T.I.
Sign in to saveClifford Joseph Harris Jr. (born September 25, 1980), known professionally as T.I. or Tip, is an American rapper and actor. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Harris is credited as a pioneer of the hip-hop subgenre trap music, along with fellow Georgia-based rappers Jeezy and Gucci Mane. He met local music executive Kawan "KP" Prather in the late 1990s, joining his company Ghet-O-Vision Entertainment — an imprint of Arista and LaFace Records — by 1999. The lukewarm critical and commercial response of his debut studio album, ''I'm Serious'' (2001), led him to part ways the label. He then sign
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Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. (born September 25, 1980), better known by his stage name T.I. or T.I.P., is an American recording artist, film & music producer, and occasional actor. He is also the founder and co-chief executive officer (CEO) of Grand Hustle Records. He has released six studio albums (I'm Serious, Trap Muzik, Urban Legend, King, T.I. vs. T.I.P., Paper Trail, and No Mercy) with…
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- The Birth of Trap Music — Self2026
- Tip Harris: Cheaper Than Therapy — Himself2025
- Fear — Lou2023
- A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop — Self2023
- Da 'Partments — Da 'Partments2023
- Celebrity Prank Wars — Self2023
- Sherri — Self - Guest2022
- Cut Throat City — Lorenzo «Cousin» Bass2020
- Monster Hunter — Lincoln2020
- Justice Now: A BET News Special — Self2020
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Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. (born September 25, 1980 in Bankhead, Atlanta, Georgia), better known by his stage name T.I., and also by his alter ego T.I.P., is a Grammy award winning American rapper, producer, actor, and co-CEO of Grand Hustle Records. In 2001 he released his debut solo album, I'm Serious through Arista Records. Since then he has released 2003's Trap Muzik, 2004's Urban Legend, 2006's King, 2007's T.I. vs. T.I.P, 2008's Paper Trail, and his latest CD No Mercy released December 7,
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- 1999–present
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- Co-founder of A.K.O.O. Clothing, Grand Hustle, VisionMob, Club Crucial and V Live
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- Atlanta
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- English language
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51 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Music career
- 1996–2000: Career beginnings
- 2001–2002: Atlantic Records deal and ''I'm Serious''
- 2003–2004: ''Trap Muzik'' and ''Urban Legend''
- 2005–2006: P$C album, ''King'' and ''ATL''
- 2007: ''T.I. vs. T.I.P.''
- 2008–2009: ''Paper Trail''
- 2010–2011: ''No Mercy'' and drug charges
- 2011–2013: ''Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head''
- 2013–2016: Post Atlantic and Bankroll Mafia
- 2016–2019: ''Us or Else'' and ''Dime Trap''
- Since 2020: ''The L.I.B.R.A.'' and ''Kill the King''
- Feuds
- Ludacris
- Lil' Flip
- Shawty Lo
- Other ventures
- Acting career
- Television career
- Music and film producing
- Community work
- Business ventures
- Personal life
- Family
- Suicide interventions
- Female president comments
- Sexual abuse allegations
- Legal issues
- 1994–2006: Drugs, weapons and assault
- 1994: First arrest
- 1997-2004: Felony drug conviction and probation violations
- 2006: Strip club threat and Florida battery of sheriff deputy; community service
- 2007–2009: Federal weapons conviction
- 2010–2011: Probation violation and eleven-month sentence
- 2011: Re-arrest over transportation dispute
- 2014: Standoff with Los Angeles police officers
- 2015: Tax issues
- 2018: Public disorder arrest
- 2020: Crypto fraud charges
- 2024: Sexual assault lawsuit
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Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. (born September 25, 1980), known professionally as T.I. or Tip, is an American rapper and actor. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Harris is credited as a pioneer of the hip-hop subgenre trap music, along with fellow Georgia-based rappers Jeezy and Gucci Mane. He met local music executive Kawan "KP" Prather in the late 1990s, joining his company Ghet-O-Vision Entertainment — an imprint of Arista and LaFace Records — by 1999. The lukewarm critical and commercial response of his debut studio album, ''I'm Serious'' (2001), led him to part ways the label. He then signed with Atlantic Records and found mainstream success with his subsequent releases, co-founding his record label imprint, Grand Hustle Records, in 2003.
Harris gained recognition following his guest appearance on fellow Atlanta-based rapper Bone Crusher's 2003 single "Never Scared" — his first Billboard Hot 100 entry. His second album, Trap Muzik (2003), peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 chart and spawned the top 40 singles "Rubber Band Man" and "Let's Get Away" (featuring Jazze Pha). The following year, Harris guest appeared alongside Lil Wayne on Destiny's Child's hit single "Soldier", and capitalized on this with the release of his third album, Urban Legend (2004). His next three studio albums each debuted atop the Billboard 200; his fourth and fifth, King (2006) and T.I. vs. T.I.P. (2007), were led by the Billboard Hot 100-top ten singles, "What You Know" and "Big Shit Poppin' (Do It)", respectively.
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