Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. (born September 25, 1980), known professionally as IT and Tip (often translated as TIP or TIP ), is a rapper and an American actor. Harris signed his first major label record contract in 1999, with subsidiary Arista, LaFace. In 2001, Harris formed a southern hip hop group, P $ C, with his old friends and fellow Atlanta rappers, Big Kuntry King, Mac Boney, and C-Rod. After being released from Arista, Harris signed a contract with Atlantic and later became co-chief executive officer (CEO) of his own label, Grand Hustle Records, which he launched in 2003. Harris is also perhaps best known as one of the artists who popularized trap music subgenre hip hop, along with Young Jeezy and Gucci Mane.
Harris has released nine studio albums, with seven of them reaching the top five US Billboard charts. Over the course of his career, Harris has also released some very successful singles including "Bring Em Out", "Whatever You Like "," Live Your Life "(featuring Rihanna)," Dead and Gone "," Ball "(featuring Lil Wayne) and" No Mediocre "(featuring Iggy Azalea). Harris began to gain great recognition in 2003, following his first first feature profile, on fellow hit single rapper Bone Crusher based in Atlanta, "Never Scared". Harris gets more famous with the release of Trap Muzik (2003), which includes Top 40 hits, "Rubber Band Man" and "Let's Get Away". The following year, Harris appeared in the international hit Destiny's Child, "Soldier", along with Lil Wayne. Subsequent albums, King and T.I. vs. TIP. , resulting in high record sales and is supported by popular singles, such as "What You Know" and "Big Shit Poppin '", respectively.
Harris's sixth album, Paper Trail (2008), became his most successful project, with gold-certified albums for first week sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States, making it the third consecutive number one album. In 2013, Harris appeared on Robin Thicke's hit single "Blurred Lines", alongside Pharrell Williams, which peaked at number one on several major music charts. In November 2013, Harris announced that he had signed a contract with Columbia Records, after his 10-year contract with Atlantic ended. He released his debut at Columbia Records, Documents , in October 2014. In February 2016, Harris announced he signed a distribution deal with Roc Nation, to release his 10th album. Harris has won three Grammy Awards, Best Rap Solo Performance, Best Rap Performance by Duo or Group and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
Harris has served two sentences in county jail, twice for probation offenses, and a federal prison offer for US federal weapons fees. While serving 11 months in jail, he released his seventh studio album, No Mercy (2010). Harris also has a successful acting career, starring in the movies ATL , Takers Get Hard , Identity Thief , and Ant-Man . He is also a published author, after writing two novels Power & amp; Beauty (2011) and Issues & amp; Triumph (2012), both released to moderate success. Harris also starred in the American reality television series T.I. Road to Redemption and T.I. & amp; Tiny: Family Hustle . In 2009, Billboard ranked him as the 27th Artist of the 2000s decade.
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Biografi
1980-2000: Awal kehidupan dan awal karir
Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. born on September 25, 1980, in Atlanta, Georgia, Clifford's son "Buddy" Harris Sr. and Violeta Morgan. He was raised by his grandparents in Atlanta, Center Hill, near Bankhead Highway. His father lives in New York City, and he often goes there to visit. Buddy Harris suffered from Alzheimer's disease and died of the disease. Through his grandmother, he is a descendant of Cherokee.
T.I. started knocking at the age of eight. He attended Douglass High School, but then came out. His original stage name came from his childhood nickname "Tip", after his father's great-grandfather. He was once known as Rubber Band Man, a reference to the habit of wearing a rubber band on the wrist to show a wealth in terms of drugs or money.
In 1996, T.I. making friends with local rapper Big Kuntry King, with them selling mixtapes from the trunk of their car. Comrade "KP" Prather, a recording executive, invented T.I. and then signed it to his record label Ghet-O-Vision Entertainment. After signing a contract with subsidiary Arista Records, LaFace Records in 1999, he shortened his name from Tip to T.I., in honor of Arista's label-level counterpart, Q-Tip. T.I. relay situation like:
We are both at Arista and we are trying to release my first album. People who have to market, promote, and, you know, just spread the word about it communicated that it's a bit difficult or confusing to have two Tips in one building. So out of respect and just the legendary reputation and career that preceded the situation, I definitely admit. My problem, or the conflict, at that moment, now this is what I call my whole life, what am I changing the name to? So, I guess, it started to hold my project. 'What shall we call him?' You know what I say? So at that point we had to achieve some sort of resolution. And KP, who signed me to LaFace, he just said, 'OK, look, what about T.I?' Cause on this one note I have, it's like, 'T-I-P.' I like, 'Wait a minute, wait a minute. No. That was - you left a letter! 'You know what I'm saying? He's like, "Well, listen to the guy.You got something better?", 'No, I do not have - I do not have anything better.' 'Well, that's what we'll do, man.' So kinda how it happened.
2001-02: I'm Serious and Atlantic Records handle
T.I. released their debut album, I'm Serious , in October 2001 through Arista Records. The album spawned an eponymous single, featuring reggae artist Jamaica Beenie Man. T.I's debut single, "I'm Serious," was released on June 26, 2001. The single received little broadcast and failed to chart. The album featured guest appearances from the Southern PC hip hop group Jazze Pha, Too Short, Bone Crusher, Lil Jon, Pastor Troy and YoungBloodZ, and Pharrell Williams from the American record production team The Neptunes (who called him "Jay-Z from the South") ,.
Production for I'm Serious is handled by The Neptunes, DJ Toomp, Madvac, and The Grand Hustle Team. Despite the guest appearance of the album and the production team, the album peaked at number 98 and only sold 163,000 copies in the United States. Critics point to the fact that many traces sound the same and some are very rough. Another critic commented, "T.I. claims to be the king of the South, but fails to show and prove, but he has potential.If his talents are in accordance with his beliefs, he may be leading to fame."
Due to the poor commercial reception of the album, T.I. dropped from Arista Records. He then formed Grand Hustle Entertainment and started releasing some mixtapes with the help of DJ Drama. She reappeared in the summer of 2003, appearing on fellow Atlanta-based rapper and former hit single label-mate Bone Crusher, "Never Scared." Mixtape and mainstream exposure of "Never Scared", eventually reclaimed the major label and T.I. signed a cooperation agreement with Atlantic Records.
2003-04: The Music Trap and Urban Legend
T.I. released their second album Trap Muzik on August 19, 2003 through Grand Hustle Records; it debuted at number four and sold 109,000 copies in its first week. It spawned singles "24s", "Be Easy", "Rubberband Man" and "Let's Get Away". This album features guest appearances from 8Ball & amp; MJG, Jazze Pha, Bun B and Mac Boney; and produced by Jazze Pha, Kanye West, David Banner, Madvac and DJ Toomp. Once released, Trap Muzik received generally favorable reviews from most of the music critics, who generally regarded it as a major improvement over their debut album, I'm Serious . This includes the Complex which named the album one of the classic albums of the last decade in 2012. on February 20, 2013, allhiphop.com placed it as # 5 as the best southern hip-hop album of all time.
T.I. released their third studio album, Urban Legend, in November 2004. It debuted at number seven on US Billboard 200, selling 193,000 copies in its first week. The album's main single, "Bring Em Out", produced by Swizz Beatz, was released in January 2005 and became the first top ten IT hit, peaking at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100, while the second single "U Do not Know Me "peaked at number twenty-three on US Billboard Hot 100. Her third single" ASAP "reached 75 on the US charts, number 18 in US R & amp; B/Hip-Hop chart and number 14 on the Rap chart. T.I. filmed a double music video for "ASAP" and "Motivation". However, "Motivation" only makes it number 62 on the single R & amp; B/Hip-Hop AS. In 2004, T.I. was featured on Destiny's Child's hit single "Soldier", along with a rapper who grew up New Orleans Lil Wayne, who peaked at number three on the Hot 100 chart.
2005-06: P $ C album, King and ATL
In September 2005, T.I. working with colleagues Pimp $ quad Click (P $ C), Big Kuntry King, Mac Boney, C-Rod and AK, to release the debut studio album P $ C, 25 to Life . The album, which was preceded by some mixtapes self-released by P $ C, peaked at number 10 on the US Billboard 200 chart. The album was supported by the lead single "I'm a King", which also included in the soundtrack for the movie Hustle & amp; Flow , the collection was also released by label label T.I. Grand Hustle, under the auspices of Atlantic Records.
Fourth album T.I., King , debuted at number one on the Billboard chart 200 in the first half of 2006, selling 522,000 copies in its first week. T.I. released "Front Back" and "Ride with Me" as a promotional single before the release of the album. Singles gather little attention. The album's main single "What You Know," became a hit in the US and helped promote not only albums, but also ATL, T.I. starring that coincides with the album release. The album also spawned singles, "Why You Want," "Live in the Sky," and a remix of "Top Back," which is also included in the Grand Hustle compilation album Grand Hustle Presents: In da Streetz Volume 4. King gets many awards and nominations including a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Album. She also appeared on Young Dro's debut single 'Young Sho's Young Hrock', which reached the top ten in the US Hot 100 and # 1 in the US Hot R & B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Tracks.
"What You Know" won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance and was nominated for Best Rap Song at the 49th Grammy Awards. Also that year, T.I. collaborated with Justin Timberlake for "My Love," which proved to be a worldwide hit, and won a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration with Timberlake at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards and also won Best Male Hip-Hop Artist at the BET Awards for second straight time. He then served as a lead player in "We Takin 'Over" by DJ Khaled also featuring Akon, Fat Joe, Rick Ross, Birdman and Lil Wayne.
In 2006, T.I. received two Grammy Award nominations for Best Song Collaboration ("Soldier" with Destiny's Child & Lil Wayne) and Best Rap Solo Performance for "U Do not Know Me" at the 48th Grammy Awards ceremony. In the same year he won the Rap Artist of the Year, Rap Album of the Year, Rap Artist of the Year, Rap Artist of the Year, and This Year's Video Clip Artist at the Billboard Music Awards and Best Male Hip-Hop Artist at BET Awards.
2007: T.I. vs. TIP.
T.I. released his fifth album, T.I. vs. TIP , on July 3, 2007. The main single from the album was "Big Shit Poppin '(Do It)," produced by Mannie Fresh and released to radio stations on April 17, 2007. The second single, "You Know What It Is "featuring Wyclef Jean, released June 12, 2007. IT vs. TIP. sold 468,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and debuted at number one on Billboard 200 and Top R & amp; B/Hip-Hop. This is the second consecutive IT chart-topper: King opened at number one on the Billboard 200 with 522,000 copies at the end of March 2006. The album included guest performances from Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Wyclef Jean, Nelly, and Eminem, and productions by Eminem, Jeff Bass, Mannie Fresh, Grand Hustle, The Runners, Just Blaze, Wyclef Jean and Danja. Absent from the production lineup of this album is an old producer T.I. DJ Toomp and The Neptunes. In October 2007, T.I. released her third single, "Hurt," featuring Busta Rhymes and Alfamega.
2008-09: Paper Trail
In early 2008, T.I. collaborated with Mariah Carey on a remix of "I'll Lovin 'U Long Time", peaking at number 58 on US Hot 100 and number 36 on Hot R & B/Hip-Hop.
While under house arrest, T.I. began writing lyrics on paper for her sixth studio album. The first official single from the album, titled "No Matter What," was released in April 2008. The music video was released in June 2008 on MTV FN Premier. The official lead single was "Whatever You Like," released in July 2008, and became the most successful single of his career up to that point, breaking the record of the top jump to number one on Billboard Hot 100, jumping from number 71 to number one and also being the number one solo IT one on the chart. The third single is "Swing Ya Rag" featuring the vocals and production of Swizz Beatz. T.I. released their sixth album, Paper Trail , in September 2008. The album title refers to the lyrics he wrote on paper. Like many other rappers, T.I. leaving this rap style after his debut album I'm Serious by simply memorizing the lyrics. The representative explained that T.I. want to "take more time to really put something [at this time]". The album debuted at number one on Billboard 200 selling 568,000 copies in the United States.
The second single from the album, "Swagga Like Us", featuring Kanye West, Jay-Z and Lil Wayne, debuted and peaked at number five on Billboard Hot 100. With their third single "Live Your Life "featuring Rihanna, TI broke his own record on Billboard Hot 100 when jumping from number 80 to number one. The fourth single "Dead and Gone", featuring Justin Timberlake, reached number two for five weeks on Billboard Hot 100, will eventually be nominated for the 52nd Grammy Awards for both "Best Rap/Sung Collaboration" and "Best Rap Song". During the 51st Grammy Awards, she was nominated for four Grammy Awards, eventually winning Best Rap Performance by Duo Or Group for "Swagga Like Us". "Remember Me", featuring Mary J. Blige, was digitally released on July 7, 2009. It was the first single planned of the re-release of TI's sixth studio album, "Paper Trail", but the re-release was ultimately suspended. The single reached number 29 on Billboard Hot 100. On October 6, "Hell of a Life" was digitally released and peaked at number 54 on Billboard Hot 100. On in 2009, TI appeared as herself in an episode of Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List . On that episode, he brought comedians to Roscoe and Waffles Chicken House in LA and gave him a lesson on how to "brag."
On November 21, 2008, T.I. testified in the murder trial of a member of his entourage and a close friend, Philant Johnson (1980-2006), who was killed in the shootings that occurred after a post-concert party at a club in Cincinnati. T.I. has dedicated several songs for Johnson, from a single version of "Live in the Sky" to "Dead and Gone" where Johnson's grave can be seen in the video.
2010-11: Without Grace and drug costs
On March 26th, 2010, T.I. was freed from a shelter where he had served the remainder of his imprisonment for possession of weapons. As soon as he was released, he was in the studio working on his seventh studio album titled King Uncaged . Jim Jonsin, the producer who previously worked with him on his single, "Whatever You Like" and R & D singer; B, Trey Songz, is scheduled to work on this project.
T.I. made his first public appearance since the prison, stepped out with later fiancé Tameka "Tiny" Cottle supporting Alzheimer's research fundraising "For the Love of Our Fathers" at the Place of Opera Atlanta. "I'm very good, very happy to be seen," said T.I., who joined Cottle on stage at the end of the benefits. T.I. released a new promotional single titled "I'm Back" on March 8, 2010. The single reached # 44 on Billboard's Hot 100 charts. Around this time, she made guest appearances on Diddy-Dirty Money single "Hello Good Morning", the single reached # 27 in the US and mapped internationally in eight other countries.
He also made guest appearances on Larry King Live on May 13, to discuss with Larry King about his nine-month prison sentence on federal weapons charges and other topics. T.I. released a promotional soundtrack single titled, "Ya Ya Tahu (Takers)" on May 24th. It peaked at number forty-four on the Billboard Hot 100 and number sixty-eight on the Canadian Hot 100. T.I. released another promotional single titled; "Got Your Back" featuring R & amp; B American Keri Hilson and reached its top position at number thirty-eight in the US. Later, T.I. making more single appearances such as Jamie Foxx's single "Winner" also featuring Justin Timberlake and Drake's single "Fancy" also featuring Swizz Beatz. The two singles that were charted on the Billboard charts peaked in the top 50.
Before the release of T.I. decided to release a mixtape titled Fuck a Mixtape ; the move was somewhat controversial because of the title, with many feelings he insulted the Mixtape format. T.I. has addressed this issue by stating that it was a response to everyone who told him to just focus on the album and not on mixtape. T.I. further defended his decision to release mixtape by saying: "I already have 60, 70 songs Many of these songs are period pieces that talk a lot with what is happening now.If I hold it next year or next year, they will be given date, because my life will be in another direction.If I'm not going to shoot it on an album - and they all can not make an album - then they might also have another platform to present it to the world. "
On September 1st, T.I. and his wife, Tiny was arrested on drug charges. On October 15, 2010, T.I. was sentenced to 11 months in prison for violating the terms of his probation. After his arrest, T.I. canceled King Uncaged as the title for his seventh studio album and renamed it No Mercy , due to his new jail term. She later released the lead single from her new album, "Get Back Up" featuring Chris Brown, on the same day that she was sentenced to imprisonment for violating her terms of probation. "Get Back Up" reached number seventy in the US. T.I. began serving his sentence in November 2010 and the date of his release is set to September 29, 2011.
No Mercy was released on December 7, 2010. The album peaked at number four in the US and sold over 159,000 copies in its first week. RIAA certified Without Grace Gold with over 500,000 copies sold. The second and final single from the album is "That's All She Wrote" her second collaboration with Eminem, and released on December 19, peaked at number eighteen in the US.
T.I. nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best Rap Solo Performance for "I'm Back" and Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by Duo or Group (Fancy with Drake and Swizz Beatz) at the 53rd Grammy Awards. She was also nominated for the Soul Train Music Award for Best Hip Hop Song of the Year for "Got Your Back" and she received three BET Hip Hop Awards nominations for Hustler of the Year, Made You Look Award and Best Club Banger for "Hello survived morning".
In early June 2011, T.I. said in a letter: "I will release a record in the near future (some peak weeks) to hold you back until I get back into action." On June 30, 2011, a new song was released to T.I.'s official website. and on his official YouTube channel - titled "We Do not Get Down Like Y'all", featuring fellow Grand Hustle rapper B.o.B on the hook. When commenting on a song, T.I. said in another letter; "This is a song that I did right after my last release.What inspired me to write this note is the difference in how we do it and how they do it suddenly becomes very real in just a very short time." Initially only available in Atlantic Records online store. The song is available on iTunes and other vendors, such as Spotify on August 9th and peaked at number seventy-eight in the US.
After being released from prison in August 2011, T.I. signed an agreement with VH1 for a new reality show that will follow him as he re-adjusts to life as a free man after detention and he also announces he is working on a novel titled, Power & amp; Beauty which is planned to be released in October.
2011-13: Human Problems: Weight Is the Head
As of September 30, 2011, T.I. released "I'm Flexin '", the first promotional single from the upcoming eighth studio album. The song features vocals and production from Big K.R.I.T. T.I. reunited with Young Jeezy in "F.A.M.E." for Jeezy TM103 album. "I Flexin" peaked at number sixty six on Billboard Hot 100, while "F.A.M.E." peaking at number sixty seven on Billboard Hip Hop/R & amp; B. On October 18, T.I. making appearances on The Howard Stern Show and The View to promote her new novel, Power & amp; Beauty: The Love Story of Life on the Streets and discuss other issues involving his time in prison. Later that day, he released his second promotional single, "Here Ye, Hear Ye" featuring Pharrell Williams with alias Sk8brd .
After being released from prison, T.I. appeared on some remixes including; "Spend" by 2 Chainz, "Sleazy" by Kesha, "Niggas in Paris" with Jay-Z and Kanye West, "Hard White (Up in the Club)" by Yelawolf also featuring Slaughterhouse, "Ima Boss" by Meek Mill together free style over "Headlines" Drake, and Lil Wayne's "She Will". She also appeared on the rapper's second single Future "Magic", taken from her debut studio album Pluto , which is the first song she released after she was released from prison according to Future.
T.I. reveals the title of his eighth studio album to become a Human Problem . The title was partially inspired by Marvin Gaye's 1972 song of the same name, it revealed on Billboard . In previous interviews with Rolling Stone ; he said he was arguing between two titles, Trouble Man
In preparation for the album, T.I. released a mixtape titled, Fuck da City Up on New Year's Day. Two songs from mixtape mapped on Billboard Hot R & amp; B/Hip-Hop, "Popped Off", featuring vocal and production of Dr. Dre and "This Time of Night" featuring Nelly, respectively.
While on set for the "Weird Cloud" music video, MTV interviewed B.o.B and confronted him with rumors that he and T.I. is working on a collaborative album. BoB replied: "The album together, it really started as a joke.The tip will always refer to me as' the Martian ', and in one of his lyrics he says,' This is the man and the Martian, 'and we say,' Man it could be the album title. ' We just play with it, but it seems to take shape in a very organic way. "On December 1, 2011, B.o.B appeared on New York City's New Hot 97 radio station and confirmed that he and T.I. is indeed working on a collaborative album titled The Man and the Martian .
On March 1, 2012, T.I. announced he signed Iggy Azalea, Chipmunk and Trae Tha Truth to Grand Hustle Records. He is an executive producer on Azalea's extended playing debut Glory and is featured on his debut single "Murda Bizness", which premiered March 26, 2012. On March 30th, T.I. released the trailer "Love This Life", Manussi Difficulty ', produced by Mars 1500 or Nothin'. The song was officially released on April 2, where the song peaked at number eight-one in the US.
T.I. joined singer Sean Kingston for her new single "Back 2 Life (Live It Up)". He recorded a video for the song, which also sampled Soul Soul's 2009 hit Soul "Soul" Back to Life chart (But Do You Want Me). "The song peaked at number fifty-two in Canada During his visit to the radio show Angie Martinez, he revealed that the album will be released on September 4. He recorded a collaboration with Trey Songz and Usher. "It's just dope, colloid dope." "Usher and Tip, two Atlanta natives," Rico Love told Rap-Up.com. "This time I finally feel like they got a record that would be a great hit." TI VH1 reality show TI and Tiny: Family Hustle was updated for the second season, which aired on September 3. TI released another promotional song from Trouble Man on May 15th, titled "Like That." TI appeared in Trey Songz's second single from his album Chapter V titled "2 Reasons." The song peaked at number forty-three in the US Another promotional single from Trouble M an , titled "Go Get It" was released on July 17th. The song reached number seventy-seven and number eighty-six in Canada.
In September, T.I. appears in 106 & amp; Park to promote his book "Trouble & Triumph", the sequel to the previous novel "Power & Beauty." During his visit, he announced a new release date for his album set for December 18th. He revealed that the album will feature collaborations from Pharrell, AndrÃÆ'Â © 3000, CeeLo Green, R. Kelly, Lil Wayne, and ASAP Rocky. He also stated that he worked on the line of women's clothing from A.K.O.O. He then released the new song "Trap Back Jumpin", which he aired during his visit on the radio show Angie Martinez. On October 9, 2012, T.I. featured at the BET Hip Hop Awards annual event, alongside artistes Grand Hustle Iggy Azalea, B.o.B, Chip and Trae tha Truth.
A song titled "Ball", was released on October 16, as the lead single from the upcoming eighth studio album. The song features fellow American rapper Lil Wayne and is produced by record producer Rico Love America, alongside Earl & amp; E. The song peaked at number fifty in the US and number fifty eight in Canada. On October 23, he saw twelve songs from an album at a party listening to him in New York City, and also revealed their title. The track features feature artists like Kendrick Lamar.
In the following month, T.I. leaked the cover cover that was illustrated from his new album entitled, Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head along with a list of songs and some new features added from the album. T.I. explains, "I think it's much more urban than Paper Trail , and less apologies than No Mercy. I think it's more diverse than IT vs. TIP Billboard 200, with first week sales of 179,000 copies in the United States. On September 2, 2013, it has sold 502,000 copies.
Shortly before the Human Problem: Weight Is the Head is released, T.I. announced he would be releasing a sequel as his next album, entitled Difficulty Man II: He Who Weared the Crown . This sequel is caused by T.I. recording more material than needed, quoted by T.I. as many as 120 songs. In early January 2013, B.o.B announced the upcoming Grand Hustle compilation album titled Hustle Gang . On January 18, 2013 was announced T.I. drawing close to his 10-year contract with Atlantic records the previous month, after the release of Human Problems: Weight Is the Head . It was reported he proposed a $ 75 million deal for any label that wanted to provide a home for him and his tracks. TMZ reports that T.I. has compiled the details, which include "3 albums, 10-20 percent of publishing, touring, merchandise, movies and TV rights, corporate support agreements, and exclusive signing of all Grand Hustle artists." T.I. also allegedly persuaded by some big names in the industry. There are reports that Jay-Z is looking to sign T.I., hoping to add him to the list of the Romans. T.I. also exclusive dinner at Katana with Dr. Dre, who allegedly had proposed Interscope to sign the rapper. T.I. also met with Sony, who offered him $ 50 million, and talked with Universal that weekend.
In February 2013, T.I. revealed he chose "Hello", as the third official single from The Human Problem: Weight Is the Head . According to T.I., CeeLo Green-featured songs were chosen for playing heavy radio. On March 8, 2013 T.I. told Rap-Up that he's been 60-70% finished with Difficulty Man II: He Who Weared the Crown . He also speaks at the compilation of Grand Hustle, Hustle Gang , which was announced by B.OB earlier in January. In March 2013, T.I. revealed he would soon be filming a music video for "Hello". On March 19, 2013 T.I. showing "Hello" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! . In March, T.I. and B.o.B filmed the music video for "Memories Back Then", a song featuring Kendrick Lamar and Kris Stephens. The song, recorded for The Human Problem: Weight is the Head , originally sampled "Someone I'm Ordinary To Know", as Gotye did. T.I. said to Rap-Up. Although the track failed to appear in the Human Problem , due to a sample-permission issue, it was released as the main single from the Hustle Gang compilation album .
2013-16: Atlantic Post and Bankroll Mafia
On March 26, 2013, T.I. appeared with Pharrell, in Robin Thicke's single "Blurred Lines" from his album of the same name. The song quickly became a worldwide hit and peaked at number one on Billboard Hot 100, making it the number one Hot 100 T.I. The song also reached number one in 13 countries, including Britain and Germany. In March 2013, Lil Wayne announced T.I. will be the second co-headlining of America's Most Wanted Tour. T.I. explained that the tour will start on July 5 and past September 1, 2013. American rapper, French Montana, and 2 Chainz, later confirmed to join the tour, among others. The first America's Most Wanted Tour , had happened five years earlier and featured Young Jeezy, Soulja Boy, Pleasure P, Jeremih and Young Money. On May 21, 2013, T.I. released a single titled "Wit Me" featuring Lil Wayne. The song was released in promotion for the tour and peaked at number 80 on the Hot 100 chart.
In the July 2013 interview, with Power 98 FM, T.I. talking on his upcoming album, Man II Problem: He Who Weared the Crown . Although he did not reveal many album details, he promised a project that would make anyone who decides to distribute the album very "happy": "I've been working on this one since the last one dropped.I have not decided exactly where I'll take [new album ] but as far as the company for distribution, but wherever I take it, there will be some happy people in the building. "In September 2013, IT displayed throughout Lil Wayne's twelve solo mixtape Dedication 5 . On September 1, 2013, it was revealed that T.I. will be featured on the American pop star album Lady Gaga ARTPOP , on the song "Jewels n 'Drugs", alongside fellow American rapper Too Short and Twista. Another pop star, Britney Spears, later announced T.I. will appear on his song "Tik Tik Boom", from his eighth studio album Britney Jean (2013). T.I. also appeared on singles singles singles "Cherish" Lloyd "I Wish", which was released in September 2013.
On November 22, 2013, T.I. announced that he had signed an agreement with Columbia Records, to release his upcoming ninth studio album. T.I. then clarified the deal solely for his ninth album. T.I. revealed he recruited Pharrell Williams, who was influential in his move to Columbia, for executives to produce LP, with plans to release an album in early 2014. In December 2013, T.I. revealed even though he originally planned to release Problem Man II , since entering the studio with executive album producer, Pharrell Williams, he has a change of heart. He stated: "Since we started working on projects and projects started to take different forms, I think we will postpone the title.We'll do it again, I got things in mind." He still plans to release a sequel to the Trouble Man, however, he says: "Everything I say is, it will be a movie, it will be a theatically decent title.Something will definitely look an instant classic I think something like 'Trap Champion', 'Paperwork,' but whatever subtitle will be 'The Motion Picture'. "On December 16, 2013, it was reported that IT decided to name it Documents .
On May 9, 2014, T.I. released a music video for the song "Turn It", in a promotion for Docs . On June 3, 2014, T.I. released a song titled "About the Money", through digital distribution. This song, which serves as the first single from Paperwork , features a young rapper based in Atlanta, Young Thug. The music video for "About the Money", directed by T.I. and Kennedy Rothchild, was released on June 2, 2014. On June 17, 2014, T.I. released a second single from Paperwork , a song titled No Mediocre, produced by West Coast hip hop producer DJ Mustard and featuring a guest verse from his protege Iggy Azalea. Since the release of "No Mediocre" reached number 33 on the Hot 100 chart and got platinum by the RIAA.
On August 20, 2014, one day after speaking in America in an online treatise on Ferguson, Missouri, after the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown, T.I. released a new song titled "New National Anthem." The song, which features vocals from American singer-songwriter Skylar Gray, includes a socially conscious lyrics centered on racism and injustice. On September 23, 2014, Documents were made available for pre-order with the "New National Anthem" as an "instant gratification path". Also on September 23, the official audio for "National Anthem" was released through the official VEVO account T.I.
T.I.'s ninth album Documents , released on October 21, 2014,. After its release, the album debuted at number two on US Billboard 200, with first week sales of 80,000 copies in the United States. Documents received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which gives a normalized ranking of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 69, indicating "favorable public reviews", based on 10 reviews.
On March 11, 2015, T.I. released a single titled "Step Project". On March 24, 2015, T.I. announced his tenth album will be titled Trap's Open . In June 2015 interview, T.I. revealed his tenth studio album finished and awaiting release. He also announced he was working on a project as part of the collective Bankroll Mafia, along with Shad da God and Young Thug, among others. On June 26, 2015, T.I. released the music video for the single "Project Steps" and announced the new title of the tenth album is The Dime Trap . In July 2015, T.I. revealed The Dime Trap is being mixed and mastered; he also added that "The city is much more urban, much more tense, more unpleasant ghettos than Documents ".
In the promotion for the album, T.I. unexpectedly released an extended game (EP) titled Da 'Nic , on September 11, 2015. The EP contains five tracks, including the single "Project Steps" and "Check, Run". The five-track project, which includes features from Young Thug and Young Dro, as well as the production of Jazz Feezy, Sho Nuff, Starz League, London on Track and Mars, was launched independently. It was released through San Francisco's Imperial Distribution and T.I. King Inc., marks the first independent release of T.I. During this period, T.I. returned to the previous nickname, Tip.
On September 18, 2015, T.I. announced his departure from Columbia Records. In an interview with HitsDailyDouble.com, he discussed the situation: "After coming out of my deal at Columbia, I was a mischievous artist, a creator of creativity, just waiting to put music on the market, so while I sort through my next situation I'm pretty blessed to be able to control my destiny and play music as fast as I want, and be able to release the album Tip, which I want to do for a long time. "
In October 2015, in an interview with MTV News, T.I. said: "This is the perfect time to be able to call myself what I've always known as [Tip].The IT is so strange It's kind of weird to be famous for a name you've never called before in your life If you want me know that you do not know me, call me TI It's the weirdest thing that's the weirdest. "During the interview, he also talked about the benefits of not having to deal with big labels and how he could not let go Da 'Nic > if he is not independent.
On February 22, 2016, before his "pop-up appearance" at Greenbriar Mall in his home town of Atlanta, T.I. announced he signed a distribution deal with Jay Z's Nation for The Dime Trap . T.I. also revealed he is one of the new owners of the online streaming service, PLEASE SLEEP.
T.I., in collaboration with a number of southern rapper, collectively known as Bankroll Mafia, released an eponymous album on April 22, 2016. On May 16, 2016, T.I. released a single titled "Dope" produced by West Coast's hip hop record producer, Dr. Dre. On May 26, 2016, 4 people were shot before T.I. taking the stage at Irving Plaza at a concert scheduled in New York City. One of the victims died later in the hospital. In early July 2016, T.I. reiterated that he wanted to be known as Tip, moving forward in his career: "We made the conscious decision to have more confidence in our [lab] art operations early on, but right now, just to be able to [go by Tip] and make it significant and people are still concerned about the music being released, it's very nice.I feel humble, I appreciate all love. "
2016-present: Us or Else and < i> The Dime Trap
On July 22, 2016, during an interview with Ebro in the Morning on Hot 97, T.I. announced an EP titled Us or Else . EP "will be aimed at supporting the #BlackLivesMatter movement, and will talk explicitly about the crooked road links taken in America to arrive at the current precarious state." On August 6, 2016, T.I. released the first single for Us or Else, a song called "We Will Not", in response to the turmoil caused by the injustices that occurred in America, namely police brutality after the deaths of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling. On August 31, 2016, T.I. released a new song from Us or Else , titled "War Zone", exclusively through TIDAL. Us or Else was released exclusively through TIDAL on September 23, 2016, by Grand Hustle Records and Roc Nation. The EP, which is T.I's first project under the Roc Nation, reached 175 on the US Billboard 200 chart.
On December 16, 2016, without prior announcement or promotion, T.I. released Us or Else: Letter to the System . This project, originally released exclusively through TIDAL, features guest appearances from Quavo, Meek Mill, RaRa, Big K.R.I.T. and Killer Mike, as well as production handled by Nottz, Mars 1500 or Nothin 'and Mike & amp; Key, among others. In January 2017, it was announced T.I. will host the fifth annual Global Spin Awards. In an October 2017 interview with HipHopDX, when asked about the upcoming Grand Hustle Records album, TIP replied with: We Want Smoke is out, and then Translee comes out on November 27, and Booke is October 27, and you can wait until December 18 for me. Know that every time you see The Chief [logo] on the project, it will be an absolute chaos. It's gonna go hamburger.
Upcoming projects
In February 2017, during an interview with the radio show The Breakfast Club , T.I. reveals he will retire from making music after three more solo albums: "I'm ready to get out of here, though. I have, like, two, I have, the next album and two, I have three more albums on my head, drafted. I'm taking it out, I'm done. [Jeezy's album?] We're still doing it... [Next album?] The next one is more like a music trap.This is the 2017 Trap. And one after that, it will become more like, uh, love for having a relationship with a boy and one after that, it's my last album.This is called Kill the King. The last album is Kill the King. Just because since my first album, I have put the title of 'King of the South' on me and to make yourself king is to make you a target, and in chess, the purpose is to kill the king.So Kill the King is the title of my last album.Whether they will kill him a know will he go up into the sunset with a happy after? "
In May 2017, in an interview with XXL , when asked about a collaborative album, T.I. "Man, I actually have some of them, me and Jeezy, we should have done this a while ago.This project will be called, Dope Boy Academy , and we like three or four songs, but we have to go back and put it together.We just want to serve it right.Also, me and [Young] Dro are talking about doing one.I think we'll call it Advanced Excellence or something like that... something he I and BoB should be doing the so-called The Man and the Martian .I'm open to all collaborations Trey Songz and I should have done the so-called The Lady Killers. All projects this can be very successful
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Other businesses
Acting career
In 2006, T.I. starred in his first film, ATL , loosely based on the life of rapper who grew up in Atlanta and attended the skating rink called "Cascade". Other cast members include Lauren London, Antwan Patton, Evan Ross, Mykelti Williamson, Jason Weaver and Keith David. ATL , written by Tina Gordon Chism and Antwone Fisher, produced by Timothy M. Bourne, Tionne Watkins and Will Smith, and directed by Christopher Robinson. T.I. playing the character of Rashad Swann, a 17-year-old orphan in high school. On the opening weekend, the film earned a total of $ 11.5 million, ranked third at the US box office, and then to $ 21.2 million. In 2007, T.I. appeared in the feature film of both, the American Gangster biopic crime film, as Stevie Lucas, nephew of drug kingpin Frank Lucas.
In 2010, T.I. starred in the crime action thriller Taker as Delonte River "Ghost". The film, directed by John Luessenhop, was produced by William Packer, Michael Ealy, Tom Lassally, Jason Geter, Gary Gilbert and T.I. self. The film was released on August 27, 2010 through Grand Hustle Films and Rainforest Films, distributed by Screen Gems. The film also includes Chris Brown, Idris Elba, Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Hayden Christensen, and Zoe Saldana. Takers debuted at number one at the American box office at $ 20.5 million in its opening weekend. T.I. also starring in the crime comedy of 2013 Identity Thief , appeared as a villain named Julian, along with actress Genesis Rodriguez.
In 2015, T.I. starring Get Hard with Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart, and also appearing as himself in the movie Entourage . He joined Starring Marvel Ant-Man , starring Paul Rudd. In October 2015, T.I. signed a talent development/sales contract with Warner Bros. Television.
Music and the resulting movie
T.I. also served as executive producer for several projects other than his own, including the tenth album of the New Orleans BG rapper Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood (2009), debut rapper BoB based in Atlanta. Bobby Ray's (i) Bobby Ray's adventure album (2010) and debut rapper Iggy Azalea in Australia Glory (2012), among others. Also in 2005, T.I. has executive produced a soundtrack for the movie Hustle & amp; Flow , released the collection through its record label, Grand Hustle. Furthermore, T.I. has produced several recorded songs, including for Mariah Carey, Cassidy, Rick Ross, Maino, B.o.B, Yung Joc, Young Dro and himself. T.I. also authored as a writer for others and assisting songwriters, for several artists, such as Bow Wow, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Dr. Dre, Bun B and Keyshia Cole. In 2009, T.I. formed a recording production team called The Smash Factory, which consists of T.I., Lil 'C and Mars.
In 2006, T.I. launched his own film company, Grand Hustle Films. At the end of 2007, T.I. linked to Los Angeles-based production company 828 Entertainment for executive producing a reality show titled Life on Mars, which tells the life of young talented music producer LaMar "MARS" Edwards, from the 1500 production team or No there is'. T.I. partnered 828 Entertainment with his company Grand Hustle, to produce a row of television and film projects. T.I. also created a reality show, which aired on MTV, titled T.I. Road to Redemption .
As of June 2014, T.I. confirmed as executive producer for the Oxygen docu series, Sisterhood of Hip Hop .
Community work
In addition to helping Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, T.I. working with troubled youths at the Paulding Detention Center in Atlanta, awarded scholarships to single-parent families at Boys and Girls Clubs, and headlined the Boost Mobile Rockcorps concert at the New York Radio City Music Hall, featuring singers like Fat Joe, Slim Thug, and Kanye West, and held exclusively for community service volunteers. As part of its community service time, T.I. has come to a number of secondary and high school schools in Georgia, where he talks with students in an assembly holding a positive message, while maintaining a philanthropic view of morality and growing in the same field as himself. In June 2005, The Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes Foundation, named for a member of the multi-platinum TLC women's group who died, and the distinguished Atlanta V-103. with the 2005 Lisa Lopes Award for achieving breakthroughs in music and court-ordered community services. With this ever-increasing list of achievements, T.I. recognized as "Jay-Z from the South," according to Pharrell Williams of the multi-platinum production team The Neptunes.
T.I.'s Club Club Crucial hosted a 200-bike award for environmental children at Boys and Girls Club with V-103 Greg Street broadcaster. When asked his opinion of Obama in favor of gay marriage, he replied that people should be free to do what they want to do.
Business
Forbes Magazine announced its first Hip-Hop Cash Kings list in early 2007, listing the top 20 hip hop artists for the previous business year. T.I. listed on their list four times. As in 2015, the rapper was again included in Forbes' annual list after earning $ 6 million.
T.I. opened his own nightclub, called Club Crucial, in Bankhead, Atlanta. The club is considered one of the most popular clubs in Atlanta and has an entertainment center complete with large flat-screen TVs, billiard rooms, VIP rooms and meals. Celebrities like Monica, Big Boi, Mike Epps and Shawty Lo have performed there. The club also hosts weekly events such as Monday Night Open iMiss Night, Free Friday, and Celebrity Saturday, where local hip-hop artists are known for come bring their songs at the club.
After releasing his hit single "Top Back", Chevrolet gets approval with T.I. in early 2007, to promote their line of cars, focusing on the new Impala. Because of his arrest on federal arms charges, he almost lost his dealings with the company.
T.I. has support with social networking websites that focus on hip-hop culture named StreetCred.com. This website was founded in 2007 by investment banker Rocky D. Williform. Celebrities like Diddy, Lil 'Kim and Young Jeezy have an account on the website. In 2008, the website was temporarily closed until further notice.
On June 29th, 2010, T.I. named Global Creative Consultant of RÃÆ' Â © my Martin Cognac. XXL Magazine revealed that the partnership will include a collaborative project and focus on continuing the philanthropic work of K.I.N.G. Basic. He also announced in Chelsea lately that he will be releasing his own signature brand of liquor.
T.I. lost his consent with Ax's body spray, after his arrest for possession of the drug.
In May 2012, T.I. revealed he had invested money in a social marketing app called Yopima.
On February 23, 2016, T.I. announced he joined the TIDAL-based streaming music streaming service, as the artist's owner, making it the 19th, and in the company with artists such as J. Cole, Beyoncà © ©, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Lil Wayne, Daft Punk, Madonna and of course, Jay Z.
As of June 2016, T.I. opened a strip club called V Live, in Atlanta.
Controversy
Ludacris
The dispute with Ludacris begins when T.I. see video Annoying tha Peace rapper I-20. In the video, a man wearing a shirt that says "Trap House" is being beaten. T.I. mistaking the logo to refer to "Muzik Trap". G-Unit Artist Young Buck asks fellow rapper Southern T.I. and Ludacris appeared in his new record on the "Stomp" track. T.I. recording a verse that contained a line that Young Buck considered a cunning critic against Ludacris: "Me gettin 'beat down?/That's ridiculous/" . Young Buck spoke to Ludacris about the verse, to maintain his neutrality in the controversy. Ludacris then recorded the verses that can be found on the album. The record company T.I wants Ludacris to change his verse before they approve it but Ludacris refuses and T.I. Therefore it was replaced by The Game on the album version.
On June 24, 2007, at Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood, California, T.I. was involved in a lunchtime fights held by Kevin Liles of Warner Music Group (label company T.I., Atlantic Records) with manager Ludacris Chaka Zulu. According to witnesses, T.I. Zulu punching in the face and strangling him and there was a short riot. Upon receiving the award for Best Hip-Hop Artist at BET Awards T.I. 2007 apologized for the incident, saying "they say it is a fine line between brilliance and madness," in clear reference to the troublesome alter ego, T.I.P. During the broadcast, the camera showed Ludacris smiling in the audience. The audience stood up and praised T.I.
The two rappers have resolved their dispute and have collaborated on two songs, "Wish You Would" on Ludacris's sixth album, Theater of the Mind, and "On Top of the World" on TI's sixth studio album , Paper Trail . The last original version featured Kanye West.
Lil 'Flip
While T.I. jailed in 2004, another popular southern rapper, Lil Flip, disputed him for the "King of the South" claim that launched a publicized feud. In an October 26, 2004 interview with HipHopDX.com , T.I. said he heard comments about Flip's "lyrical ability" for a long time but told music reporter Bayer Mack he was not talking about it because he "was not raised that way". T.I. said he was also disappointed Lil 'Flip waited until his detention to criticize him. According to AllHipHop, T.I. and Lil 'Flip had a fight in the neighborhood of Lil' Flip, Cloverland section in Houston. It has been said that T.I. go there to make DVD expose Lil 'Flip to be a scam. When T.I. went to Cloverland with his entourage, he was greeted by Flip and his men. Then it was said that a fight broke out with one of the members of the Lil Flip entourage beginning to swing toward T.I. until one of T.I's bodyguards start shooting. The same day T.I. went on a Houston, Texas radio station talking about the fight. He revealed that he has the tape and he will release it with an upcoming mixtape, but that did not happen because James Prince stopped him from distributing the tape. It is not known whether T.I. still have the tape or not. The feud was crammed by Prince Rap-a-Lot after they sat down and settled their feud. Hostilities documented by the Houston Press.
Shawty Lo
In 2008, T.I. involved in a highly published feud with Shawty Lo. The dispute is characterized by the song Shawty Lo, "Dunn Dunn", and T.I. in "What Up, What's Haapnin". The song "Dunn Dunn" appears to question the root of T.I. at Bankhead. The music video for "What Up, What's Haapnin" was taken in the Shawty Lo housing project, Bowen Homes, an insult to Shawty Lo. In an interview, T.I. insisting that his song "No Matter What" was only partly intended for Shawty Lo.
The feud reached its peak in November 2008 Gross Awards in which a group of both artists clashed during the ceremony, forcing it to close. Two incidents forced the police to use pepper spray and evacuate the audience.
The feud was openly stressed on March 7, 2009, when Shawty Lo and T.I. performing on stage together at Club Crucial at Bankhead, for T.I's farewell concert. After this show, T.I. gave an interview to MTV, where he stated that the feud with Shawty Lo was exaggerated by the media, and not 'beef'.
2016 presidential election of the United States
In October 2015, T.I. received a reply when he spoke to 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton: "Not being sexist but I can not choose a free world leader to be a woman Just because every other position there is, I think a woman can do it well But the president ? It's a bit like, I just know that women make emotional rash decisions - they make permanent decisions, cemented - and then, it does not happen, or they do not mean it to happen, and I'm sure it would not be fancy to just install nuclear bomb. [Other leaders] will not be able to negotiate the right kind of foreign policy, the world is not ready yet.I think you might be able to get the chosen Loch Ness Monster before you can [get a woman]. "Following the reactions of social media, IT openly apologize on Twitter.
Personal life
Family
In 2001, T.I. started a relationship with Xscape member Tameka "Tiny" Cottle. The couple married on July 30, 2010, in Miami Beach, Florida. Together, they have two sons and one daughter.
In addition, T.I. has two sons with Lashon Dixon, and a daughter of a relationship with an R & Ms. Niko. Through her marriage to Cottle, T.I. have one stepchild.
In December 2016, Tiny filed for divorce from T.I. The couple is working on reconciliation.
Suicide intervention
In 2006, T.I. was on the scene of American rock singer Creed, Scott Stapp's suicide attempt. Stapp explained to VH1's "Big Morning Buzz Live" that he had tried to commit suicide in Miami by jumping from the balcony and T.I. "Takes care of the situation".
On October 13, 2010, T.I. convinced Joshua Starks, a 24-year-old suicide man in Atlanta, did not jump from a 22-story building. After hearing the situation on the radio, he drove to the scene at 400 Colony Square Building and asked the police if he could help. T.I. then talk to the man, and convince him not to jump. After that, T.I. states "For one, I do not take any credit I do not do it... I can just come there and it can be solved in another way The fact is God put me in a position to help, and I can not take credit for it. "
Tax issues
In August 2015, the IRS filed for a lien of more than $ 4.5 million in the T.I. for unpaid taxes beginning in 2012 and 2013.
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Legal issues
1994-2006: Drugs, weapons, and assault
Harris first started dealing with drugs as a teenager, and by the age of 14, he had been arrested several times. In March 2004, a warrant was issued for the arrest of T.I. after he violated his probationary period for 1997 drug convictions, as well as a 1998 belief for violating state-controlled substance laws and for providing false information. He was sentenced to three years in prison. While imprisoned in Cobb County, Georgia, he recorded unlicensed music videos. In May 2004, he was released on probation. After his release, he gained a litany of probation offenses in several areas around Georgia for offenses ranging from possession of firearms to possession of marijuana. In 2006, after appearing in an Atlanta court on May 10 and having allegations that he threatened a man outside the strip club the previous year was down for lack of evidence, Harris was arrested on the orders of a tremendous trial violation trial from Florida. The warrant claimed that Harris did not meet the requested number of community hours, he was sentenced to charge 2003 from a female deputy sheriff at the University Mall in Tampa. Harris was detained by several mall security guards at the time of the incident. According to WSB-TV in Atlanta, rapper lawyers say that the problem is nothing more than a "technical problem" between Georgia and Florida. Confusion arises because T.I. was also sentenced for community service in Georgia for driving with a suspended license, where he completed 75 hours of community service in his home country. He was released on bail immediately after his arrest, and is expected to surrender himself to Florida state authorities the following week to resolve the issue. <
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