How Old Is T.I.
How Old Is T.I.
Clifford Joseph
Harris Jr. (born September 25, 1980 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA),
best known by the stage name T.I., and also by his alter ego
T.I.P., is an American Grammy Award-winning rapper, songwriter,
actor, record and executive producer as well as the Co-CEO of
Grand Hustle Records.
According to the
Grand Hustle website, T.I. has a clothing line, AKOO (A King Of
Oneself), launching later in 2007.
 REALITY is a hard
pill to swallow, and it can sometimes leave a bitter
aftertaste. But just as the most torturous elixir can cure
what ails you, a dose of reality can be the best medicine
for someone who wants to get in touch with life and
experience first hand its many lumps and
bruises.
 On his sophomore
release, "TRAP MUZIK" - his first for Atlantic Records -
T.I. fills the prescription for reality music: uncovering
life stories from the trap, depicting the unrefined
essence of street life and, more specifically, unveiling
the grim realities of the drug game. "It's called trap
music," T.I. explains. "So you know it's gonna be dealing
with all aspects of the trap. And if you don't know what
the trap is, that's basically where drugs are sold. In
this country, the majority of us live in a neighborhood
where drugs are sold, whether we like it or not. Whether
you in the trap selling dope, whether you in the trap
buying dope, whether you in the trap trying to get out -
whatever the case may be, I'm trying to deal with all
aspects of that lifestyle."
 For the
uninitiated, "TRAP MUZIK" is an introduction to an
often-glamorized underworld, a musical collage of scenes
that play out like excerpts from a TV drama. But to
others, it's an all-too-familiar slice of everyday life.
"It's informative for people who don't know nothing about
that side of life and wonder why somebody they know that
live on that side of life act the way they do or do the
things they do. So it's informative for them and maybe it
can help them deal with these people, help them relate to
these people, help them understand, help them to see their
point of view a little better. It's also inspiration for
people who live that life."
From "24's," the album's
shoulder-bouncing, head-bobbing first single, to "Be Easy,"
"TRAP MUZIK" finds T.I. at his mischievous best. Checking in on
the set are producers DJ Toomp, Sanchez, Carlos and Dada, and
Jazze Pha, as well as artists Jagged Edge, 8 Ball & MJG,
and Bun B of UGK.
 Heavy on introspection and streetwise
enlightenment, "TRAP MUZIK" is not only a stroll around
the 'hood, but a journey through the mind of T.I. On "T.I.
vs. T.I.P.," the rapper challenges himself to a verbal
duel. "That's basically me talking to myself, just me
getting in my own ear talking about the things I need to
do and the things I shouldn't be doing and just some kind
of psychological evaluation of myself."
And he waxes romantic on "Get
Right," which features R&B foursome Jagged Edge. "It's me
talking to a lady I knew back when I didn't have much," he
says. "We knew each other and we always felt like it was an
attraction, but she was dealing with somebody who had way more
than me, who could do way more for her at the time. But now I'm
like, 'What he got that I ain't got besides you right now? So,
get right'."
Then there's the ghetto anthem,
"Be Easy." Says T.I., "That's basically tellin' cats, when you
meet me, you ain't gotta be...
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