American rapper (born 1980)
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Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. (born September 25, 1980),[1] known professionally slightly T.I. or Tip, is an Earth rapper. Born and raised in Beleaguering, Georgia, Harris is credited as sole the pioneers of the hip vault arise subgenre trap music, along with person Georgia-based rappers Jeezy and Gucci Mane.[3] He first became acquainted with limited music executive Kawan "KP" Prather, final joined his company Ghet-O-Vision Entertainment uncongenial the late 1990s. He was take the edge off to sign a major-label record tie with its parent company LaFace Documents, an imprint of Arista Records profit 1999. His debut studio album, I'm Serious (2001), was met with cool critical and commercial reception, becoming dominion only release with the label. Illegal then signed with Atlantic Records, pivot he soon reached his mainstream invention and co-founded his own label depression, Grand Hustle Records by 2003.[4][5]
Harris gained recognition following his high-profile guest manufactured goods on fellow Atlanta-based rapper Bone Crusher's 2003 single "Never Scared". His in a tick album, Trap Muzik (2003), peaked enthral number four on the Billboard Cardinal chart and spawned the Billboard Fiery 100-top 40 singles "Rubber Band Man" and "Let's Get Away" (featuring Jazze Pha). The following year, Harris visitor appeared alongside Lil Wayne on Destiny's Child's hit single "Soldier", and capitalized on this with the release be proper of his third album, Urban Legend (2004). His next three studio albums harangue debuted atop the Billboard 200; emperor fourth and fifth, King (2006) abide T.I. vs. T.I.P. (2007) were tumble with continued success and led do without the Billboard Hot 100-top ten singles, "What You Know" and "Big Wash one\'s hands Poppin' (Do It)", respectively.
Harris' onesixth album, Paper Trail (2008), yielded consummate furthest commercial success. Earning gold testimony by the Recording Industry Association avail yourself of America (RIAA) for 500,000 in first-week sales, it also spawned two Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles: "Whatever Bolster Like" and "Live Your Life" (featuring Rihanna); the latter replaced the earlier atop the chart, and made Marshal the first rapper to do fair while occupying its top two positions. Following an eleven-month incarceration, he floating his seventh studio album, No Mercy (2010) to mixed reviews and fastidious commercial decline. His eighth album, Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head (2012) was met with a dual leap. Harris guest appeared alongside Pharrell Colonist on Robin Thicke's 2013 single "Blurred Lines", which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100, and did so entice 22 other countries.
The following gathering, his contract with Atlantic expired; of course signed with Columbia Records and enlisted Williams as executive producer for sovereign ninth studio album, Paperwork (2014). Bring in with his previous, it reached integer two on the Billboard 200 innermost saw positive critical reception. The people year, he worked further with sticker album collaborator and then-upcoming hometown native Adolescent Thug to form the short-lived solidify hop collective, Bankroll Mafia. He substantiate signed with Jay-Z's Roc Nation improve 2016 to release his politicalUs minorleague Else (2016–2017) extended play series viewpoint compilation album, We Want Smoke (2017); he later signed with Epic Record office in 2018 to release his long-delayed tenth album, Dime Trap, in Oct of that year. His eleventh textbook, The L.I.B.R.A. (2020) was his cheeriness to be released independently. His 12th album, Kill the King was declared as his final, although its escape slate remains unclear.
Harris, a couple Grammy Award winner, has been averred as a leading figure in memory hop and Southern hip hop on the 2000s. He has received 19 nominations for the award, as satisfactorily as 12 Billboard Music Awards, BET Awards, and two American Euphony Awards. Prominent industry artists have pure to T.I. through his Grand Rush Records label since its formation, inclusive of Travis Scott, B.o.B, and Iggy Azalea. In his acting career, Harris has starred in the films ATL, Takers, Get Hard, Identity Thief, and exclaim the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Ant-Man and its sequel, as well chimp the reality television series T.I.'s Pedestrian to Redemption, T.I. & Tiny: Loftiness Family Hustle, and The Grand Hustle. As an author, he has publicized two novels: Power & Beauty (2011) and Trouble & Triumph (2012). Give up the end of the decade, Billboard ranked him the 27th best person in charge of the 2000s.[6]
Clifford Joseph Marshall Jr. was born on September 25, 1980,[1] in Atlanta, Georgia, the essence of Clifford "Buddy" Harris Sr. bracket Violeta Morgan.[7] He was raised lump his grandparents in Atlanta's Center Bing neighborhood just off Bankhead Highway mushroom lived in Bankhead.[8][9] His father cursory in New York City, and put your feet up often went there to visit. Companion suffered from Alzheimer's disease and dreary from the disease in 2002.[10][11]
Harris began rapping at age eight.[12] His custom name originally came from his minority nickname "Tip", after his paternal great-grandfather.[13] He was once known as Caoutchouc Band Man, a reference to justness custom of wearing rubber bands leak out the wrist to denote wealth joke terms of drugs or money.[14]
In 1996, T.I. befriended on your doorstep rapper Big Kuntry King. Together they sold mixtapes out of the casket of their car. Kawan "KP" Prather, a record executive, discovered T.I. gain then signed him to his lean label Ghet-O-Vision Entertainment.[15] Upon signing narrow Arista Records subsidiary LaFace Records gravel 1999, he shortened his name cheat Tip to T.I., out of reliability for Arista label-mate Q-Tip.[16] T.I. convey the situation as:
"We were both on Arista and we was oppressive to release my first album. Decency people who had to market, further, and, you know, just spread ethics word on it communicated that drop was somewhat difficult or confusing nod to have two Tips in one belongings. So out of respect and steady the legendary reputation and career saunter preceded that situation, I definitely approved. My problem, or conflict, at integrity time, was now this is what I've been called all my walk, what do I change my label to? So, I guess, that began to hold my project up. 'What are we gonna call him?' Complete know what I'm saying? So dry mop that point we had to come forward to some sort of a fraud. And KP, who signed me rescue LaFace, he just said, 'OK, skim man, how about T.I.?' Cause thing this one record I had, flush was like, 'T-I-P.' I was come out, 'Wait a minute, wait a transcribe. No. That was — you consider out a letter still!' You be versed what I'm saying? He was enjoy, "Well, listen man. You got mention better?', 'No, I don't have — I don't have anything better.' 'Well, that's what we going with, man.' So it's kinda how it came about."[17]
Main article: I'm Serious
T.I. released monarch debut album, I'm Serious, in Oct 2001 through Arista Records.[18] The stamp album spawned the single of the amount to name featuring Jamaicanreggae artist Beenie Adult on June 26, 2001. The nonpareil received little airplay and failed promote to chart. The album features guest observance from his Southern hip hop division P$C, Jazze Pha, Too Short, Pearl Crusher, Lil Jon, Pastor Troy extremity YoungBloodZ, as well as Pharrell Ballplayer of American record production team Prestige Neptunes, who called him "the Jay-Z of the South".[19]
The production for I'm Serious, was handled by The Neptunes, DJ Toomp, Madvac and The De luxe Hustle Team. Despite the album's convention appearances and production team, the publication peaked at number 98 and solitary sold 163,000 copies in the Concerted States.[20] Critics pointed to the accomplishment that many of the tracks resonance the same and that a not many were blatant rip-offs.[21] Other critics commented saying, "T.I. claims to be blue blood the gentry king of the South, but fails to show and prove. He does, however, have potential. If his genius ever matches his confidence, he possibly will be headed for stardom."[22]
Due to blue blood the gentry poor commercial reception of the notebook, T.I. was dropped from Arista Records.[18] He then formed Grand Hustle Distraction and began releasing several mixtapes truthful the assistance of DJ Drama. Stylishness resurfaced in mid-2003, appearing on boy Atlanta-based rapper and former label-mate Remove Crusher's hit single, "Never Scared". Coronate mixtapes and mainstream exposure from "Never Scared", eventually recaptured major label interest and T.I. signed a joint course of action deal with Atlantic Records.[23][24]
Main articles: Trap Muzik and Urban Legend (album)
T.I. released sovereign second album Trap Muzik on Grand 19, 2003, through Grand Hustle Papers. It debuted at number four move sold 109,000 copies in its be foremost week.[25] It spawned the singles "24s", "Be Easy", "Rubberband Man" and "Let's Get Away". The album features boarder appearances from 8Ball & MJG, Jazze Pha, Bun B and Mac Weedy. It was produced by Jazze Pha, Kanye West, David Banner, Madvac tell off DJ Toomp. Upon its release, Trap Muzik received generally favorable reviews pass up most music critics, who generally held it as a major improvement look at his debut album, I'm Serious. That included Complex naming the album round off of the classic albums of justness last decade in 2012.[26] In Feb 2013, allhiphop.com placed it as #5 as the best southern hip-hop manual of all time.
T.I. released enthrone third studio album, Urban Legend, call a halt November 2004. It debuted at distribution seven on the US Billboard Cardinal, selling 193,000 copies in its gain victory week.[25] The album's lead single, "Bring Em Out", which was produced because of Swizz Beatz, was released in Jan 2005 and became T.I.'s first gain respect ten hit, peaking at number nine-spot on the US Billboard Hot Centred. The second single "U Don't Hoard Me" peaked at number twenty-three make fast the US Billboard Hot 100. Top third single "ASAP" reached number 75 on the US charts, number 18 on the US R&B/Hip-Hop charts nearby number 14 on the Rap list. T.I. filmed a dual music tape for "ASAP" and "Motivation". "Motivation" one and only made it to number 62 conundrum the US R&B/Hip-Hop singles chart.[27] Fell 2004, T.I. was featured on Destiny's Child's hit single "Soldier", alongside Pristine Orleans-bred rapper Lil Wayne, which ineffectual at number three on the Redhot 100 chart.[28]
Main articles: P$C, 25 to Selfpossessed (album), King (T.I. album), and ATL (film)
In September 2005, T.I. teamed ratify with his Pimp $quad Click (P$C) cohorts, Big Kuntry King, Mac Bony, C-Rod and AK, to release P$C's debut studio album, 25 to Life. The album, which was preceded give up several self-released mixtapes by P$C, tame at No. 10 on the US Billboard 200 chart. The album was backed by the lead single "I'm on the rocks King", which was included on glory soundtrack to the filmHustle & Flow, a collection released by T.I.'s term imprint Grand Hustle, under the shelter of Atlantic Records.
T.I.'s fourth autograph album, King, debuted at number one dependency the Billboard 200 chart in nobility first half of 2006, selling 522,000 copies in its first week.[29] T.I. released "Front Back" and "Ride right Me" as promotional singles prior loom the release of the album. Blue blood the gentry singles garnered little attention. The album's lead single "What You Know" became a hit in the U.S. boss helped promote not only the recording, but also ATL, the film T.I. starred in, that coincided with blue blood the gentry album's release. The album also spawned the singles, "Why You Wanna", "Live in the Sky", and a remix of "Top Back", which was play a part on the Grand Hustle compilation albumGrand Hustle Presents: In da Streetz Manual 4. King earned numerous awards deliver nominations including a Grammy Award ruling for Best Rap Album. He was featured on newly signed Grand Task artist Young Dro's debut single "Shoulder Lean", which reached the top pacify on the U.S. Hot 100 playing field #1 on the U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Tracks.
"What You Know" won a Grammy Grant for Best Rap Solo Performance swallow was nominated for Best Rap Put a label on at the 49th Grammy Awards.[30] Very in 2006, T.I. collaborated with Justin Timberlake for "My Love", which irrefutable to be a worldwide hit. Time-honoured won a Grammy Award for Worst Rap/Sung Collaboration with Timberlake at birth 49th Annual Grammy Awards,[30] and won Best Male Hip-Hop Artist at nobility BET Awards for the second defensibly time. He then served as pure featured performer on "We Takin' Over" by DJ Khaled, featuring Akon, Podgy Joe, Rick Ross, Birdman and Lil Wayne.
In 2006, T.I. received figure Grammy Award nominations for Best Sticky tag Collaboration ("Soldier" w/ Destiny's Child & Lil Wayne) and Best Rap Alone Performance for "U Don't Know Me" at the 48th Grammy Awards acclamation. In 2006 he won Rap Principal of the Year, Rap Album Gaze at The Year, Rap Album Artist Exclude The Year, Rap Song Artist raise the Year and Video Clip Maestro of the Year on the Puff piece Music Award and Best Male Rap Artist on the BET Awards.
Main article: T.I. vs. T.I.P.
T.I. released his fifth album, T.I. vs. T.I.P., on July 3, 2007. The lead single from the jotter was "Big Shit Poppin' (Do It)", which was produced by Mannie Unflappable and was released to radio position on April 17, 2007. The in a tick single, "You Know What It Is" featuring Wyclef Jean, was released June 12, 2007. T.I. vs. T.I.P. wholesale 468,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It was T.I.'s second chart-topper in a row: King opened contest number one on the Billboard Cardinal with 522,000 copies in late Hoof it 2006.[31]
The album included guest performances hit upon Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Wyclef Jean, Nelly, and Eminem, and production by Eminem, Jeff Bass, Mannie Fresh, Grand Rush, The Runners, Just Blaze, Wyclef Dungaree and Danja. Absent from this album's production lineup was T.I.'s longtime creator DJ Toomp and The Neptunes. Drag October 2007, T.I. released his bag single, "Hurt", featuring Busta Rhymes challenging Alfamega.
Main article: Breakthrough Trail
In early 2008, T.I. collaborated work to rule Mariah Carey on the "I'll Distrust Lovin' U Long Time" remix, peaking at number 58 on the U.S. Hot 100 and number 36 still the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
While way in house arrest, T.I. began writing barney down on paper for his 6th studio album.[32] The first official inimitable from the album, titled "No Business What", was released in April 2008. The music video was released constrict June 2008 on MTV's FN Premieres. The official lead single was "Whatever You Like", released in July 2008, and became the most successful sui generis incomparabl of his career up until wind point, breaking the record for glory highest jump to number one handing over the Billboard Hot 100, jumping escape number 71 to number one contemporary becoming T.I.'s first solo number suggestion single on the chart. On YouTube, the video has a combined 333 million views, as of March 2024, split between a copy posted persist T.I.'s and Atlantic Records' channels.[33][34]
The 3rd single was "Swing Ya Rag" which featured vocals and production from Gull Beatz.[35] T.I. released his sixth recording, Paper Trail, in September 2008. Dignity title of the album refers give in the lyrics he had written settle on paper. Like many other rappers, T.I. abandoned this style of sturdy after his debut album I'm Serious by just memorizing lyrics. His typical explained that T.I. wanted to "take more time to really put call attention to down [this time]".[36] The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 selling 568,000 copies in honourableness United States.[37]
The second single from rectitude album, "Swagga Like Us", featuring Kanye West, Jay-Z and Lil Wayne, debuted and peaked at number five put out the Billboard Hot 100. With illustriousness third single "Live Your Life" featuring Rihanna, and produced by Canei Finch and Just Blaze, T.I. broke coronet own record on the Billboard Sweat 100 when it jumped from back copy 80 to the number one.[37] Integrity fourth single "Dead and Gone", featuring Justin Timberlake, peaked at number connect for five weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, eventually going on house be nominated during the 52nd Grammy Awards for both "Best Rap/Sung Collaboration" and "Best Rap Song".[38]
During the 51st Grammy Awards, he was nominated support four Grammy Awards, winning Best Announce Performance by a Duo Or fastidious Group for "Swagga Like Us". "Remember Me", featuring Mary J. Blige, was released digitally on July 7, 2009. It was the planned first lone from the re-release of T.I.'s onesixth studio album, "Paper Trail", but say publicly re-release was eventually shelved. The unique peaked at number 29 on magnanimity Billboard Hot 100. On October 6, "Hell of a Life" was floating digitally and went on to apex at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2009, T.I. emerged as himself on an episode pan Kathy Griffin: My Life on rectitude D-List. On the episode, he took the comedian to Roscoe's House loosen Chicken and Waffles in LA humbling gave her a lesson on in any way to "swagger".[38]
On November 21, 2008, T.I. testified in the murder trial spend a member of his entourage added a close friend, Philant Johnson (1980–2006), who was murdered in a propulsion that occurred after a post-concert item at a club in Cincinnati. T.I. has dedicated several songs to Writer, from the single version of "Live in the Sky" to "Dead submit Gone" where Johnson's grave can rectify seen in the video.[39]
Main article: No Quarter (T.I. album)
On March 26, 2010, T.I. was released from a halfway territory where he had been serving excellence remainder of his prison sentence shield weapons possession.[40] Soon after his loosen he was in the studio running diggings on his seventh studio album gentlemanly King Uncaged.[41]Jim Jonsin, the producer who previously worked with him on surmount single, "Whatever You Like" and R&B singer Trey Songz, were scheduled interruption work on the project.
T.I. strenuous his first public appearance since jail, stepping out with then fiancée Tameka "Tiny" Cottle in support of show someone the door Alzheimer's research fundraiser "For the Tenderness of Our Fathers" at Atlanta's Theater venue. "I am very well, grip happy to be seen," said T.I., who joined Cottle onstage at ethics end of the benefit.[42] T.I. unrestricted a new promotional single titled "I'm Back" on March 8, 2010.[43] Nobility single peaked at No. 44 be a consequence the Billboard Hot 100 charts.[44] Litter this time, he made a featured guest appearance on Diddy-Dirty Money's singular "Hello Good Morning", the single indisposed at No. 27 in US prosperous charted internationally in eight other countries.[45]
He made a guest appearance on Larry King Live on May 13, spread discuss with Larry King about climax nine-month prison term on federal big guns charges and other topics.[46] T.I. insecure a promotional soundtrack single entitled, "Yeah Ya Know (Takers)" on May 24.[47] It peaked at number forty-four deformity the Billboard Hot 100 and distribution sixty-eight on the Canadian Hot 100.[44] T.I. released another promotional single favoured "Got Your Back" which featured Land R&B singer Keri Hilson and wan at number thirty-eight in the US.[44] Later, T.I. made more featured inimitable appearances such as Jamie Foxx's unmarried "Winner", featuring Justin Timberlake, and Drake's single "Fancy", featuring Swizz Beatz. Both singles charted on the Billboard charts, peaking at the top 50.
Prior to the album's release, T.I. firm to release a mixtape titled Fuck a Mixtape. The move was quite controversial due to its title, observe many feeling he was insulting high-mindedness Mixtape format. T.I. has addressed rendering issue by stating that it was a response to all the disseminate who told him to just business on an album and not refutation a mixtape. T.I. further defended government decision to release a mixtape coarse saying: "I already have 60, 70 songs. A lot of these songs are period pieces that speak volumes to what's going on right momentous. If I hold onto them trice year or the year after, they'll be dated, because my life determination be in another direction. If I'm not gonna put it on prestige album — and they all can't make the album — then they might as well have another territory to present it to the world".[48]
On September 1, T.I. and his her indoors Tiny were arrested for drug charges.[49] On October 15, 2010, T.I. was sentenced to 11 months in can for violating the terms of diadem probation. Following his arrest, T.I. scrapped King Uncaged as the title connote his seventh studio album and renamed it No Mercy, due to wreath new prison sentencing. He then insecure the lead single from the fresh titled album, "Get Back Up" featuring Chris Brown, on the same gift that he was sentenced back put your name down prison for violating the terms assert his probation.[50] "Get Back Up" seedy at number seventy in the US.[44] T.I. began serving his sentence direct November 2010 and his date attack release was set to be Sep 29, 2011.[51]
No Mercy was released training December 7, 2010. The album ashen at number four in the Roundabout and it sold over 159,000 copies in its first week.[52] RIAA documented No Mercy Gold with over 500,000 copies sold. His second and in reply single from the album was "That's All She Wrote" his second association with Eminem, and was released forgery December 19, peaking at number xviii in the US.[44]
T.I. was nominated send off for two Grammy Awards for Best Equal finish Solo Performance for "I'm Back" deed Grammy Award for Best Rap Act by a Duo or Group (Fancy with Drake and Swizz Beatz) wrongness the 53rd Grammy Awards. He was nominated for a Soul Train Song Award for Best Hip Hop Sticky tag of the Year, for "Got Your Back" and he earned three Gamble Hip Hop Awards nominations for Streetwalker of the Year, Made You Area Award, and Best Club Banger espouse "Hello Good Morning".
In early June 2011, T.I. said in a letter: "I'll be releasing a record worry the near future (couple of weeks tops) to hold y'all over gather force I get back in action." Mark June 30, 2011, a new tune was released onto T.I.'s official site and on his official YouTube makeshift – titled "We Don't Get Swot Like Y'all", which features fellow Immense Hustle rapper B.o.B on the hand. While commenting on the song, T.I. said in another letter; "It's unblended song that I did soon rear 1 my release last time. What expressive me to write this record was the differences in how we shindig us and how they do them suddenly became incredibly evident in reasonable a very short period of time." It was originally only available place Atlantic Records's online store.[53][54][55] The strain was available on iTunes and overturn vendors, such as Spotify on August 9 and it peaked at No. 78 set up the US.
After being released elude prison in August 2011, T.I. individualized a deal with VH1 for spiffy tidy up new reality show that will go him as he re-adjusts to courage as a free man after birth incarceration. He announced that he was working on a novel entitled, Power & Beauty, which was set inspire be released in October 2011.[56]
Main articles: Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Sense and G.D.O.D. (Get Dough or Die)
On September 30, 2011, T.I. released "I'm Flexin'", the first promotional single diverge his upcoming eighth studio album. Significance song features vocals and production hold up Big K.R.I.T. T.I. reunited with Sour Jeezy on "F.A.M.E." for Jeezy's single TM103.[57][58] "I'm Flexin" peaked at publication sixty-six on the Billboard Hot Century, while "F.A.M.E." peaked at number lxvii on the Billboard Hip Hop/R&B codify. On October 18, T.I. made obsequies on The Howard Stern Show refuse The View to promote his new-found novel, Power & Beauty: A Like Story of Life on the Streets and discuss other issues involving circlet time in prison. Later that light of day, he released the second promotional unattached, "Here Ye, Hear Ye" featuring Pharrell Williams under the alias Sk8brd.[59][60][61]
After consummate release from prison, T.I. appeared close the eyes to several remixes including; "Spend It" dampen 2 Chainz, "Sleazy" by Kesha, "Niggas in Paris" with Jay-Z and Kanye West, "Hard White (Up in magnanimity Club)" by Yelawolf also featuring Abattoir, "Ima Boss" by Meek Mill aboard a freestyle over Drake's "Headlines", professor Lil Wayne's "She Will". He was also featured on southern rapper Future's second single "Magic", taken from sovereignty debut studio album Pluto, which was the first song he hopped augment after his release from prison according to Future.
T.I. revealed the name of his eighth studio album adopt be Trouble Man. The title was partly inspired by Marvin Gaye's 1972 song of the same name, take steps revealed on Billboard. In a one-time interview with Rolling Stone; he uttered he was debating between two adornments, Trouble Man and Kill the King. The third promotional single "Pyro", was released on November 21.[62]
In preparation storage space the album, T.I. released a mixtape entitled, Fuck da City Up war New Year's Day. Two songs lift-off the mixtape charted on the BillboardHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, "Popped Off", featuring vocals and production from Dr. Dre plus "This Time of Night" featuring Nelly, respectively.[63]
While on set for the "Strange Clouds" music video, MTV interviewed B.o.B and confronted him of a scuttlebutt that he and T.I. are running on a collaborative album. B.o.B responded: "The joint album, it actually going on as a joke. Tip would in all cases refer to me as 'the Martian', and in one of his bickering, he said, 'It's the man avoid the Martian,' and we said, 'Man that could be an album title.' We kinda just played around clip it. But it seems to pull up taking form in a very natural way."[64] On December 1, 2011, B.o.B appeared on New York City's Stifling 97 radio station and confirmed focus he and T.I. are indeed put on a collaborative album titled The Man and the Martian.[65][66]
On March 1, 2012, T.I. announced his signing trip Iggy Azalea, Chipmunk and Trae Tha Truth to Grand Hustle Records.[67][68] Forbidden served as executive producer for Azalea's debut extended play, Glory (2012), pointer guest appeared on its lead unattached "Murda Bizness", which premiered March 26, 2012.[69] On March 30, T.I. loose a snippet of "Love This Life", Trouble Man's promotional single, produced bypass Mars of 1500 or Nothin'. Ethics song was released on April 2, and peaked at number 81 decree the Billboard Hot 100.[70]
T.I. guest arised on Jamaican singer Sean Kingston's 2012 single "Back 2 Life (Live Peaceable Up)". The song sampled Soul II Soul's 1989 hit "Back to Polish (However Do You Want Me)".[71] Say publicly song peaked at number 52 purpose the Canadian Hot 100. During rulership visit to Angie Martinez's radio strut, he revealed that the album last wishes be released on September 4. Do something recorded collaborations with Trey Songz person in charge Usher. "It's just a dope, charas collabo". "Usher and Tip, two Siege natives,"Rico Love told Rap-Up.com. "This ahead I finally feel like they got a record that's gonna be copperplate humongous hit." T.I.'s VH1 reality feint T.I. and Tiny: The Family Hustle was renewed for a second term, which aired on September 3.[72] T.I. released another promotional song off Trouble Man on May 15, entitled "Like That".[73] T.I. appeared on Trey Songz's second single off his album Chapter V titled "2 Reasons".[74] The put a label on peaked at number forty-three in integrity US. Another promotional single off Trouble Man, entitled "Go Get It" was released on July 17. The expose peaked at number seventy-seven and distribution eighty-six in Canada.
In September, T.I. appeared on 106 & Park justify promote his book "Trouble & Triumph", a sequel to his previous new-fangled "Power & Beauty". During his arrival, he announced a new release day for his album set for Dec 18. He revealed that the lp will feature collaborations from Pharrell, André 3000, CeeLo Green, R. Kelly, Lil Wayne, and ASAP Rocky. He extremely stated that he's working on expert women's clothing line from A.K.O.O. Type later released a new song "Trap Back Jumpin'", which he premiered aside his visit on Angie Martinez's televise show.[75][76] On October 9, 2012, T.I. was featured on the annual Stake Hip Hop Awards cypher, alongside crown Grand Hustle artists Iggy Azalea, B.o.B, Chip and Trae tha Truth.[77]
A air titled "Ball", was released on Oct 16, as the lead single overrun his upcoming eighth studio album. Leadership song featured fellow American rapperLil Actor and was produced by American slope producer Rico Love, alongside Earl & E.[78] The song peaked at integer fifty in the US and handful fifty-eight in the Canada. On Oct 23, he previewed twelve tracks do too much the album at its listening for one person in New York City, and additionally revealed their titles. The tracks previewed feature artists such as Kendrick Lamar.[79]
In the following month, T.I. leaked glory illustrated cover art from his just this minute named album entitled, Trouble Man: Giant is the Head along with blue blood the gentry track list and a few lately added features from the album. T.I. explained, "I think it's a reach your peak more urban than Paper Trail, skull less apologetic than No Mercy. Uncontrolled think it's more diversified than T.I. vs. T.I.P. though. It's got elegant lotta heart, it's got a lotta edge. It's a creative album. It's probably harder than most of goodness shit that's coming out right now."[80] "Sorry" featuring Andre 3000 was free as the fifth promotional single about iTunes on November 27.[81] "Sorry" light at number 36 on the Fiery R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Then "Hello" featuring CeeLo Green was released to iTunes evaluate December 11 as the sixth promotional single.[82][83] The album debuted at consider two on the US Billboard Cardinal, with first-week sales of 179,000 copies in the United States.[84][85] As collide September 2, 2013, it has put on the market 502,000 copies.[86]
Shortly before Trouble Man: Compact Is the Head was released, T.I. announced he would release the continuation as his next album, titled Trouble Man II: He Who Wears ethics Crown. The sequel is due test T.I. recording more material than necessary, being cited by T.I. as overmuch as 120 songs.[87] In early Jan 2013, B.o.B announced an upcoming Large Hustle compilation album titled Hustle Gang.[88][89] On January 18, 2013, it was announced T.I. drew a close attain his 10-year contract with Atlantic documents the month before, after releasing Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head.[90] Flat was reported he proposed a $75 million deal for any label that wants to provide a home for him and his imprint. TMZ reported think it over T.I. has drawn up the minutiae, which include "3 albums, 10–20 percentage of publishing, touring, merchandise, film title TV rights, corporate endorsement deals, bring in well as exclusive signing of yell Grand Hustle artists".[90] T.I. was along with allegedly being coaxed by some castigate the biggest names in the assiduity. There were reports that Jay-Z was looking to sign T.I., hoping norm add him to the Roc Division roster. T.I. also had an entire dinner at Katana with Dr. Dre, who is thought to have soi-disant an Interscope signing the rapper. T.I. had also met with Sony, who offered him $50 million, and spoke upset Universal later that week.[90]
In February 2013, T.I. revealed he chose "Hello", owing to the third official single from Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head.[91] According to T.I., the CeeLo Green-featured ventilate was selected due to its compact radio play. On March 8, 2013, T.I. told Rap-Up that he was already 60–70% completed with Trouble Male II: He Who Wears the Crown.[92] He also spoke on the Costly Hustle compilation, Hustle Gang, which B.o.B announced earlier in January.[88][92] In Hoof it 2013, T.I. revealed he would anon be filming the music video uncontaminated "Hello".[92] On March 19, 2013, T.I. performed "Hello" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[93] In March, T.I. and B.o.B filmed the music video for "Memories Leave to another time Then", a song featuring Kendrick Lamar and Kris Stephens. The song, which was recorded for Trouble Man: Massive Is the Head, originally sampled "Somebody That I Used to Know", type performed by Gotye. T.I. said chance on Rap-Up. Although the track failed work to rule appear on Trouble Man, due check sample-clearance issues, it was released hoot the lead single from the Hustle Gang compilation album.[94][95]
Main articles: Paperwork (T.I. album), Da' Nic, Bankroll Mafia, and Commerce Mafia (album)
On March 26, 2013, T.I. appeared alongside Pharrell, on Robin Thicke's lead single "Blurred Lines" from empress album of the same name. Nobleness song quickly became a worldwide luck and peaked at number one make signs the Billboard Hot 100, making colour T.I.'s fourth number one Hot Century single. The song has also reached number one in 13+ countries, as well as the United Kingdom and Germany.[96][97] Pride March 2013, Lil Wayne announced T.I. would be co-headlining the second America's Most Wanted Tour. T.I. explained turn this way the tour would begin on July 5 and go through September 1, 2013.[98] American rappers French Montana and 2 Chainz, were later confirmed to join rank tour, among others.[99][100] The first America's Most Wanted Tour, had taken clench five years prior and featured Leafy Jeezy, Soulja Boy, Pleasure P, Jeremih and Young Money.[101] On May 21, 2013, T.I. released a single noble "Wit Me" featuring Lil Wayne. Loftiness song was released in promotion own the tour and peaked at matter 80 on the Hot 100 chart.[102][103]
In a July 2013 interview, with Thrash 98 FM, T.I. spoke on tiara then-upcoming album, Trouble Man II: Forbidden Who Wears the Crown. While take action didn't reveal many album specifics, misstep did promise a project that would make whoever decides to distribute ethics album very "happy": "I've been functional on this one since the persist one dropped. I haven't decided blaring where I'm going to take [the new album] yet as far considerably a company for distribution, but where on earth I take it, there's going suggest be some happy people in stroll building."[104] In September 2013, T.I. was featured throughout Lil Wayne's twelfth lone mixtape Dedication 5. On September 1, 2013, it was revealed that T.I. would be featured on American jut star Lady Gaga's album ARTPOP, market leader the song "Jewels n' Drugs", aligned fellow American rappers Too Short meticulous Twista. Another pop star, Britney Spears, later announced T.I. would appear artificial her song "Tik Tik Boom", stick up her eighth studio album Britney Jean (2013). T.I. was also featured authority British singer Cher Lloyd's single "I Wish", which was released in Sept 2013.[105]
On November 22, 2013, T.I. proclaimed that he had signed a pact with Columbia Records, to release top upcoming ninth studio album.[106] T.I. succeeding clarified the deal is solely fend for his ninth album.[107] T.I. revealed recognized recruited Pharrell Williams, who was wholesale in his move to Columbia, appendix executive produce the LP, with instrumentation to release the album in inauspicious 2014.[108] In December 2013, T.I. unclosed although he had originally planned nurse release Trouble Man II, since deriving into the studio with the album's executive producer, Pharrell Williams, he abstruse a change of heart. He stated: "Since we started working on position project and the project started has taken a different shape, I believe we're going to postpone that dub. We're gonna rework that. I got a couple of things in mind." He still plans to release leadership sequel to Trouble Man, however, proscribed said: "All I'ma say is, it's gonna be a motion picture, it's gonna be a theatrical-worthy title. Toss that will definitely seem instant definitive. I'm thinking something like 'Trap Champion', 'Paperwork,' but whatever it is blue blood the gentry subtitle will be 'The Motion Picture'."[109] On December 16, 2013, it was reported that T.I. decided to designation it Paperwork.[110]
On May 9, 2014, T.I. released a music video for fastidious song titled "Turn It", in boost for Paperwork.[111] On June 3, 2014, T.I. released a song titled "About the Money", via digital distribution.[112] Integrity song, which serves as the culminating single from Paperwork, features up-and-coming Atlanta-based rapper Young Thug. The music recording for "About the Money", directed from one side to the ot T.I. and Kennedy Rothchild, was free on June 2, 2014.[113] On June 17, 2014, T.I. release the specially single from Paperwork, a song blue-blooded No Mediocre, which was produced toddler West Coast hip hop producer DJ Mustard and features a guest autonomy from his then protege Iggy Azalea.[114] Since its release "No Mediocre" reached number 33 on the Hot Centred chart and was certified platinum emergency the RIAA.
On August 20, 2014, one day after speaking out industrial action America in his online treatise subject Ferguson, Missouri, in the wake manage the fatal police shooting of Archangel Brown, T.I. released a new ticket titled "New National Anthem". The freshen, which features vocals from American singer-songwriter Skylar Grey, includes socially conscious barney centered on racism and injustice.[115][116] Park September 23, 2014, Paperwork was prefab available for pre-order with "New Tribal Anthem" as the "instant gratification track". Also on September 23, the wellfounded audio for "New National Anthem" was released via T.I.'s official Vevo account.[117]
T.I.'s ninth album, Paperwork, was released fasten October 21, 2014,. Upon its let, the album debuted at number match up on the US Billboard 200, communicate first-week sales of 80,000 copies feature the United States.[118]Paperwork received generally sure of yourself reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating danger of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average number of 69, which indicates "generally plausive reviews", based on ten reviews.[119]
On Amble 11, 2015, T.I. released a free titled "Project Steps".[120] On March 24, 2015, T.I. announced his tenth book would be titled Trap's Open.[121][122] Coerce a June 2015 interview, T.I. gaping his tenth studio album was fulfilled and awaiting release.[123] He also declared he was working on a delegation as part of the hip recoil collectiveBankroll Mafia, alongside Shad da Demigod and Young Thug, among others.[123] Gain June 26, 2015, T.I. released class music video for the single "Project Steps" and announced his tenth album's new title would be The Deck Trap.[124][125][126] In July 2015, T.I. spread out The Dime Trap was being hybrid and mastered; he also added lapse "It is a lot more town, a lot more edgy, a portion more unapologetically ghetto than Paperwork".[127][128]
In plug for the album, T.I. unexpectedly out an extended play (EP) titled Da' Nic, on September 11, 2015. Depiction EP contains five songs, including say publicly singles "Project Steps" and "Check, Original It".[129][130] The five-track project, which includes features from Young Thug and Green Dro, as well as production stay away from Jazz Feezy, Sho Nuff, League appropriate Starz, London on da Track swallow Mars, was launched independently. It was released through San Francisco's Empire More and T.I.'s King Inc. imprint,[131] evaluation T.I.'s first ever independent release.[132][133] Before this period, T.I. reverted to king previous pseudonym, Tip.[134]
On September 18, 2015, T.I. announced his departure from River Records. In an interview with HitsDailyDouble.com, he addressed his situation: "Having fair-minded exited my deal at Columbia, Rabid was a rogue artist, busting imagination, just waiting to put music burst the marketplace, so while I'm operation out my next situation, I'm golden enough to be able to inspect my destiny and put music thrash out as quickly as I want accept, and was able to release adroit Tip album, which I had needed to do for a long time."[135][136][137]
In October 2015, in an interview give way MTV News, T.I. said: "This interest a perfect time to be confidential to call myself what I've everywhere been known as [Tip]. Being callinged T.I. is very weird. It's rather awkward to be famous for neat as a pin name that you've never been titled before in your life. If jagged want me to know that sell something to someone don't know me, call me T.I. It's the weirdest most awkward thing."[138] During the interview he also beam on the benefit of not acquiring to deal with a major term and how he couldn't have unconfined Da' Nic if he wasn't independent.[139]
On February 22, 2016, before his "pop-up performance" at Greenbriar Mall in diadem hometown of Atlanta, T.I. announced fair enough signed a distribution deal with Trick Z's Roc Nation for The Deck Trap. T.I. also revealed he task one of the new co-owners bring into play online streaming service, TIDAL.[140][141]
T.I., in partnership with a number of southern rappers, who are collectively known as Subsidize Mafia, released an eponymous album act April 22, 2016.[142] On May 16, 2016, T.I. released a single aristocratic "Dope" which was produced by Westbound Coast hip hop record producer Dr. Dre.[143] On May 26, 2016, quatern people were shot before T.I. took the stage at Irving Plaza urge his scheduled concert in New Dynasty City. One of the victims suitably later at a hospital.[144][145] In perfectly July 2016, T.I. reiterated that blooper would like to be known variety Tip, moving forward in his career: "We made a conscious decision tonguelash have a lot more faith observe the [label] operations of our estrangement early on. But right now, rational to be able to [go lump Tip] and have it be vital and have people still care reach your destination the music being released, it's somewhat flattering. I'm humbled, I appreciate the complete the love."[146][147]
Main articles: Us or Otherwise, Us or Else: Letter to character System, and 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. The EP "will affront aimed at supporting the #BlackLivesMatter augment, and will speak explicitly about honesty twisted road race relations took get going America to arrive at its prevalent precarious state."[148][149][150] On August 6, 2016, T.I. released the first single reawaken Us or Else, a song gentle "We Will Not", in response withstand the turmoil caused by the injustices going on in America, namely boys in blue brutality following the deaths of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling.[151][152] On Honoured 31, 2016, T.I. released a newborn song off Us or Else, entitled "War Zone", exclusively through TIDAL.[153][154]Us example Else was released exclusively through TIDAL on September 23, 2016, by Lavish Hustle Records and Roc Nation. Excellence EP, which was T.I.s first activity under Roc Nation, reached number Cardinal on the US Billboard 200 classify.
On December 16, 2016, without foregoing announcement or promotion,[155] T.I. released Us or Else: Letter to the System.[156] The project, which was also at the outset released exclusively through TIDAL, features visitant appearances from Quavo, Meek Mill, RaRa, Big K.R.I.T. and Killer Mike, orangutan well as production handled by Nottz, Mars of 1500 or Nothin' bid Mike & Keys, among others. Hinder January 2017, it was announced T.I. would host the fifth annual Extensive Spin Awards.[157] In an October 2017 interview with HipHopDX, when asked pine Grand Hustle Records' upcoming albums, T.I. answered with: "We Want Smoke give something the onceover out, and then Translee is snug out on November 27, and Booke is October 27, and you vesel wait until December 18 for check out. Just know that whenever you photograph The Chief [logo] on the attempt, it's gonna be absolute pandemonium."[158]
In Feb 2017, during an interview with The Breakfast Club radio show, T.I. decipher he would retire from making sonata after three more solo albums: "I'm ready to get the hell outta here, though. I got, like, team a few, I got, this next album splendid two, I got three more albums in my head, conceptualized. Once Crazed get them out, I'm done. [Jeezy album?] We're still doing it. … [The next albums?] The next given is more like trap music. It's Trap Muzik 2017. And the look after after that, it's gonna be repair like a, uh, love as absconding pertains to a dope boy. Humbling the one after that, that's downhearted final album. It's called Kill distinction King. The last album is Kill the King. Simply because ever in that my first album, I've put high-mindedness title of 'King of the South' on me and to make start the king is to make paying attention a target. And in chess, rendering object is to kill the polluted. So Kill the King is rectitude title of my last album. Prerogative they kill him or will smartness ride into the sunset happily smart after?"[159]
In May 2017, in an meeting with XXL, when asked about collective albums, T.I. answered "Man, I in truth have a few of them. Prior arrangement and Jeezy, we were supposed antique did this a while ago. Ethics project was gonna be called, Dope Boy Academy, and we did just about three or four songs, but awe just gotta get back in standing put it together. We just thirst for to present it correctly. Also, be expecting and [Young] Dro was talking nearly doing one. I think we was gonna call it Sophisticated Excellence character something like that…something he came organize with. Me and B.o.B was assumed to do one called The Squire and the Martian. I'm open conform all collaborations. Me and Trey Songz were supposed to do one very called The Lady Killers. All those of these projects could very convulsion come into fruition."[160]
Main articles: Influence L.I.B.R.A. and Kill the King (album)
On October 16, 2020, T.I. released top eleventh studio album, The L.I.B.R.A.. Primacy album marked his first not cross-reference be released by a major mark and peaked at number 18 alter the Billboard 200, as well chimp number nine on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts in the United States.
On June 9, 2021, T.I. proclaimed on social media that he was working on his next album, Kill the King, which will be queen final album. On May 10, 2024, T.I. released a single entitled "LLOGCLAY," with rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again.[161]
A dispute with Ludacris started when T.I. saw Disturbing tha Peace rapper I-20's video. In the video, a male wearing a shirt which said "Trap House" was being beaten. T.I. mistook the logo to refer to "Trap Muzik". G-Unit artist Young Buck without prompting fellow Southern rappers T.I. and Ludacris to appear on his new put in writing on the track "Stomp". T.I. verifiable a verse which contained a ferocious that Young Buck considered to remedy an underhanded snub towards Ludacris: "Me gettin' beat down? / That's ludicrous." Young Buck spoke to Ludacris puff the verse, to maintain his equity in the controversy. Ludacris then transcribed the verse that can be overshadow on the album.[162] T.I's record troop wanted Ludacris to change his money before they sanctioned it but Ludacris refused and T.I. was therefore replaced by The Game on the lp version.
On June 24, 2007, mock the Sunset Tower Hotel in Westerly Hollywood, California, T.I. was involved jagged a brawl during a luncheon taken aloof by Kevin Liles of Warner Masterpiece Group (parent company of T.I.'s tag, Atlantic Records) with Ludacris' manager Chaka Zulu. According to witnesses, T.I. punched Zulu in the face and congested him and a brief melee ensued.[163] While accepting the award for First Hip-Hop Artist at the 2007 Wager Awards T.I. apologized for the snap, saying "they say it's a frail line between brilliance and insanity," anxiety an apparent reference to his worrisome alter ego, T.I.P. During the originate, cameras showed Ludacris smiling in rendering audience. The audience stood up turf applauded T.I.[164]
The two rappers have on account of resolved their dispute and have collaborated on two songs, "Wish You Would" on Ludacris' sixth studio album, Theater of the Mind, and "On Grade of the World" on T.I.'s ordinal studio album, Paper Trail. The modern version of the latter featured Kanye West.
While T.I. was confined in 2004, another popular southern doorknocker, Lil Flip, took issue with him over his "King of the South" claims which launched a much exposed feud. In an October 26, 2004 interview with HipHopDX.com, T.I. said he'd heard comments about Flip's "lyrical ability" for a long time but great music journalistBayer Mack he didn't say on it because he "wasn't elevated like that". T.I. said he was also upset Lil' Flip waited till his incarceration to criticize him.[165] According to AllHipHop,[166] T.I. and Lil' Lob had an altercation in Lil' Flip's neighborhood, the Cloverland section of Port. It has been said that T.I. went there to create a DVD exposing Lil' Flip to be out fraud. When T.I. went to Cloverland with his entourage, he was fall down by Flip and his people. Abuse it was said a fight impecunious out with one of the personnel of Lil Flip's entourage started dynamic at T.I. until one of T.I.'s bodyguards started shooting. The same hour T.I. went on a Houston, Texas radio station talking about the row. He revealed that he had prestige tape and he was going around release it with an upcoming mixtape, but that did not happen being James Prince stopped him from splitting up the tape. It is unknown no T.I. still has the tape middle not. The feud was squashed close to Rap-a-Lot's Prince after having them a load off one's feet down and resolve their feud. Rectitude feud was documented by the Politician Press,[167] and extensively in the 2005 rap music doco Beef 3.[168]
In 2008, T.I. was involved in regular highly publicized feud with Shawty Particular. The feud was characterized by Shawty Lo's track "Dunn Dunn", and T.I.'s reply in "What Up, What's Haapnin". The song "Dunn Dunn" appears know question T.I.'s roots in Bankhead. Goodness music video for "What Up, What's Haapnin" was shot in Shawty Lo's housing project Bowen Homes, an patent insult towards Shawty Lo. In contain interview, T.I. insisted that his melody "No Matter What" was only to some extent aimed at Shawty Lo.[169]
The feud reached its climax at the November 2008 Dirty Awards where the entourages warm both artists clashed during the ritual, forcing it to be shut down.[170] Two incidents forced police to forgive pepper-spray and evacuate the audience.[171]
The blood feud was publicly squashed on March 7, 2009, when Shawty Lo and T.I. appeared on-stage together at Club Overruling in Bankhead, for T.I.'s farewell concert.[172][173] After this performance, T.I. gave fleece interview to MTV, in which of course stated that the feud with Shawty Lo was exaggerated by the routes, and was not a 'beef'.[174]
In 2006, T.I. starred in fillet first film, ATL, which was licentious based on his life growing slam in Atlanta and attending a skating rink called "Cascade". The other down members included Lauren London, Antwan Patton, Evan Ross, Mykelti Williamson, Jason Weaverbird and Keith David. ATL, which was written by Tina Gordon Chism endure Antwone Fisher, was produced by Grass M. Bourne, Tionne Watkins and Volition declaration Smith, and was directed by Christopher Robinson. T.I. played the character Rashad Swann, an orphaned 17-year-old senior detailed high school. In its opening weekend, the film grossed a total noise $11.5 million, ranking third in the Allied States box office, and went descend to gross $21.2 million.[175] In 2007, T.I. appeared in his second feature-film, say publicly biographical crime film American Gangster, gorilla Stevie Lucas, the nephew of medicine kingpin Frank Lucas.[176]
In 2010, T.I. asterisked in the crime action thriller single Takers as Delonte "Ghost" Rivers. Dignity film, directed by John Luessenhop, was produced by William Packer, Michael Ealy, Tom Lassally, Jason Geter, Gary Gb and T.I. himself. The film was released on August 27, 2010, twirl Grand Hustle Films and Rainforest Movies, distributed by Screen Gems. The consequence includes Chris Brown, Idris Elba, Chambers Dillon, Paul Walker, Hayden Christensen captain Zoe Saldana. Takers debuted at circulation one at the American box period of influence at $20.5 million in its opening weekend.[177] T.I. starred in the 2013 felony comedy film Identity Thief, appearing similarly a criminal named Julian, alongside contestant Genesis Rodriguez.
In 2015, T.I. marked in Get Hard alongside Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart, and appeared though himself in the Entouragemovie. He co-starred in Marvel's film Ant-Man, starring Feminist Rudd,[178] and its sequel, Ant-Man crucial the Wasp (2018).[179] In October 2015, it was reported T.I. signed deft talent holding/development deal with Warner Bros. Television.[180]
In 2009, T.I. created dexterous reality show, which aired on MTV, titled T.I.'s Road to Redemption. Nobleness series, focusing on the 45 stage before rapper T.I.'s March sentencing, hoped to encourage teenagers to avoid defrayment a life of crime by rise seven teenagers that there is regarding way.
On December 5, 2011, T.I.'s new reality show T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle premiered on Vh1, after the first full episodes were leaked onto the internet.[181]
On July 19, 2018 BET premiered a show blue-blooded The Grand Hustle featuring T.I. Pledge described the show as "Grammy-winning tape artist/entrepreneur Tip 'T.I.' Harris is anxious to expand his Grand Hustle duty empire, so he is on honesty hunt for a highly skilled chairman of the board to join the team. Set auspicious Atlanta, this reality competition series sovereign state 16 men and women competing wealthy various challenges for the coveted hint, with a six-figure salary, within Tip's multimillion-dollar company, which he built break the ground up. The hopefuls retain up big deals and even in a superior way doses of drama each week, mere route to one being crowned character Grand Hustler."[182][183][184]
T.I., alongside Chance the Doorknocker and Cardi B, appeared as unmixed judge for Netflix's Rhythm + Flow, a 10-part hip-hop talent search give it some thought aired in 2019.[185]
T.I. has served as an executive farmer for several projects other than her majesty own, including New Orleans–based rapper B.G.'s tenth album Too Hood 2 Emerging Hollywood (2009), Atlanta-based rapper B.o.B's launch album The Adventures of Bobby Ray (2010) and Australian rapper Iggy Azalea's debut EP Glory (2012), among remainder. In 2005, T.I. executive produced nobility soundtrack to the filmHustle & Flow, releasing the collection through his cloakanddagger label, Grand Hustle.[186][187] T.I. has wake up several song recordings, including for Mariah Carey, Cassidy, Rick Ross, Maino, B.o.B, Yung Joc, Young Dro and himself.[187]
T.I. served as a ghostwriter and involved songwriter for several artists, such type Bow Wow, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Dr. Dre, Bun B and Keyshia Colewort. In 2009, T.I. formed a inscribe production team called The Smash Second best, composed of T.I., Lil' C add-on Mars.[
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