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T.I.
Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. (born on September 25 ,1980), aka T.I. or Tip,
enjoyed a steady rather than meteoric rise to stardom that has been dogged by
his penchant for breaking the law. Although T.I. fell into a life of crime and
prison in his early teens, he had been rapping since the age of seven and was
signed to Arista Records before he reached his twenties. Debut album I'm Serious
was released in 2001 and while it didn't exactly announce his arrival on the hip
hop scene with any fanfare, and he was dropped by Arista soon after, the album
was a sign of things to come. He con...
