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T.I. is a southern rapper who used to be known T.I.P, which stands for "Ten Inch Playa". His rap alias was then changed to T.I. (obviously taking of the "P") because his advisors and producers were worried that his current rap alias would be confused with Q-tip, another rapper.
"T.I. is the king from the dirty south."
T.I. by Lick WHAT! September 15, 2005
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A skilled southern rapper who is praised by his peers as one of the hottest lyricists of the 21st Century. Very diverse in content matter, ranging from emotional and introspective songs (eg 'I Still Luv U') to smooth R&B anthems (eg 'Let's Get Away') to hard street anthems (eg 'You Don't Know Me') to braggadocious tracks which show off his lyrical ability and flow (eg 'I'm Serious'). Biggest hit to date is 'Bring 'Em Out' but was first given mainstream love after his mega-hit 'Rubberband Man.' Claims to be the 'King Of The New South,' which is not far from the truth. Represents Atlanta, Westside Bankhead.
That new T.I track is DOPE!
T.I by Chrisssssssss August 18, 2005
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A rapper, self-proclaimed as "King of the South", was born on September 25, 1980, and recently released his album "King". It has several hit singles such as "What You Know", and "Why You Wanna". His real name is Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. His original rap alias was T.I.P. which stood for "Ten Inch Playa" but then out of respect for the rapper "Q-tip", he changed it to T.I. He's definitely a good rapper, and all the haters above my definition need to check what theyre saying cuz a lot of it is bull$hit. T.I. is also a member of P$C, and owns his record label, "Grand Hustle Records". Some of his other hits include "Rubberband Man", "Bring Em Out", "Motivation", "Asap", and "You Don't Know Me". He is also featured in several hit songs such as "Shoulder Lean" by Young Dro, and "Soldier" by Destiny's Child. He has a beef with Lil Flip, who in my opinion is a lame rapper with stupid songs that yell "Flip. Flip.", for half the song. Weep. How sad. umm yea thats pretty much all about T.I.
"Dontcha know i got key by the three when i chirp shawty chirp back. loaded knapsack where im holdin all the work at. what you know about that. what you know about that. what you know about that, hey i know all about that."
-What You Know by T.I.
T.I. by Cupertino Thug July 19, 2006
The HOTTEST rapper that reps. the South with the understanding of what life is like in the trap.( The hood life).Better known as the king of the South.
T.I by Hollachagurl January 30, 2005
Southern rapper; hails from West Atl.Ga.(Bankhead)USA;a.k.a.'King of the South'
..."A king with a style as mean as the Earth seen".
Rapper from Atlanta. King of the South for sure. 3 hit albums with a lot of big songs. Beef with Lil Flip and Ludacris.
"did you hear that new t.i. song? its BANGIN"
Rubberband Man
Bring Em Out
What You Know
t.i. by kk baby July 22, 2006
T.I. Aka Tip Harris(Clifford Joseph Harris Jr),rap name used to be "TIP" but changed it to T.I. so there was no confusion with him and Q-TIP. Member of PSC(Pimp Squad Click)owns his own label Grand Hustle, the most successful rapper and the best in my opinion, who agrees?
T.I. is from the dirty south.Atlanta,Georgia.
*Lookin' at the life through my rearview, all the problems I had
Could be seen alot clearer after time had passed
Known for livin' so fast, they wonder how he don't crash
With 220 on the dash, he constantly mashin'
(Why don't he slow down?) They be constantly askin'
But me in the fast lane is like metal and magnets
Now I ain't tryna say that it's the way of the masses
But it, so hard to change, I love this shit with a passion
Since me and Sigel cuttin' classes, showin' our ass
Shootin' out in broad day in the middle of traffic
I remember sellin' crack faster than I could bag it
A shame I ain't playin' with you shorty, I ain't braggin'
Me and Cap got life, some other folk got blasted
Had a partner OD'd and after this all happened
It's like the only thing that kept a pimp from cryin' and laughin'
And the Lord smiled on me at the end of the madness
I never thought that I'd make it this far rappin'
For introducin' the youth to what we now call trappin'
Considered now a classic, who'da imagined?
Me in Milano, gettin' models in next year's fashions
So nowadays, they can call me old fashioned
But it's way too much cash to see blue lights flashin'
So I guess the moral of this here class is
Life about who make it now not about who make it the fastest*
*Drive Slow Remix*
T.I. by JulianP September 15, 2008
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