/'. Young Buck spoke to Ludacris about the verse, to maintain his
neutrality in the controversy. Ludacris then recorded the verse that can be
found on the album.[93] T.I's record company wanted Ludacris to change his verse
before they sanctioned it but Ludacris refused and T.I. was therefore replaced
by Game on the album version.
On June 24, 2007 at the
Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood, California, T.I. was involved in a brawl.
During a luncheon held by Kevin Liles of Warner Music Group (parent company of
T.I.'s label, Atlantic Records), the MC got into a fight with Ludacris' manager
Chaka Zulu. According to witnesses, T.I. punched Zulu in the face and choked him
and a brief melee ensued.[94]
T.I. brought home the
award for Best Hip-Hop Artist at the BET Awards, and took the opportunity to
apologize for his scuffle with Disturbing tha Peace executive Chaka Zulu earlier
in the week. While accepting his award, he expressed regret over the situation.
'They say it's a fine line between brilliance and insanity,' he said, in an
apparent reference to his troublesome alter ego, T.I.P. During the broadcast,
cameras showed his onetime rival Ludacris smiling in the audience. The audience
stood up and applauded T.I.[95]
The two rappers have
since resolved the dispute and have collaborated on two songs: 'Wish You Would'
on Ludacris's sixth studio album, Theater of the Mind, and 'On Top of the World'
on T.I.'s sixth studio album, Paper Trail. The original version of the latter
had Kanye West.
Lil' Flip
According to
AllHipHop,[96] T.I. and Lil' Flip had an altercation in Lil' Flip's
neighborhood, the Cloverland section of Houston. It has been said that T.I. went
there to create a DVD exposing Lil' Flip to be a fraud. When T.I. went to
Cloverland with his entourage, he was met by Flip and his people. Then it was
said a fight broke out with one of the members of Lil Flip's entourage started
swinging on T.I. until one of T.I.'s bodyguards started shooting. The same day
T.I. went on a Houston, Texas radio station talking about the altercation. He
revealed that he had the tape and he was going to release it with an upcoming
mixtape, but that did not happen because James Prince stopped him from
distributing the tape. It is unknown whether T.I. still has the tape or not. The
feud was squashed by Rap-a-Lot's Prince after having them sit down and resolve
their feud. The feud was documented by the Houston Press.[97]
Shawty Lo
In 2008, T.I. was
involved in a highly publicized feud with Shawty Lo. The feud was characterized
by Shawty Lo's track Dunn Dunn, and T.I.'s reply in What Up, What's Haapnin. The
song Dunn Dunn appears to question T.I.'s roots in Bankhead. The music video for
What Up, What's Haapnin was shot in Shawty Lo's housing project Bowen Homes, an
apparent insult towards Shawty Lo. In an interview, T.I. insisted that his song
No Matter What was only partially aimed at Shawty Lo.[98]
The feud reached its
climax at the November 2008 Dirty Awards where the entourages of both artists
clashed during the ceremony, forcing it to be shut down.[99] Two incidents
forced police to use pepper-spray and evacuate the audience.[100]
The feud was publicly
squashed on March 7, 2009, when Shawty Lo and T.I. appeared on-stage together at
Club Crucial in Bankhead, for T.I.'s farewell concert.[101][102] After this
performance, T.I. gave an interview to MTV, in which he stated that the feud
with Shawty Lo was exaggerated by the media, and was not a 'beef'.[103]
Personal life
Family
T.I. has been in a
relationship with former Xscape member Tameka 'Tiny' Cottle since 2001.[9] The
couple married on July 30, 2010 in Miami Beach, Florida.[104][105] Together,
they have two sons: Clifford 'King' Joseph Harris III, born August 25,
2004,[9][106] and Major Philant Harris, born May 16, 2008.[107][108] Their
daughter Lelah Amore Harris was stillborn on March 22, 2007, six months into a
complicated pregnancy.[109]
In addition, T.I. has
two sons with ex-girlfriend Lashon Dixon: Domani Uriah, born in 2000, and
Messiah Ya'Majesty, born in 2001. T.I. also has a daughter named Deyjah Imani,
born in 2001, from another relationship.[6][110]
Through his marriage to
Cottle, T.I. has one stepdaughter, Zonnique Pullins, born in 1996 to Cottle and
Zonnie Zebo Pullins.[111][111][112][113]
Rescue of suicidal man
T.I. has been praised
for helping a twenty-four year old suicidal man in Atlanta named Joshua Starks,
convincing the man not to go through with jumping from a 22-story building.[114]
On October 13, 2010, T.I. reportedly heard about the situation on the radio and
drove to the scene at Atlanta's 400 Colony Square Building.[115] He drove to the
site, and asked the police if he could help Starks. T.I. then talked to the man,
and convinced him not to jump. Afterwards, T.I. stated 'For one, I'm not taking
any credit. I didn't do it... I could've just as well came down there and it
could have been resolved in another way. The fact of the matter is that God put
me in a position to help, and I can't take any credit for that.'[116]
Discography
2001: I'm Serious
2003: Trap Muzik
2004: Urban Legend
2006: King
2007: T.I. vs. T.I.P.
2008: Paper Trail
2010: No Mercy
2012: Trouble Man
Filmography
Film
|
Year |
Film |
Role |
Notes |
|
2006 |
ATL |
Rashad
Swann |
Main Role |
|
2007 |
American
Gangster |
Stevie
Lucas |
Minor Role |
|
2008 |
For Sale |
Omar
Burgess |
Main Role |
|
2010 |
Takers |
Ghost[117] |
Main Role
and Executive Producer. Debuted at #1 at the American box office. |
See also
List of artists who
reached number one in the United States
List of awards and
nominations received by T.I.
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