  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.
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)").
 # 13
Singles Artist of the Year
 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."
T.I. hit the Top 40 with "Whatever You Like"
T.I. topped the Billboard Hot
100 chart with "Whatever You Like" and broke the
record for the biggest jump to #1 (jumping
from #71). The song also topped the Billboard
Hot Digital Songs chart, Hot Digital Tracks
chart, Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop chart, and
Hot Rap Tracks chart.
 The video for "No Matter
What" was nominated for a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Male Video.
T.I. could be heard on the Nelly LP Brass
Knuckles on the track "U Ain't
Him."
T.I. hit the Top 40 with Jay-Z, Kanye West and Lil Wayne with "Swagga Like Us" (available at iTunes).
 T.I. released his next LP Paper
Trail.
T.I. topped the Billboard Hot
100 Airplay chart, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
chart, Rhythmic chart, and Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart with "Whatever You Like"
T.I. hit the Top 10 with "Whatever You Like"
T.I. topped the Billboard Hot
100 chart with "Live Your Life" with Rihanna and
also broke the record for the biggest jump to
#1 (80 to 1). The track also topped the
Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart and Hot
Digital Tracks chart.
 T.I. topped the Billboard 200 LP
chart with Paper
Trail - selling over 568,000 copies
its first week of release in the US. The LP
also topped the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop
Albums chart, and Top Rap Albums chart, and
Top Digital Albums chart.
T.I. hit the Top 40 with Rihanna with with "Live Your Life."
 T.I. hit the Top 10 with Rihanna with with "Live Your Life."
T.I. topped the Billboard Hot
100 chart, Hot 100 Airplay chart, and Hot Rap
Tracks chart with Rihanna with with "Live Your Life."
T.I. could be heard on the T-Pain LP Thr33
Ringz on the track "It
Ain't Me."
T.I. could be heard on the Ludacris LP Theater
Of The Mind on the track "Wish You
Would."
T.I. topped the Billboard Pop
100 chart and Pop 100 Airplay chart with Rihanna with "Live Your Life."
T.I. performed on Saturday
Night Live.
T.I. hit #1 with Rihanna with "Live Your Life."
Paper
Trail ended 2008 as the #8 selling LP
of the year with sales topping 1.5 million.
 # 17
Singles Artist of the Year
 T.I. hit the Top 40 with Justin
Timberlake with with "Dead And Gone."
Paper
Trail was certified platinum.
T.I. won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or
Group
("Swagga Like Us" with Jay-Z, Kanye West and Lil Wayne), and was nominated
for Best Rap Performance by
a Duo or Group ("Wish You Would"
with Ludacris), Best Rap Song (award
to the songwriter) ("Swagga Like Us" with Jay-Z, Kanye West and Lil Wayne), and Best Rap Album (Paper
Trail). T.I. performed at the
ceremony.
T.I. hit the Top 10 with Justin
Timberlake with with "Dead And Gone."
 T.I. topped the Billboard Hot
100 Airplay chart, Hot Rap chart, and
Rhythmic chart with Justin
Timberlake with with "Dead And Gone."
T.I. could be heard on the Bow Wow LP New
Jack City, Pt. II on the track
"Been Doin' This."
T.I. was sentenced to 1 year and
1 day in prison after making a deal with
prosecutors in regard to a felony weapons
charge from 2007.
 T.I. began his prison sentence
in an Arkansas federal prison.
Paper
Trail was certified 2x platinum.
 The video for "Live Your Life" won a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Male Video.
T.I. could be heard on the Music
Inspired By The Film More Than A Game soundtrack on the
track "King On Set."
T.I. was nominated for 3 American Music
Awards including Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist, and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album (Paper
Trail).
T.I. could be heard on the Mary J. Blige LP Stronger
With Each Tear on the track
"Good Love."
T.I. topped the Billboard 2009
Year-End Chart Toppers as the Top Rap Artist.
 # 73
Singles Artist of the Year
 T.I. was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards including Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and Best
Rap Song (awarded to the songwriter) ("Dead And Gone" with Justin Timberlake).
T.I. hit the Top 40 helping out Jamie
Foxx and Justin Timberlake with "Winner."
T.I. could be heard on the Drake LP Thank
Me Later on the track
"Fancy."
T.I. could be heard on the Big Boi LP Sir
Lucious Left Foot... The Son Of Chico Dusty on the track
"Tangerine."
 T.I. could be seen in the film Takers.
T.I. was ordered back to prison
for another 11 months after it was ruled he
violated his terms of release.
T.I. topped the Billboard Rap
Songs chart helping out Drake and Swizz
Beatz with "Fancy."
 T.I. could be heard on the Nelly LP 5.0 on the track
"She's So Fly" and on the Kid Rock LP Born
Free on the track "Care."
T.I. released No
Mercy.
T.I. topped the Billboard
R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and Rap Albums
chart with No
Mercy.
 No
Mercy was certified gold.
T.I. was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Solo Performance ("I'm Back")
and Best Rap Performance by
a Duo or Group ("Fancy" with Drake and Swizz
Beatz).
T.I. was released from prison
again.
T.I. could be heard on the B.o.B LP Strange
Clouds on the track "Play For
Keeps."
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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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Paper Trail
Released: September, 2008
US: 2x Platinum
Billboard
peak:
# 1
Rolling Stone: - Entertainment
Weekly: B+
Tracks: "56 Bars
(Intro)" - "I'm Illy" -
"Ready For Whatever" - "On
Top Of The World" (featuring
Ludacris & B.o.B.) - "Live Your Life" (featuring
Rihanna) - "Whatever You Like"
- "No Matter What" - "My
Life, Your Entertainment" (featuring
Usher) - "Porn Star" -
"Swing Ya Rag" (featuring Swizz
Beatz) - "What Up, What's
Haapnin'" - "Every Chance I
Get" - "Swagga Like Us"
(featuring Jay-Z, Kanye West & Lil
Wayne) - "Slide Show"
(featuring John Legend) - "You Ain't
Missin' Nothin'" - "Dead And Gone" (featuring
Justin Timberlake) |
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A King Of Oneself (EP)
Released: September, 2008
Billboard
peak:
# 125
Tracks: "Rubberband
Man" - "U Don't Know Me" -
"24's" - "Ride Wit
Me" - "ASAP" - "Top
Back" |
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No Mercy
Released: December, 2010
US: Gold
Tracks: "Welcome To
The World" (featuring Kanye West
& Kid Cudi) - "How Life
Changed" (featuring Mitchelle'l
& Scarface) - "Get Back Up"
(featuring Chris Brown) - "I Can't
Help It" (featuring Rocko) -
"That's All She Wrote"
(featuring Eminem) - "No Mercy"
(featuring The-Dream) - "Big
Picture" - "Strip"
(featuring Young Dro & Trey Songz) -
"Salute" - "Amazing"
(featuring Pharrell) - "Everything
On Me" - "Poppin Bottles"
(featuring Drake) - "Lay Me
Down" (featuring Rico Love) -
"Castle Walls" (featuring
Christina Aguilera) - "I'm
Back" - "Yeah Ya Know
(Takers)" - "Got Your
Back" (featuring Keri Hilson) -
"Ya Hear Me" |
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