Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. (born September 25, 1980), known professionally as “T.I.” or “Tip,” is an American rapper and songwriter. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Harris is credited as a pioneer of the hip hop subgenre trap music, along with fellow Georgia-based rappers. He joined “Ghet-O-Vision Entertainment” by the late 1990s and was led to sign a deal with its parent company, “LaFace Records” in 1999.
His debut studio album, ‘I’m Serious,” was met with lukewarm critical and commercial reception. He then signed with “Atlantic Records,” where he soon reached his mainstream breakthrough and co-founded his own label imprint, “Grand Hustle Records” by 2003.
