In addition to rapping and singing, T.I has also pursued a career in the film industry, both as an actor and film producer. He has since released eight other studio albums, including: The following year, he released a collaborative album with P$C, titled 25 to Life. He released his second and one of his most successful studio albums to date, Trap Muzik.īanking on the success of Trap Muzik, T.I released his third album in 2004, titled Urban Legend. The same year, he released his debut studio album, I’m Serious.Īfter he was released from LaFace, T.I signed with Atlantic Records and in 2003, he launched his own label imprint known as Grand Hustler Records.
In 2001, he teamed up with his fellow Atlanta-based rappers and longtime friends Big Kuntry King, AK, Mac Boney, and C-Rod to found the southern hip-hop group, P$C. T.I signed his first major record deal in 1999 with LaFace. He discovered his rapping talents at the age of eight years and would later drop out of Frederick Douglass High School to pursue his musical ambitions full-time. T.I was born on September 25, 1980, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Clifford “Buddy” Harris Sr. Rapping, Singing, Songwriting, Record Producing, Acting, Film Producing, Writing, Endorsement Deals, and Other Ventures Niko), and Zonnique Pullins (a stepdaughter through his marriage to Tameka Cottle) Riverdale High School and Frederick Douglass High Schoolħ, including – King Harris, Major Philant Harris, and Heiress Diana Harris (from his current marriage to Tameka Cottle), Domani Harris and Messiah Ya’Majesty Harris (from his past relationship with Lashon Dixon), Deyjah Imani Harris (from his past relationship with R&B musician Ms. Precious Harris (deceased), Brice Harris, and LaTeisha Harris He has received at least 170 award nominations and bagged more than 60 of them, including: Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., professionally known by his stage name T.I, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, film producer, author, and entrepreneur.Īs a rapper, T.I is credited for popularizing the hip-hop subgenre of trap music, along with rappers Jeezy and Gucci Mane.