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T.I.P aka T.I. is an American hip-hop recording artist and actor from Atlanta, Georgia. He signed his first major-label record deal in 1999, with Arista Records subsidiary, LaFace Records. In 2001, T.I. formed Pimp Squad Click (P$C), alongside his longtime friends and fellow Atlanta-based rappers. Upon being released from Arista, T.I. signed to Atlantic Records and subsequently became the co-chief executive officer (CEO) of his own label imprint, Grand Hustle Records, which he launched in 2003. T.I. is perhaps best known as one of the artists who popularized the hip-hop subgenre, trap music, along with Young Jeezy and Gucci Mane, respectively.
[wpex click for full bio]T.I. has released nine studio albums, with seven of them reaching the top five of the US Billboard 200 chart. Throughout his career, T.I. has also released several highly successful singles, including “Bring Em Out”, “Whatever You Like”, “Live Your Life” (featuring Rihanna), “Dead and Gone” (featuring Justin Timberlake), “Ball” (featuring Lil Wayne) and “No Mediocre” (featuring Iggy Azalea). He began to gain major recognition in 2003, following his first high-profile feature, on fellow Atlanta-based rapper Bone Crusher‘s hit single, “Never Scared.” He earned more prominence with the release of Trap Muzik (2003), which includes the Top 40 hits, “Rubber Band Man” and “Let’s Get Away.” The next year, T.I. appeared on Destiny’s Child‘s international hit, “Soldier,” alongside Lil Wayne. His subsequent albums, King and T.I. vs. T.I.P., generated high record sales and were supported by popular singles, such as “What You Know” and “Big Shit Poppin'”, respectively.
T.I.’s sixth album, Paper Trail (2008), became his most successful album to date, with the album being certified gold for first-week sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States, making it his third consecutive number one album. It included three international hit singles, “Whatever You Like”, “Live Your Life” and “Dead and Gone”. In 2013, T.I. was featured on Robin Thicke‘s hit single “Blurred Lines”, alongside Pharrell Williams, which peaked at number one on several major music charts. In November 2013, T.I. announced that he had signed with Columbia Records, after his 10-year contract with Atlantic came to an end. He released his Columbia Records debut, Paperwork, in October 2014. T.I. has won three Grammy Awards, namely Best Rap Solo Performance, Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
While serving 11 months in prison, he released his seventh studio album, No Mercy (2010). T.I. has also had a successful acting career, starring in the films ATL, Takers and Identity Thief. He is also a published author, having written two novels Power & Beauty (2011) and Trouble & Triumph (2012), both of which were released to moderate success. T.I. has also starred in the American reality television series T.I.’s Road to Redemption and T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle. In 2014, T.I. released Paperwork on Columbia Records, a label that he’s since parted ways with. Currently an independent artist, T.I. surprise-releas
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Bankroll Mafia (T.I.P., Young Thug, Shad Da God, London Jae, YSL Duke) Release Self-Titled Project Today via EMPIRE Distribution
Atlanta-based Rap Super-Group Bankroll Mafia (T.I.,Young Thug, Shad Da God, London Jae, and YSL Duke) to Release Bankroll Mafia on 4/22
The Atlanta Rapper Heads Home to West Atlanta for a Music Video-Turned-Short Film From Da’ Nic EP
High-Powered Visuals Follow T.I.’s Surprise EP Release as the Grammy-Award Winning Atlanta Artist Continues Momentum Leading Into The Dime Trap Album
The Grammy Award-Winning Atlanta Rapper Delivers Surprise EP
