T.I.

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.

Albums
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. 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".
Awards
In 2009, Billboard ranked him as the 27th Artist of the 2000s decade.Best of the 2000s -Artists of the Decade - 51-60

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.
Movies
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.

 Personal life 
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.

 Discography 
 Studio albums 
 Year  Album  2001  I'm Serious 2003  Trap Muzik 2004  Urban Legend  2006   King 2007   T.I. vs TIP 2008   Paper Trail 2010   No Mercy 2012   Trouble Man: Heavy in the head 2014   Paperwork

Singles
 Year  Album 2003  24's  2004  Rubber Band Man  2004  Let's Get Away (feat. Jazze Pha) 2004  Bring 'Em Out  2005  U Don't Know Me  2005  ASAP 2006  What You Know   2006  Why You Wanna 2006  Live in the Sky (feat. Jamie Foxx) 2006  Top Back  2007  Big Things Poppin' (Do It) 2007  You Know What It Is

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