T.I.
T.I. in 2020
Born	Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. ( 1980-09-25 ) September 25, 1980 (age 43) [1] Atlanta , Georgia , U.S.
Education	Douglass High School (no diploma)
Occupations	Rapper songwriter record executive record producer actor
Years active	1999?present
Agent	Jason Geter [2]
Works	Discography filmography production videography
Title	Co-founder of A.K.O.O. Clothing , Grand Hustle Records , VisionMob , Club Crucial and V Live
Spouse	Tameka Cottle ( m.  2010)
Children	6
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Also known as	Tip T.I.P.
Origin	Bankhead , Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Southern hip hop trap gangsta rap
Labels	EMPIRE Epic Grand Hustle Roc Nation Columbia Atlantic LaFace Arista Ghet-O-Vision
Member of	Bankroll Mafia P$C Smash Factory Hustle Gang
Website	officialti .com

Clifford Harris Jr. (born September 25, 1980), known by his stage name T.I. and his alter ego T.I.P , is an American rapper and actor. He was born in Atlanta , Georgia .

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T.I. released his first album, I'm Serious , in 2001. In 2003, he began to gain popularity with the release of his second album Trap Muzik . T.I. later founded Grand Hustle Records . ^[3] In 2004, he appeared as a featured artist on Destiny's Child 's top ten single " Soldier ", which also featured Lil Wayne .

T.I.'s sixth album, Paper Trail (2008), became his most successful album to date. It sold 568,000 copies in the United States in its first-week sales and became T.I.'s third chart topping album in a row. It included three international hit singles " Whatever You Like ", " Live Your Life " (featuring Rihanna ) and "Dead and Gone".

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In 2009, Billboard ranked him as the 27th Artist of the 2000s decade . ^[4]

During his career, T.I. has won three Grammy Awards . His musical influences are Lil Wayne, YoungBloodz , and more. T.I. is called the King of the South.

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T.I. also starred in the movies ATL (2006), Takers (2010) and Identity Thief . He is also a published author, having written two novels Power & Beauty (2011) and Trouble & Triumph (2012), which were both released to moderate success.

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In 2010, T.I. married Tameka Cottle of the girl group Xscape. They have three children: two sons and a daughter. The couple starred in the reality television show T.I. & Tiny the Family Hustle . T.I. has also focused on social good, such as a recent campaign against Lloyds Banking Group because of its past ties to the Atlantic slave trade . ^[5]

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