  Rapper T.I., also known as
"Tip" Harris and 'King of the
South' was born Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr.
on September 25, 1980 in Atlanta, Georgia.
T.I. signed with Atlantic Records/LaFace
Records after being dropped by Arista Records
when his debut LP failed to sell well.
 T.I. released his debut LP I'm
Serious.
 # 164
Singles Artist of the Year
T.I. formed
Grand Hustle Records.
 T.I. released Trap
Muzik.
T.I. was sentenced to 3 years in
jail for violating his probation for a drug
charge. T.I. was released from prison in
2004.
Trap
Muzik was certified gold.
 T.I. released Urban
Legend
.
T.I. could be
heard on Ashanti's LP Concrete
Rose on the track "Still
Down."
Urban
Legend was certified gold.
 # 86
Singles Artist of the Year
 T.I. hit the
Top 40 with "Bring 'Em Out."
Urban
Legend was certified platinum.
 The single "Bring 'Em Out" was certified
gold.
T.I. produced the Hustle
& Flow soundtrack and lent
vocals to the track "I'm A King"
with P$C and Lil
Scrappy.
 T.I. was nominated for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Rap Video ("U Don't Know
Me").
T.I. was nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album (Urban
Legend).
 T.I. could be heard on The Notorious
B.I.G. LP Duets:
The Final Chapter on the track
"Breakin' Old Habits."
 # 46
Singles Artist of the Year
T.I. was
nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Solo Rap Performance ("U Don't Know
Me") and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Soldier"
with Destiny's Child and Lil Wayne).
 T.I. released King.
T.I. could be seen in the film ATL
King was certified
platinum.
 T.I. hit the Top 40 with "What You Know."
T.I. was nominated for 2 MTV Video Music
Awards for Best Male Video and Best Rap Video ("What You Know").
 T.I. hit the Top 40 helping out Justin Timberlake with "My Love" from the LP FutureSex
/ LoveSounds.
T.I. hit the Top 40 helping out Young
Dro with "Shoulder Lean" from the LP Best
Thang Smokin'.
T.I. hit the Top 10 helping out Justin Timberlake with "My Love."
 T.I. was nominated for 2 American Music
Awards for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album (King).
T.I. topped the Billboard Hot
100 chart, Pop 100 chart, Pop 100 Airplay
chart, Hot 100 Airplay chart, and Hot Digital
Songs chart helping out Justin Timberlake with
"My Love."
T.I. hit #1 for 5 weeks helping out Justin Timberlake with
"My Love."
 T.I. topped the Billboard
Year-end Charts as the Top
R&B/Hip-Hop Artist - Male (singles &
albums).
T.I. topped the Billboard Hot
Dance Airplay chart helping out Justin Timberlake with
"My Love."
The single "What You Know" was certified
gold.
 # 40
Singles Artist of the Year
 T.I. won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Solo Rap Performance ("What You Know") and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("My Love" with Justin Timberlake), and was nominated
for Best Rap Album (King).
T.I. hit the Top 40 helping out R. Kelly and T-Pain with "I'm A Flirt" from R. Kelly's LP Double
Up.
 T.I. topped the Billboard Hot
Rap Tracks chart helping out R. Kelly and T-Pain with "I'm A Flirt."
T.I. hit the Top 40 with "Big Things Poppin' (Do
It)."
T.I. took home a BET Award for
Best Hip-Hop Artist.
Trap
Muzik was certified platinum.
 T.I. released T.I.
Vs. Tip.
T.I. topped the Billboard 200 LP
chart for 2 weeks, Top Digital Albums, Top
R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and Top Rap
Albums chart with T.I.
Vs. Tip. The LP sold over 468,000
copies it first week of release in the US.
T.I.
Vs. Tip was certified platinum.
T.I. was nominated for a MTV Video Music
Award for Male Artist of the Year.
The singles "Why You
Wanna" and "Top Back" were
certified gold.
T.I. was arrested and charged
with buying illegal guns.
T.I. won for 2 American Music
Awards for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album.
T.I. could be heard on the Wyclef Jean LP Carnival
II: Memoirs Of An Immigrant on the track
"Slow Down."
T.I. topped the Billboard
Year-End Charts as the Top Videoclip
Artist and with the Top Videoclip ("Big Things Poppin' (Do
It)").
T.I. was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Solo Performance ("Big Things Poppin' (Do
It)"),
Best Rap Song (awarded to the songwriter)
("Big Things Poppin' (Do
It)"
with Byron Thomas) and Best Rap Album (T.I.
Vs. Tip).
 T.I. pleaded guilty to federal
weapons possession charges. He will be
required to complete over 1000 hours of
community service and will also receive some
time in jail.
Entertainment Weekly:
100 Best Albums of the Last 25 Years included Trap
Muzik at # 95.
 T.I. hit the Top 40 helping out Mariah
Carey with "I'll Be Lovin' U Long
Time."
The video for "No Matter
What" was nominated for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Male Video.
 T.I. is expected to release his
next LP Paper
Trail on September 30th.
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I'm Serious
Released: October, 2001
Billboard
peak:
# 98
Tracks: "Intro"
- "Still Ain't Forgave Myself"
- "Dope Boyz" - "What
Happened?" - "You Ain't
Hard" - "Why I'm Serious"
- "I'm Serious" - "Do
It" - "What's Yo Name" -
"Hands Up" - "Chooz
U" - "I Can't Be Your Man"
- "Hotel" - "At The
bar" - "Heavy Chevys" -
"Grand Royal" -
"Outro" |
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Trap Muzik
Released: August, 2003
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 4
Tracks: "Trap
Muzik" - "I Can't Quit" -
"Be Easy" - "No More
Talk" - "Doin' My Job" -
"Let's Get Away" -
"24's" - "Rubber Band
Man" - "Look What I Got" -
"I Still Love You" - "Let
Me Tell You Something" - "T.I.
Vs. T.I.P." - "Bezzle" -
"Kingofdasouth" - "Be
Better Than Me" - "Long Live Da
Game" |
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Urban Legend
Released: November, 2004
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 7
Rolling Stone: 
Tracks: "Tha
King" - "Motivation" -
"U Don't Know Me" -
"ASAP" - "Prayin' For
Help" - "Why U Mad At Me"
- "Get Loose" - "What They
Do" - "The Greatest" -
"Get Ya S*** Together" -
"Freak Though" -
"Countdown" - "Bring 'Em Out" -
"Limelight" - "Chillin
With My B****" - "Stand
Up" - "My Life" |
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King
Released: March, 2006
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 1
Rolling Stone:
Tracks: "King
Back" - "Front Back" -
"What You Know" - "I'm
Talkin' To You" - "Live In The
Sky" - "Ride Wit Me" -
"The Breakup" - "Why You
Wanna" - "Get It" -
"Top Back" - "I'm
Straight" - "Undertaker" -
"Stand Up Guy" - "You Know
Who" - "Goodlife" -
"Hello" - "Told You
So" - "Bankhead" |
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T.I. Vs. Tip
Released: July, 2007
US: Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 1 (for 2 weeks)
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly: B
Tracks: "Act I:
T.I.P." - "Big Things Poppin'
(Do It)" - "Raw" -
"You Know What It Is" (with
Wyclef Jean) - "Dopeman" -
"Watch What You Say To Me"
(with Jay-Z) - "Hurt" (with
Busta Rhymes" - "Act II:
T.I." - "Help Is Coming" -
"My Swag" (with Wyclef Jean) -
"We Do This" - "Show It To
Me" - "Don't You Wann Be
High" - "Touchdown" (with
Eminem) - "Act III: T.I. Vs. T.I.P.
The Confrontation" - "Tell 'Em
I Said That" - "Respect This
Hustle" - "My Type" |
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