Tip 'T.I.' Harris Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer Song for his collaboration on "Blurred Lines" with Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams in 2013
• Has aided the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, provided scholarships for single parent families at Boys & Girls Clubs, worked with troubled youths, and visited schools to encourage students to succeed
• Opened the company New Finish Construction with his uncle, Quinton Morgan, which buys houses in Atlanta's less fortunate neighborhoods and fixes them up for low income families
• Quote: "(On "Weird Al" Yankovic's parody of "Whatever You Like"): "I think that's, in pop culture, how you know you have truly affected the days and times of entertainment․ If you're not worth speaking on, then you haven't adequately done your job․""
• Best known as a rapper and record producer, as well as an actor who has appeared in "ATL," "American Gangster," "Takers" and "Boss․"
• Founder and co-CEO of Grand Hustle Records, which represents B․o․B, Iggy Azalea, Trae tha Truth, and Chip, as well as himself
• Created the MTV show "T․I․'s Road to Redemption" and is featured on VH1's "T․I․ & Tiny: The Family Hustle․"
• Wrote the fiction novel "Power & Beauty: A Love Story of Life on the Streets," which was published by Harper Collins in 2011