Where does rapper ti get the name ti from?

Answer 1

T.I. was born Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. on September 25, 1980, in Bankhead, Atlanta, Georgia.[2] He was raised by his grandparents and was a drug dealer as a teenager.[3] He stated "I carried guns and swung dope as a 13-year-old."[4] He also explained the origin of his nickname Rubber Band Man, saying, "We used to wear rubber bands to signify how much money, how much blow we had."[5] He was nicknamed "Tip" after his paternal great-grandfather.[6] Kawan "KP" Prather, a record executive, discovered and signed T.I. when he was a teenager.[7] 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.[8]

Answer 2

Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr., better known as T.I., had been known from childhood by the nickname 'Tip', a reference to his grandfather.

When working with fellow artist Q-Tip at Arista Records, he shortened his stage name to T.I. out of respect, and so the two artists (and their work) wouldn't be confused with each other.

Answer 3

T.I. was born Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. on September 25, 1980, in Bankhead, Atlanta, Georgia.[2] He was raised by his grandparents and was a drug dealer as a teenager.[3] He stated "I carried guns and swung dope as a 13-year-old."[4] He also explained the origin of his nickname Rubber Band Man, saying, "We used to wear rubber bands to signify how much money, how much blow we had."[5] He was nicknamed "Tip" after his paternal great-grandfather.[6] Kawan "KP" Prather, a record executive, discovered and signed T.I. when he was a teenager.[7] 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.[8] now he is a successful rapper/singer may get in to trouble from here and there but he is a great artist

Answer 4

His name is Clifford Joseph Harris jr. .