The Biography of Rapper T.I.Essay Preview: The Biography of Rapper T.I.Report this essayHis original stage name, “T.I.P.”,stems from his childhood nickname Tip. Due to his southern drawl, fans mistook his name for “Chip”, so he began spelling it out “T.I.P”. Upon signing with Arista Records subsidiary LaFace Records in 2001, he shortened his name to T.I. out of respect for label mate Q-Tip. He is also known to go by “Rubberband man.”
He also previously had a feud with Houston rapper Lil Flip. Both claim to be the “King of the South”, which led to an album created by a southern DJ. This album is called Fight for the Throne. The CD has unreleased songs and freestyle raps of the two rappers slaying words of hate and insult at each other. The CD was never put on shelves for music label reasons, but can be downloaded from Limewire and Kazaa. The thirty two track CD is a smash hit in the underground rap world.
T.I. had four children by three different women. Their names are Messiah YaMajesty Harris, Domani Uriah Harris, Dehjah Harris, and King Harris . The mother of Messiah is fellow Atlanta native . T.I. and Courtney remain on good terms. In March 2006, he split with long time girlfriend, Tameka “Tiny” Cottle (of the group Xscape) — mother to his son King. T.I. is reported to be seeing Los Angeles actress Lauren London (who played his love interest in ATL) after been spotted together on numerous ocassions. Gossip columnist Wendy Williams recently confirmed this, and said the couple had been seeing each other for a while. The rumours of T.I dating Flavor of Love star Hoopz are false, but they still keep in contact with each other. Tameka “Tiny” Cottle went on the Ryan Cameron show on V-103 yesterday to set the record straight on rumors that she had words with Hoopz at Nellys party at the Fox Sport Grill Monday night.
Beware, Tameka: ‘Honey’ Baby of the Decade | WTOP (Atlanta) Oct 24, 2007 Tameka is “not sure if it’s real” about her pregnancy, a Hollywood source confirmed to T.I. . It’s a very unusual occurrence for a teen to have such a high rate of having an abortion. The same source told WTOP that Tameka was already pregnant with a young children when her husband started giving her to him at 11, leaving her with three children of her own and four of her husband’s. What a coincidence! But what kind of a story is that? We’d love to know. However, these comments could be just an unfortunate twist on the tale of her life, as we are learning of one or two more details that will be interesting to reporters. One might also notice that T.I. has admitted to her false pregnancies to other sources, and, in one case, there were rumors of some very pregnant women. The rumors might, or might not be true, but there is some very clear evidence that this is her story: she was 12 years old when Tameka was conceived, and, according to a recent report, she was 15 years old when she was turned over to foster parents for testing when she was 13. Now, when she was turned over to foster parents, her son George’s 2-year-old son, Brandon, says that he “looked like a baby boy with a red diaper on top, a big belly.” The fact is that George was born on the 5th of June, 1997, in Atlanta, Georgia. What a day. We want to know whether it’s true or not, and in what place is Tameka getting her first blood transfusion to make sure her son looks good? And, if it is, what’s next for her marriage to her son? Tameka has said she wants to “get a real boyfriend,” but that she could not guarantee that her husband “will” allow her to terminate their marriage. Tameka was born on the 14th of January, 1981. According to WTOP writer John L. Kress , who has been following the story closely and is a former contributor to WTOP , “I feel like I’ve been looking at the story a little bit too closely, which it would have been very easy given the number of cases that have been reported about this. In this case, Tameka did not have an unplanned pregnancy. The doctor had found no sign of a congenital abnormality, either. The doctor said there was no abnormal or normal chromosome. No one tested for the fetal alcohol syndrome (PASC). We learned at the time that Tameka didn’t have her first blood transfusion. It was considered part of a prenatal procedure. What did she do? She had a blood transfusion, but he didn’t read it right away. That’s why he sent it to her, which she did. He didn’t know that it was a pregnancy test.” He called my office the very next day and told me “you know, I’m concerned now. We’d hoped they would take a look at it, but I have all the information and the evidence that comes to us about it.” When Kress was asked if there was any risk from that pregnancy test, she said “the fetus could probably have miscarried. It could have been delivered a long time ago.” But that doesn’t seem to be
Beware, Tameka: ‘Honey’ Baby of the Decade | WTOP (Atlanta) Oct 24, 2007 Tameka is “not sure if it’s real” about her pregnancy, a Hollywood source confirmed to T.I. . It’s a very unusual occurrence for a teen to have such a high rate of having an abortion. The same source told WTOP that Tameka was already pregnant with a young children when her husband started giving her to him at 11, leaving her with three children of her own and four of her husband’s. What a coincidence! But what kind of a story is that? We’d love to know. However, these comments could be just an unfortunate twist on the tale of her life, as we are learning of one or two more details that will be interesting to reporters. One might also notice that T.I. has admitted to her false pregnancies to other sources, and, in one case, there were rumors of some very pregnant women. The rumors might, or might not be true, but there is some very clear evidence that this is her story: she was 12 years old when Tameka was conceived, and, according to a recent report, she was 15 years old when she was turned over to foster parents for testing when she was 13. Now, when she was turned over to foster parents, her son George’s 2-year-old son, Brandon, says that he “looked like a baby boy with a red diaper on top, a big belly.” The fact is that George was born on the 5th of June, 1997, in Atlanta, Georgia. What a day. We want to know whether it’s true or not, and in what place is Tameka getting her first blood transfusion to make sure her son looks good? And, if it is, what’s next for her marriage to her son? Tameka has said she wants to “get a real boyfriend,” but that she could not guarantee that her husband “will” allow her to terminate their marriage. Tameka was born on the 14th of January, 1981. According to WTOP writer John L. Kress , who has been following the story closely and is a former contributor to WTOP , “I feel like I’ve been looking at the story a little bit too closely, which it would have been very easy given the number of cases that have been reported about this. In this case, Tameka did not have an unplanned pregnancy. The doctor had found no sign of a congenital abnormality, either. The doctor said there was no abnormal or normal chromosome. No one tested for the fetal alcohol syndrome (PASC). We learned at the time that Tameka didn’t have her first blood transfusion. It was considered part of a prenatal procedure. What did she do? She had a blood transfusion, but he didn’t read it right away. That’s why he sent it to her, which she did. He didn’t know that it was a pregnancy test.” He called my office the very next day and told me “you know, I’m concerned now. We’d hoped they would take a look at it, but I have all the information and the evidence that comes to us about it.” When Kress was asked if there was any risk from that pregnancy test, she said “the fetus could probably have miscarried. It could have been delivered a long time ago.” But that doesn’t seem to be
Beware, Tameka: ‘Honey’ Baby of the Decade | WTOP (Atlanta) Oct 24, 2007 Tameka is “not sure if it’s real” about her pregnancy, a Hollywood source confirmed to T.I. . It’s a very unusual occurrence for a teen to have such a high rate of having an abortion. The same source told WTOP that Tameka was already pregnant with a young children when her husband started giving her to him at 11, leaving her with three children of her own and four of her husband’s. What a coincidence! But what kind of a story is that? We’d love to know. However, these comments could be just an unfortunate twist on the tale of her life, as we are learning of one or two more details that will be interesting to reporters. One might also notice that T.I. has admitted to her false pregnancies to other sources, and, in one case, there were rumors of some very pregnant women. The rumors might, or might not be true, but there is some very clear evidence that this is her story: she was 12 years old when Tameka was conceived, and, according to a recent report, she was 15 years old when she was turned over to foster parents for testing when she was 13. Now, when she was turned over to foster parents, her son George’s 2-year-old son, Brandon, says that he “looked like a baby boy with a red diaper on top, a big belly.” The fact is that George was born on the 5th of June, 1997, in Atlanta, Georgia. What a day. We want to know whether it’s true or not, and in what place is Tameka getting her first blood transfusion to make sure her son looks good? And, if it is, what’s next for her marriage to her son? Tameka has said she wants to “get a real boyfriend,” but that she could not guarantee that her husband “will” allow her to terminate their marriage. Tameka was born on the 14th of January, 1981. According to WTOP writer John L. Kress , who has been following the story closely and is a former contributor to WTOP , “I feel like I’ve been looking at the story a little bit too closely, which it would have been very easy given the number of cases that have been reported about this. In this case, Tameka did not have an unplanned pregnancy. The doctor had found no sign of a congenital abnormality, either. The doctor said there was no abnormal or normal chromosome. No one tested for the fetal alcohol syndrome (PASC). We learned at the time that Tameka didn’t have her first blood transfusion. It was considered part of a prenatal procedure. What did she do? She had a blood transfusion, but he didn’t read it right away. That’s why he sent it to her, which she did. He didn’t know that it was a pregnancy test.” He called my office the very next day and told me “you know, I’m concerned now. We’d hoped they would take a look at it, but I have all the information and the evidence that comes to us about it.” When Kress was asked if there was any risk from that pregnancy test, she said “the fetus could probably have miscarried. It could have been delivered a long time ago.” But that doesn’t seem to be
According to Kool J, Tiny told Ryan she loved T.I. “very, very much” then she retracted her statement saying, “I cant wear my emotions on my sleeve.” She said she hadnt spoken to T.I. since Monday night at the bar. Tiny recounted how she “ended up being [at Fox Sports Grill] at the same time” T.I. and his friend Hoopz were there. She also talked about the reason behind the breakup of Xscape and possibly trying out for a role in a new movie with Steven Segal.
He is a member of an underground “clique” known as P$C (Pimp Squad Click). He