It comes from his nick name Tip. When he got signed he just shortened it to T.I.
No it is short for Tip, a nickname his grandfather gave him. His real name is Clifford.
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TI means "Rapper from Atlanta"
T.I. doesn't stand for anything. His childhood name was Tip, that's what everyone called him when he was growing up. So he just shortened it to T.I. because of the rapper Q-Tip, for respect for him. =) -shelbi
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